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- THE WEEK, Page 17SOCIETYReady, Aim . . .
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- New Jersey's G.O.P. legislators riddle a Democratic Governor's
- gun ban
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- In the nine months since Republicans gained control of both
- houses of the New Jersey legislature, they have held open
- season on the laws passed by their Democratic predecessors under
- the leadership of Governor Jim Florio. Among the latest to fall
- was a Florio centerpiece: the nation's toughest restrictions on
- military-style assault weapons. By margins that may be
- veto-proof, the lawmakers lifted the ban on the sale and
- possession of dozens of dangerous rapid-fire guns -- though not,
- even in their zeal, on the notorious Uzis and AK-47s.
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- The Republicans, whose electoral victory was aided by
- strong financial support from the National Rifle Association and
- its state affiliate, called the repeal an "anticrime" measure
- because it included increased penalties for some gun offenses.
- It amounts to nothing more than "a bald attempt" to fool the
- people, retorted an angry Florio, who intends to take the issue
- to the people in a referendum campaign if his veto does not
- stick.
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