After Filling the Jails with Black People who Merely Possess Guns to Protect Themselves from Crime, NJ Puppeticians Move to Exempt Themselves from Gun Control Laws

From [HERE] In a jaw-dropping display of hypocrisy, New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would give themselves and their top staffers sweeping firearm privileges—privileges they continue to deny the average law-abiding citizen.

Assembly Bill A5958, introduced on July 24, 2025, by Assemblymen Robert Auth (R-39) and Gregory Myhre (R-9), with co-sponsorship from Assemblyman Sean Kean, seeks to exempt elected officials and their chiefs of staff from nearly all of the state’s draconian gun laws. Under the proposal, they would be allowed to carry handguns without a permit, possess rifles and shotguns without a Firearms Purchaser ID, and transport firearms throughout the state—all as long as they complete a state-approved training course.

This comes even as the rest of New Jersey residents continue to be bound by some of the most burdensome gun laws in the nation.

As it stands, ordinary New Jerseyans must navigate a bureaucratic maze just to exercise basic Second Amendment rights—enduring long waits, multiple and endless background checks, permitting processes, and potential criminal penalties for violations.

Yet A5958 creates a privileged class of gun carriers: politicians and their chosen aides.

The bill plainly states that “a person who is an elected official… shall be exempt from the provisions of N.J.S.2C:39-5,” which currently criminalizes most forms of firearm possession without government-issued credentials or carved out exceptions. This immunity would last the full duration of the politician’s term. Their appointed chief of staff would also gain the same immunity, but only while “in the actual performance of [their] official duties.”