Chris Christie Pardons Marine Arrested for Lawfully Purchased Handgun

From Breitbart's Big Journalism:

On September 6, U.S. Marine Joshua Velez visited his brother in New Bergen, New Jersey, and was arrested for possession of a lawfully purchased 9mm handgun and hollow-point bullets.

Velez lives in Davers, Massachusetts, and is a Marine recruiter in Boston, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Velez has a license to carry his handgun in Massachusetts.

On September 6, Velez was stopped by police for failure to use a turn signal. During the traffic stop, the officer discovered Velez’s unloaded Ruger 9mm handgun, which was locked in the glove compartment of Velez’s truck and transported into New Jersey unintentionally. Velez was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of hollow-point bullets in the state of New Jersey.

On December 23, Governor Chris Christie issued a pardon on behalf of Velez.

Great news for the Marine, but it's a blatant political act to boost his floundering Presidential campaign. Christie has only recently discovered the 2nd Amendment as a individual right, when he decided to run for President. He has said nothing about the case of Carol Bowne. She was waiting for approval of her gun permit to buy a handgun, when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend. Jersey law states you must apply for a gun permit, before you can legally purchase a handgun. New Jersey state law requires the Sate to get back to the applicant for the permit within 30 days. It usually never does. It typically takes 6 months or more. If Christie truly believes in the 2nd Amendment, he should have used this woman's death to call out the New Jersey legislature to pass a modification of the law. You will automatically be granted a permit, if the States does not deny you application within 30 days. But he did not.