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NJ: Should concealing a gun lead to a psych eval? Attorney says no
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"A Morris County attorney who represents many gun owners feels a proposal to make psychological evaluations mandatory for people accused of carrying concealed weapons in public places is unnecessary."
"Morristown Mayor Timothy Dougherty is urging such a law after a man accused of carrying two handguns and hollow-point bullets in his backpack near a movie multiplex in Morristown was released last week after posting $100,000 bail."
"But, according to Rockaway Township attorney Gregg Trautmann, New Jersey already has enough gun laws on the books and passing this one would be a 'bad idea.'" ...
"Trautmann explained, 'Because a person is carrying a concealed weapon doesn't indicate a psychological challenge in and of itself.'" ... |
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| New Jersey needs to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into constitutional compliance. |
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| We'll take one step at a time, and the first is necessarily - given the political realities - very modest. We'll have to start working again to strengthen the law, and then again to strengthen the next law and again and again. Our ultimate goal, total control of handguns, is going to take time. The first problem is to slow down production and sales. Next is to get registration. The final problem is to make possession of all handguns and ammunition (with a few exceptions) totally illegal. — Pete Shields, founder of Handgun Control, Inc., New Yorker Magazine, June 26, 1976, pg. 53 |
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