Posted October 1, 2015 12:00 pm by Comments

By Robert Farago

NJ Governor Chris Christie (courtesy ammoland.com)

Christie pardons 3 on gun charges after pressure on campaign trail the headline at northjersey,com proclaims. How cynical is that? Surely Christie pardoned North Carolina cell tower worker Brian Fletcher, Floridian Elizabeth Griffith and Pennsylvanian Todd Doering because the New Jersey governor recognizes the unconstitutionality of his state’s gun control laws. northjersey.com has a different, although hardly unique perspective on the presidential candidate’s motivation, including this background info on Christie’s gun rights record . . .

Christie, working to highlight his conservative credentials for Republican voters in key states, has a mixed record on gun issues.

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Christie called for a ban on .50-caliber assault weapons, but he later vetoed a Democratic measure to do just that. This year, while visiting South Carolina, before he officially declared his candidacy, Christie told attendees at an event that he hasn’t signed any new gun laws. Christie has, however, signed several less controversial gun-related measures, including bills that increase the criminal penalties for gun trafficking and provide a 180-day amnesty period for people to turn in illegal weapons.

Again, the paper’s being less than charitable. Or honest, depending on your perspective. …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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