Bob Clegg, president of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, said the commission report shows Christie is moving New Jersey in the right direction. “It’s a big step. It’s one more step of getting things done.”

Richard Feldman, president of the Independent Firearm Owners Association, and a New Hampshire resident, said that Christie was “ill-informed early on this issue” but that “since he’s become governor I really believe he has had an epiphany.”

But others said the proposals are minor and that Christie should have taken steps earlier in his administration to make the changes.

“These recommendations are nothing burgers,” said Alan Rice, training director for the New Hampshire Firearms Coalition, which is not backing a candidate. Rice has endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. “It’s a bunch of type-written pages,” he said.