COVID A CATALYST FOR NJ 1ST TIME GUN BUYER!
NEWBIE THANKS 2A MOVEMENT, PLANS TO JOIN!
by Black Wire Media Fri. April 24, 2020 www.cnjfo.com/join-us
Leo of West Milford, NJ is a husband and father who takes responsibility for defending his family seriously. One of thousands of brand new New Jersey gun owners worried about released prisoners and an uncertain future, his story mirrors that of many others. He is a fine example of the reason we fight, we write, we protest, and we sue if need be.
We congratulate him on his decision to avail his family of the Constitutional right our members, sponsors, 2A compatriots and supporters helped make possible. Leo's story comes to us through a Facebook group page that 2A Patriot, CNJFO member & SCOTUS Petitioner Mark Cheeseman runs. It is in this spirit we now bring you his story, in his own words...
"I applied for my FID and permit March 24, with the guidance and help from this group page. I thought I was too late and it would never happen. Gun stores were closed, NICS, and the fingerprint processing. But thanks to those who joined the fight to stand up for the 2a, I saw small victories happen one by one - gun stores where added to the essential business, the background checks reopened processing as well as fingerprint processing. This allowed me, a first time gun buyer to get my FID and permits on April18, and bring this baby home, to be able to protect my wife and two little girls".
"I know that fight still continues and there are mountains to be moved, but I just wanted to sincerely thank everyone who helped me and everyone who is actively involved in defending the 2A. Hope this is a bit of an encouragement to many."
As if the above isn't newsworthy enough, when contacted this morning to detail the story, Leo had the following to add:
"I plan on joining the NRA. I’m in West Milford, NJ. Just wanted to add that my wife and I always had in the back of our minds to get a gun for self defense but this pandemic was sort of the catalyst to go forward. We were very frustrated and concerned at first when there were so many roadblocks to exercise our Second Amendment rights and felt the state wasn’t allowing me to be able to equip myself to be able to protect my family".
"It was such a disconcerting feeling that for a moment it didn’t feel like this was America. It made me appreciate even more all the hard work 2nd Amendment activists groups and everyone that supports them as that work paved the way for me to be able to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights during this pandemic. If the state would’ve had their way I would have been waiting months possibly."
EDITOR's NOTE:
We were waiting for such a true-life tale to hit social media, for we knew it would eventually happen. We welcome Leo into our community with open arms and will assist in his training. We also look forward to his Momma Bear getting some training herself on their CZ P10-C. We hereby encourage our readers to welcome Leo and ALL 1st-timers into the fold of 2A patriotism. Special thanks to Mark Cheeseman and his fellow Mods for running a great resource and providing the encouragement Leo and his wife so made use of. To JOIN or RENEW membership in the Coalition, please visit: www.cnjfo.com/join-us . To schedule a tax-deductible donation, go to: www.cnjfo.com/Donate
---The Editor
