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My client resided with his wife in a home on 20 acres of property. On a simple charge of possession of a so-called ““Assault Firearm”” in which the defendant holds a valid New Jersey Firearms Identification Card and poses a threat to no one, my client suffered this injustice which could have lasted for years. None of these facts were presented to nor considered by the judge of the municipal court who issued the initial DOROA.
This is a serious situation for law-abiding New Jersey gun owners. False charges for possession of an “Assault Firearm” frequently occur in New Jersey. I have personally handled many cases falsely charging “Assault Firearm” violations. These cases include the new Marlin Model 60’s (which hold less than 15 rounds), Colt Match Target rifles and their clones, SKS’s with a fixed magazines, 1927 Thompson/Auto Ordinance .45’s, M1 Garand Rifles, MAK-90’s, Marlin Camp Carbine’s, Remington 7600’s, Russian Dragunov’s, and Springfield M1A’s without a bayonet lug, just to name some of the common false charges made against law-abiding New Jersey gun owners.
In the name of “the war on drugs,” be prepared to be kicked out of your home with no due process thanks to Florio, Gormley, and Whitman.
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