5. He has called for “the right balance” on gun rights
“We’ve got to make sure we have public safety, but on the other hand we have to protect people’s rights both as sportsmen and hunters and for self-protection too, find the right balance,” Christie told a group of New Hampshire voters at Chez Vachon in Manchester.
The New Jersey Republican governor was not even invited to address the NRA’s annual conference in Nashville this year. The NRA, which many gun rights advocates feel is not as strong of a second amendment defender as The NAGR, had consistently given him a “C” grade before his reelection in 2013.
In April 2013, Christie proposed gun control legislation that banned future purchases of the Barrett .50 Caliber, strengthened the state’s background checks of mental health records, and required gun buyers to present a valid government photo ID, along with the already-mandatory Firearms Purchaser Identification Card. He also proposed increasing restriction on violent video games for kids and penalties for gun-related crimes.
Guns & Ammo magazine ranked New Jersey the second worst state for gun owners in 2014.
