Carol Bowne is dead — murdered in cold blood on her own property by a violent criminal who would not be restrained by good intentions. But there is no smoking gun, because she lived and died in New Jersey. Bowne was a 39-year-old hairdresser from Berlin Township who had become increasingly nervous about her ex-boyfriend. Convinced that he intended to do her physical harm, she took out a restraining order, had security cameras installed at her home, and purchased an alarm system. She also hoped to buy a firearm for her defense. On April 21 of this year, she began the glacial process of obtaining a New Jersey permit to purchase a gun.
She never heard back. She never will. Per the Courier-Post, Bowne “was stabbed to death in the driveway of her Patton Avenue home on Wednesday night.” Defending his tardiness, the local police chief explained that the application process usually takes more than two months, and that when Bowne died, his team was still waiting for her fingerprints to be processed. Perhaps so. But this should serve as no acceptable excuse. By state law, New Jersey is required to get back to permit petitioners within 30 days. It didn’t. It almost never does. Instead, would-be gun owners report waiting for three, four, six, and even nine months for permission to exercise what the Second Amendment makes clear is an unalienable individual right. The rules do not apply to the government.
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It's better to have one and not need one, than to need one and not have one.
ReplyDeleteGet yours today.
Maryland is just as bad. Foreseeing what O'Malley and the liberal socialistic Democrats were about to do I purchased a gun before the new laws took effect. The background check only took 3 days. And, recently I was visiting a friend down in South Boston Va. and could have brought one at a yard sale.
ReplyDeleteTWO sets of laws.
ReplyDeleteOf ALL the parties involved, the POLICE are the ones violating the law? And openly admit that, as if saying "so what?? what are you going to do about it?"
Don't you wish you could say that the next time YOU get pulled over for the seat belt revenue drive.
The police should be the LAST ones violating the law, but then again, there's that "2 sets of laws" thing.
Keep cheering.
I'll keep carrying my gun.
Bet I live longer than you.
Imclain. You do realize cops don't make the laws correct. Lawyers do that, the people we or I vote for. You should try to become a cop or go for a ride along. It would be good for you to get out of the house.
ReplyDeleteDid I misstate the facts? They are REQUIRED to abide by the law, right? They do not and are so casual about it, well, refer to my prior post.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I'm fully aware of legal precepts and procedures.
If the truth hurts, you realize it's STILL the truth right?
Open your eyes. It would be good for you.
When citizens break the law, you and your ilk are quick to label them.
When the police break the law, you have excuses.
EQUAL justice for all and a badge does NOT exempt anyone from the law, despite what the wearers of the "I can do anything I want" badge think.
Argue THAT point. And stick to the facts.