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A little birdy told me that HR2640 has Bush’s John Hancock now affixed to it.  It is now law. I’ll let this be an open thread for folks to have their say, good or ill.

Evan Nappen has another editorial defending against attacks by folks less than happy with the passage of HR2640. For those of you who don’t know, Evan is probably the foremost legal expert on New Jersey’s gun laws; not a simple task, they are monstrously complicated, and even the lawmakers don’t really understand that body of … Continue reading “Evan Nappen on HR2640 Passage”

Bitter gives us an update.  My main fear with this bill is that, if it gets stalled, and starts to be debated, that will provide opportunities for anti-gun amendments.  Fortunately, so far, it’s only provided opportunities for amendments that are unobjectionable.

Ryan presents a somewhat differing view than I’ve been espousing here in terms of HR2640.   I say somewhat different because I do think the current law is completely inadequate, and that more still needs to be done, even after HR2640 “restoration of rights process” is in place. But as much as I do wish we … Continue reading “More on HR2640”

Joe has an excellent post that highlights a real danger in making deals with the likes of the Brady Campaign, such as happened on HR2640, which was signed into law yesterday.  The passage of HR2640 raises the political capital of the Brady Campaign, and other anti-gun forces, because they were able to claim victory.  They … Continue reading “Dangers of Compromise”