But as written, the bill does not distinguish between violent criminal behavior and innocent technical infractions for the draconian presumption against bail to apply. Law-abiding gun owners who inadvertently violate NJ’s thicket of hyper-technical firearms possession laws would be treated exactly the same as murderers—thrown in jail to rot for years without bail while they await trial someday for their “crimes.” [More]
Who thinks politicians who hate you terrorizing you into humiliating obedience isn't intentional?
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"Who thinks politicians who hate you terrorizing you into humiliating obedience isn't intentional?"
I would add, "What gun owner with a lick of common sense hasn't already left New Jersey or doesn't have a plan in progress to do so?"
Send Muriel Bowser to govern New Jersey. Put on blackface every morning. Plead the "didn't mean to" defense. Problem solved.
So, does not the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution apply to the states? “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
Well, I suppose it applies as much as the 2nd Amendment does. In other words, not so much.
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