Few States have more draconian firearms laws than the Peoples Republik of Maryland, but New Jersey is one, as Marine Sergeant Hisashi Pompey found out. He brought his Virginia legal handgun with him on a visit to The Garden State, and found himself in some sort of altercation in a nightclub. A friend thought bringing Pompey\u2019s handgun into the mix was a good idea, and both were arrested.<\/p>\n
ABC News reported Pompey did three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was a military police sergeant. Until Christie intervened, he was preparing to surrender to authorities to begin what would have been a minimum 36 month sentence for possession of an unregistered firearm. This does not expunge his record, but removes the sentence.<\/p>\n
Christie has done this before- in April 2015 he pardoned Shaneen Allen, a Pennsylvania permit holder, who was arrested for possessing a handgun in her car.<\/p>\n
Christy also pardoned U.S. Marine and concealed permit holder Joshua Velez for bringing his Massachusetts registered handgun into New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Of note, SCOTUS with newly confirmed Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, will meet soon to consider Peruta v. California, where the justices would decide if the Second Amendment entitles citizens to carry firearms outside the home without a California mandated \u201cgood cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
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