Reason #7,452 to Stay out of NJ

[green73]

Reason #7,452 to Stay out of NJ – TX Man Transporting Unloaded Firearms Through NJ Doing 3-5 Years in Prison

A TX man, who was in the process of moving to Maine, made a very simple mistake, and never made it to his hew home. Dustin Reininger is serving a 3-5 year prison sentence in the Garden State because he made a mistake, he stopped to take a nap in NJ during his multi day drive from Texas to Maine.

Police approached Reininger’s car when he was taking a nap near a bank in Readington, NJ.

Police then searched the suspect’s vehicle after seeing gun cases laying in the back seat and found the man’s personal gun collection, which was being transported in the car. This included 14 rifles, 4 shotguns and 3 handguns along with hollow point ammunition (which is extremely illegal in NJ). Reininger was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison, with a chance for parole after 3.

Reininger would not have been arrested if his guns were simply in locked cases, or if he possessed a NJ Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, which not being a resident of NJ, he obviously did not possess.

Reininger’s attorney has serious issues with the way the search was conducted on his client’s vehicle and he is also upset that jurors were not told about a federal law which allows people who are traveling to transport guns through states which may have more restrictive gun laws. Although the transportation exemption also requires guns to be locked and inaccessible.

Based on the source article it is unclear if Mr. Reininger was unaware of New Jersey’s extremely strict gun laws.

Reininger’s case is in the news once again because he just lost his appeals case. The only further step he and his attorneys can take is to petition the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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http://gunssavelives.net/blog/reason-number-7452-to-stay-out-of-nj-tx-man-transporting-unloaded-firearms-through-nj-doing-3-5-years-in-prison/

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

yeah new jersey sucks having a gun makes you a criminal

[fisharmor]

FTFY

The legal system in NJ is well aware of FOPA '86. They are actively ignoring it.
The law actively scorning the law? Seems like that takes priority for reasons a place is a shithole.

[BenIsForRon]

This is unconscionable. This man should be pardoned immediately.

[fisharmor]

This is unconscionable. This man should be pardoned immediately.

A pardon doesn't clear your record. He would still be a felon.

[tod evans]

FTFY

The legal system in NJ is well aware of FOPA '86. They are actively ignoring it.
The law actively scorning the law? Seems like that takes priority for reasons a place is a shithole.

Place blame where it belongs;




http://www.nj.gov/oag/oag/ag_bio.htm
On January 10, 2012 Jeffrey S. Chiesa was sworn in as New Jersey's 59th Attorney General.

Chiesa served as Chief Counsel to Governor Chris Christie from January 2010 through December 2011, when he was nominated to be New Jersey Attorney General by Governor Christie.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Counsel, Chiesa served as Executive Director of Governor Christie’s Transition Team. Chiesa was previously a partner at the law firm of Wolf & Samson in their litigation group.

Prior to joining Wolf & Samson, Chiesa worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey from 2002 – 2009, last serving as the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney. He also served as Counsel to the U.S. Attorney and as Chief of the Public Protection Unit. Chiesa was involved in all aspects of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including the management of the Criminal, Civil, Appeals and Special Prosecutions Divisions.

As a unit chief, he supervised a group of Assistant U.S. attorneys primarily responsible for the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases involving bank robbery, child pornography, human trafficking and identity theft. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chiesa was a partner at the law firm of Dughi and Hewit, where he litigated civil matters, including the representation of medical professionals and hospitals.

Chiesa is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He earned his Juris Doctorate from The Catholic University of America


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[tangent4ronpaul]

Reininger’s case is in the news once again because he just lost his appeals case. The only further step he and his attorneys can take is to petition the New Jersey Supreme Court.

I bet Judge Nap is wishing he was still on the bench for this one...

-t