Richard94611 wrote:
New Jersey has a new gun law prohibiting guns that have the capacity to hold more than ten rounds. People have a few months to give up guns with higher capacities. Anyone with a gun with a capacity greater than 10 rounds after that will be guilty of a fourth degree felony, punishable by a fine of $10,000 and a prison sentence. What do you think about that?
I think it violates the Constitutional prohibition on ex post facto law. You cannot criminalize ownership of a weapon or accessory that was perfectly legal when you first acquired it. Banning new purchases might hold up in court. I also think it will do no good whatsoever. When people point to states with strict gun control having fewer murders, this is bullshit. Some do, some don't. Three states with almost the lowest murder rate in the country have very lenient laws. Compare this with California, whose murder rate per capita is much higher than a number of states with far less restrictive laws.