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Saw this on Glenn Beck yesterday. I shed a tear just thinking about someone doing that to one of my dogs, let alone a pet that has helped you heal from such a traumatic experience as Luttrell's.

To Jam, I don't see what your comment has to do with this story. However, before shooting your mouth off, do a little research. In NJ, in order to buy a gun, you have to:

1) Submit an application, fingerprints and fee to your local PD
2) Consent to both criminal and mental health background checks
3) Provide 2 character references who WILL be contacted
4) Provide employment information and supervisor contact info (they WILL be contacted)
5) Wait 3 to 6 months (took me 7 months) for the State and Federal Bureaus of Investigation to complete their background checks.
6) Pick up Firearms Purchaser ID card at your local PD
7) Get fingerprinted (AGAIN)
8) Go to gunstore, fill out paperwork and get yet another background check.
9) Wait up to 3 days for the National Instant Check Service results to come back if they're busy.
10) Drive your long gun home in original box or lockable case in a compartment that is inaccessible to the driver, with ammo in a container in a separate location from the gun.
11) For a handgun repeat steps 1-10 for EACH handgun transaction (purchase/exchange) and add the cost of a mandatory trigger lock to step 10.

...so, basically, I don't think any NJ gun-owner needs "subliminal persuasion" to feel angry about gun "background checks." I'm not being political, just trying to add some perspective.