Tough-Talking Gov. Christie Wishes For “Dictatorship” To Scrap NJ’s Gun Laws

By Bob Owens

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is irate over the murder of hairdresser Carol Bowne, which many blame—at least partially—on the failure of New Jersey law enforcement to process her three gun permits in a timely manner as required by law.

Christie says that he wishes he had the power of a benevolent dictator to sweep aside the Garden State’s absurdly restrictive gun laws which favor criminals over law-abiding citizens:

Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday said he regrets that New Jersey “is not yet a dictatorship” that would allow him to scrap the state’s tough gun laws.

The Republican governor also said Democrats in the state legislature “are going to have to answer” for New Jersey’s laws, mentioning the death last week of a New Jersey woman killed while awaiting a handgun license.

Taking questions from the audience at the Saint Anselm Institute of Politics, Christie was responding to a question from a man concerned about the murder of a Berlin Township woman, Carol Bowne, 39, who feared for her safety and applied for a gun license in mid-April, but was killed by her ex-boyfriend in her own driveway during the two-month long licensing process.

“I’m dealing with a Democratic legislature — that’s …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms