ledger and times of trenton are urging him to sign the bills as well saying for the greater good and safety of all new jerseyens, governor christie should take this opportunity to ban .50 caliber rifles, the most powerful weapon available to sieve ville wrapcivilian civilians. these five-foot-long sniper rifles with armor piercing bullets. captain mark kelly, the astronaut and combat veteran, and gun owner, who s the husband of congresswoman gabby giffords, he also just wrote an editorial in the star ledger focusing on the bill for universal background checks for gun purchases which chris christie has nod decided to do about. captain kelly says, polls show 96% of new jerseyans, 95% of gun owning households in the state, support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who should not have them. he says i was raised in west orange near the governor s hometown of livingston and don t think i ve ever seen 96% of people in new jersey supporting everything except bon