As a property owner, tax payer and soon-to-be small business owner, I find it offensive that the state assembly is trying to turn law abiding citizens of NJ into criminals. The only transparent reason politicians are taking this stance is out of political expedience in order to 'seem' like they are doing 'something' in the wake of the Newtown, CT tragedy.
No matter how tragic Newtown, CT is, it is still not the norm. As a matter of fact, it is not even that common. Newtown did not happen because a law abiding citizen had too many rounds in his magazine. It happened because a disturbed boy killed his mother in her pajamas one morning and then went on to kill unarmed and unprotected children and teachers. The law did not slow him down, resistance did, and the moment he sensed that resistance he took his own life. Criminals, by definition, do not adhere to gun control or any other law for that matter. Law abiding citizens, by definition do.
In the ten years since the Assault Weapons Ban has been lifted, nothing has changed in NJ. There has not been more blood in the streets, especially by law abiding citizens. Enacting legislation today will do nothing but cause the law abiding citizen to become a criminal overnight alongside the very real criminals that will carry whatever magazine capacity they like.
Lastly, since the Brady Campaign ranks NJ as number two only to California, I must point out my concerns in the light of recent events. With the FBI arrest of state senator Leland Yee, I am forced to wonder who it is we are really trying to protect with the reduction of our 2nd Amendment rights? Are we truly trying to protect the rights of the law abiding citizen or are we trying to protect the rights of the criminal element, foreign and domestic?