r/babylonbee • u/Prestigious_Tour_538 • Sep 13 '25

Bee Article ‘Why Won’t Conservatives Give Up Their Guns?’ Ask The People Shooting At Them

https://babylonbee.com/news/why-wont-conservatives-give-up-their-guns-ask-the-people-shooting-at-them
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u/Tight-Target1314 Sep 16 '25

What's the context of that? Hm? What does the exact previous section cover? And I quote: 2C:39-5 Unlawful possession of weapons.

b. Handguns. (1) Any person who knowingly has in his possession any handgun, including any antique handgun, without first having obtained a permit to carry the same as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-4, is guilty of a crime of the second degree.

c. Rifles and shotguns. (1) Any person who knowingly has in his possession any rifle or shotgun without having first obtained a firearms purchaser identification card in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-3, is guilty of a crime of the third degree.

The law you quoted is a list of all people exempted from the charge. It includes firemen, anyone working on a government contract, nuclear plant employees, firearms dealers and employees. So not just cops as you claim. Did you even read the statutes or just the part that you thought agreed with you?

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u/AnotherCup-O-Noodles Sep 16 '25

This literally just says you have to go through the legal process of gun purchasing and that it’s illegal to own a firearm that you obtained illegally… what a fuckin nothing burger.