*** Governor Chris Christie VETOES S992/A2006 #nj2as #tcot ...Appropriate empathy for victims, and their suffering survivors, blurs with politics and elected officials’ self-promotion to create a polarizing intolerance. We ignore the hard for the expedient, the controversial for the safely familiar, and the costly for those cheaply recycled answers that never really address the root causes. Assembly Bill No. 2006 (Second Reprint), lowering the legal ammunition capacity in fixed and non-fixed gun magazines from fifteen rounds to ten rounds, follows this well-worn path and, pursuant to Article V, Section I, Paragraph 14 of the New Jersey Constitution, I am returning the bill with my recommendations for reconsideration.... Governor Christie delivers a cogent, analytical and accurate response in his VETO of Bill S992/A2006. The legislature got it wrong and the Governor did not hold back his criticism of the bill. Read it here. nj2as/resources/PDF/ChristieVeto.PDF
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:40:13 +0000