No, of course they don't want to make your guns illegal -- that's just paranoia

But, as world-famous pedophile and beloved-of-the-left director Woody Allen used to say, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. And so it is here. New Jersey, that bastion of the Second Amendment, has  passed a law that would make common hunting rifles illegal. Hat tip to Hot Air on this, but it would appear that this law is now on Gov. Chris Cristie's desk. Of course, this means libtards everywhere, especially in New Jersey, think Christie should sign the bill. Not if he wants the Republican nomination for president, of course -- not that he'll get it anyway -- but because it is somehow the "right thing to do."

Nobody ever explains how limiting magazine size will cut down on gun crime -- rifles in general, and large-capacity-magazine rifles in particular, are almost never used in crimes. It is simply high profile crimes when they are used. More people are beaten to death with bare hands and feet than are killed with rifles. So shut the fuck up.

So what would this bill do? It would ban most common small-caliber, fixed magazine hunting rifles that people use for hunting small game and target shooting. I personally own two .22-caliber rifles that this law would ban, and I really don't think anyone believes these models are a threat to society. But the law would ban them for reasons not entirely clear to me:

The gun ban that has gone to New Jersey Governor Christie for signature has been described as a “gun magazine restriction“, but it bans numerous common sport and hunting rifles. The ban has no exemption for rifles with fixed magazines, including most common .22 rimfire rifles that are used for sport and small game hunting…and almost never used in crimes. Assembly Bill 2006 bans rifles that meet this definition: (4) A semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding [15] 10 rounds . . .
The bracket and underline show the existing and proposed laws. There are no exemptions for grandfathering. Anyone who possesses such rifles after the ban goes into effect will be guilty of a felony. This has already happened at least once, when the owner of a .22 Marlin that he won at a police raffle was convicted for owning the firearm. The model owned was either the one pictured below a very similar Marlin. It is an “assault weapon” under current New Jersey law, as it has a magazine capacity of 17:

 This, apparently, is the kind of "common sense" gun control the president loves to talk about. Never mind that common sense never enters into the equation. And note the lack of a grandfather clause. If you live in New Jersey, today your kid's rifle that he is learning to shoot with is legal. Tomorrow, unless Gov. Christie has some nuts, you and your kid are felons. Ah, common sense.

Fuck you and all yur gun-grabbing horseshit. Molon labe, bitches.