Merry Christmas To Brian Aitken

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On Monday the Daily Caller reported that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie commuted the sentence of Brian Aitken--reducing his sentence from seven years in prison to time already served.  Brian Aitken was sentenced to prison because in 2009 police found unloaded guns in the trunk of his car.  The guns had been purchased legally in Colorado where Mr. Aitken lived.  The guns were properly stored and unloaded.  Mr. Aitken was in the process of moving his household to New Jersey to be closer to his son and had not yet registered the guns in New Jersey.

According to the article:

"New Jersey law requires residents who want to transport firearms legally to request a permit from a local law enforcement office and produce a letter stating why it is necessary for them to carry a gun."

On the surface it seems as if this man is no threat to society.  His true crime may have been ignorance of the law or procrastination.  Moving from one state to another is not usually all that complicated, and Mr. Aitken may have simply not gotten around to registering his guns.  He was used to living in a state where gun possession is more common than it is in New Jersey.

Why did New Jersey intend to spend taxpayers' money to keep a man who was making a positive contribution to society locked up in jail for seven years?  I am glad Governor Christie has commuted this sentence.

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