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When it comes to gun control, though, New Jersey’s got just about everything California has to offer – even down to the microstamping requirements.

In the highly competitive compact handgun market, it is rare to see a real contender to the crown. But the 509 Compact MRD is just that.

The laws are intended to do one thing – convince the next generation of Americans that the Second Amendment doesn’t exist.

In other words, “Be a good victim” armed with a really loud air horn. With bars on the residential doors and windows, it also begs the question of who the police are locking up. It’s not the criminals.

Politicians in New York and California push extreme gun control restrictions under the guise of keeping people “safe.” Governors Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul should take note – their voters disagree.

Don’t believe him. He’s nothing more than a modern-day snake-oil salesman hawking gun control as a cure-all elixir.

The celebration of America’s independence, self-determination and revolutionary spirit is rooted in a heritage of responsible firearm ownership.

Some felony convictions are not sufficiently based in the historical record to take away rights protected by the Second Amendment. 

He’s not proposing to protect rights granted by our Creator, rather he’s looking to turn those rights into government-approved privileges.