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The last time you wrote to an elected official, did you do it to win something?
Because if that's the way our representative government is intended to work, clearly I need a civics lesson.
Urge Christie to veto gun bills and win a chance for a free firearm, N.J. group offers
TRENTON — It’s the Great Garden State Gun Giveaway.
Last month, Democratic lawmakers sent Gov. Chris Christie a stack of gun-control bills that would do everything from banning the .50-caliber Barrett assault rifle to creating a more stringent photo ID system.
One New Jersey gun-rights group has come up with a novel approach to drum up opposition to the measures: urge Christie to veto the bills and get a chance to win a free gun.
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Contestants must register with the national organization and send the group’s form letter to Christie for a chance to win one of three guns: a handgun, rifle or shotgun.
"Fighting gun control has never been easier or more rewarding!" reads the national group’s website.
Read More: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/07/urge_christie_to_veto_gun_bills_and_win_a_chance_for_a_free_firearm_nj_group_offers.html
TRENTON — It’s the Great Garden State Gun Giveaway.
Last month, Democratic lawmakers sent Gov. Chris Christie a stack of gun-control bills that would do everything from banning the .50-caliber Barrett assault rifle to creating a more stringent photo ID system.
One New Jersey gun-rights group has come up with a novel approach to drum up opposition to the measures: urge Christie to veto the bills and get a chance to win a free gun.
(snip)
Contestants must register with the national organization and send the group’s form letter to Christie for a chance to win one of three guns: a handgun, rifle or shotgun.
"Fighting gun control has never been easier or more rewarding!" reads the national group’s website.
Read More: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/07/urge_christie_to_veto_gun_bills_and_win_a_chance_for_a_free_firearm_nj_group_offers.html
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Illegal gun featured in ads for contest to lobby Christie
TRENTON — There’s a big hitch with a contest sponsored by a New Jersey-based gun’s right group where contestants can win a free firearm if they register their opposition to gun-control bills on Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.
One of the three guns featured in the promotional advertisements is illegal to own in New Jersey.
It’s the Sig Sauer M400 enhanced rifle, which comes with a 30-round magazine, a threaded barrel and a folding stock — all prohibited as part of the state’s restrictive gun laws.
"This is unconscionable to be offering an illegal assault gun made to kill as many people as people, as quickly as possible, in order to get e-mails to get Gov. Christie to oppose gun control legislation," said Bryan Miller, executive director of Heeding God’s Call, a faith-based gun-control group....
Read More: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/07/nj_group_offers_illegal_gun_in_contest_to_lobby_christie.html
TRENTON — There’s a big hitch with a contest sponsored by a New Jersey-based gun’s right group where contestants can win a free firearm if they register their opposition to gun-control bills on Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.
One of the three guns featured in the promotional advertisements is illegal to own in New Jersey.
It’s the Sig Sauer M400 enhanced rifle, which comes with a 30-round magazine, a threaded barrel and a folding stock — all prohibited as part of the state’s restrictive gun laws.
"This is unconscionable to be offering an illegal assault gun made to kill as many people as people, as quickly as possible, in order to get e-mails to get Gov. Christie to oppose gun control legislation," said Bryan Miller, executive director of Heeding God’s Call, a faith-based gun-control group....
Read More: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/07/nj_group_offers_illegal_gun_in_contest_to_lobby_christie.html
