If you think New Jersey is going after guns now, just wait until they start seizing property. Just what Jersey needs is a financial conflict of interest.

A New Jersey state assemblyman has introduced a bill that would allow the government to seize the home or car of anyone whose property contains an illegal firearm.

The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Louis Manzo, D-Jersey City, authorizes the forfeiture of "motor vehicle, building or premise" if a firearm is found in it that is not possessed legally per state law - "even if the firearm was not possessed by the owner of the motor vehicle, building or premise," states a summary of the bill, A3998. The legislation was introduced Thursday.

We already know the definition of 'illegal gun' is a moving target, especially in New Jersey. (New Jersey even classifies some .22s as "assault weapons".) But what else is sketchy is the definition of "contain". If you catch a robber who has an illegal gun, will the police come arrest the guy, and then take your house? What if the guy that steals your car has an illegal gun? Will you never get it back?

New Jersey isn't satisfied with violating just the Second Amendment, now they want to violate the Fourth and Fifth Amendments too. Four protects you against unreasonable search and seizure. Five protects you from double jeapardy and the taking of property without due process. But hey, the Bill of Rights never stopped Jersey before.