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2017-04-15 -Land of the Free

This Week in Guns, April 15th, 2017

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Posted by badanov 2017-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 A former United States Marine who traveled to New Jersey with a gun he legally owned — but which was not registered in New Jersey — is facing three years in prison for firearm law violations.
The three years is the minimum sentence that former Marine Sergeant Hisashi Pompey has to serve before he can even be eligible for parole under New Jersey’s strict gun control laws.

ABC 7 reports that Pompey did “three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan for which he received medals for bravery.” He was a military police sergeant.

Six years ago Pompey visited New Jersey and brought his legally owned handgun with him from Virginia. During the course of the night, one of Pompey’s friends got involved in a fight, retrieved the gun, and “carried it into a confrontation with police.” Police arrested Pompey’s friend then arrested Pompey, as well, for having brought an unregistered handgun into the state.

He is now asking Governor Chris Christie (R) to grant him clemency. Pompey said, “Only help I am asking for is from the governor, that’s the only one, everyone from judges to lawyers say the only person who will help me now is the governor.”

Pompey has a wife and children at home, all of whom he will have to leave for a minimum of three years if Christie does not act.

In April 2015, Christie pardoned Pennsylvania resident Shaneen Allen, who was arrested in 2013 for carrying a legally owned handgun in her car. Allen even had a Pennsylvania permit to carry the gun, but New Jersey does not recognize Pennsylvania’s permit.

On December 23, 2015, Christie pardoned U.S. Marine Joshua Velez, a Massachusetts concealed carry permit holder who was arrested over a year earlier for bringing his 9mm handgun into the state of New Jersey.

-Brietbart.com

Posted by Jumbo Ghibelline8947 2017-04-15 01:09|| 2017-04-15 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Christie is a fat turd who pretends to be second amendment friendly but actually is not at all. I hope he gets nowhere near a slot in the Trum administration when the voters of joisey disgorge him...

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-04-15 08:22|| 2017-04-15 08:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Regarding #1, yesterday Christie pardoned Pompey.

Posted by Nero White 3083 2017-04-15 15:53|| 2017-04-15 15:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Good on Gov. Christie. His stock is trending upward. Thanks Nero.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-15 15:57|| 2017-04-15 15:57|| Front Page Top

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