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NJ: Christie pardons Shaneen Allen, but egregious laws remain
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While Second Amendment activists across the landscape are cheering yesterday’s pardon of Pennsylvania resident Shaneen Allen by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the law that penalized the single mother for crossing the state line with her legally-licensed handgun remains on the books to snare other citizens.
Allen was arrested in October 2013 on a traffic stop after crossing from Pennsylvania to New Jersey with her pistol, for which she had a Pennsylvania license to carry. However, she was stopped in New Jersey where the permit does not apply, jailed for 40 days and prosecuted on the gun charge. Last September, she was allowed to enter a pre-trial intervention program after massive public outrage. |
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Millwright66
(4/4/2015)
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| The Governor's actions were purely political. The "victim" was black, female, and photogenic, i.e. "politically advantageous", since the the Governor's pro - freedom, self-defense record isn't at all brag worthy. |
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