Proposed gun ban may affect reenactors

[Yanky]

A New Jersey Star-Ledger article says:

"The Continental Army and the Redcoats may have to go at each other with baseball bats in New Jersey.

"Revolutionary War buffs who annually re-enact historic conflicts like the Battle of Monmouth with muskets contend they will be disarmed by a proposed gun ban aimed at modern .50-caliber rifles that gun-control advocates call potential terrorist 'sniper' weapons. . . ."

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1178771641234960.xml&coll=1

[Uncle Ben]

Seeing that NJ is one of the "Peoples Socialist Republics" along with MA, CT, and MD, I am not surprised. We are holding an event  9-10 June at Bordentown NJ and I will have more update then.
  BTW, some years ago there was the same fear about a rule in MA regarding our weapons. It seems that the 75cal Brown Bess fits the liberals definition of an assult weapon. All was cleared up prior to the event. Also some years ago there was a rumor about police impounding Rev War cannons being transported on the NJ turnpike.
  It is amazing that when ever liberals get involved, common sense goes out the window.

[AmandaLynn]

Oh for the love of Pete!   

You know, someone needs to remind these propeller-heads that it wasn't guns that took out the pilots of the planes that crashed into the Trade Center -- it was those little utility knife thingies.  Yes, there's no legislation in effect banning them from public use. 

A pencil can kill a person too, but you still see them in use.  Then again, what about all those people taking tae kwan do and judo classes? Are they going to be banned from going out in public?

These numbskulls who are trying to pass thie bill in NJ are going to need to understand that terrorists don't give a rat's patoot about our laws -- including those for gun control.

Re-enactors are the LEAST of their worries.

NJ has the Bordentown event and the Battle of Monmouth event coming up in June. And they also have 2 Civil War re-enactments coming up this summer. I hope they get things straightened out by then.

Linda

[Yanky]

A case of "jumped the gun"? Today's Star-Ledger follows up:

"Muzzleloader firearms used by war re-enactors and New Jersey deer hunters were exempted from a proposed ban on certain .50-caliber rifles yesterday when an Assembly committee released the bill while recommending other changes be considered.

"Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), lead sponsor of bill (A3998), introduced four modifications to the measure to ensure replica muskets, in-line muzzleloaders and other types of black-powder guns were not swept up by legislation targeting modern .50-caliber BMG rifles."

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1178866126289360.xml&coll=1