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Sathar
02-13-13, 16:03
And we're off...

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/NJ_lawmakers_consider_25_bills_reforming_gun_laws.html?page=all

Looks like one good bill:



It also passed legislation to exempt firearms records from the state’s open public records law. That measure is a response to The Journal News’ publication in December of the names and addresses of handgun permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties in New York.

Three dubious ones:


The Law and Public Safety Committee approved bills that would prohibit people on the federal terrorist watch list from buying guns, require submission of certain mental health records to the national background check system and create a task force to examine school security.

And the rest of the cans kicked downrange:


But the committee delayed votes on most of the bills until the end of the hearing.

Hehuhates
02-14-13, 02:56
Hopefully more democrats getting themselves voted out.

platoonDaddy
03-06-13, 10:32
Any word on firearms within a school free zone? My buddy lives across the street from a school. From his house to the front door of the school is about 200' and he is worried about legally keeping firearms at his house.

Every firearm he owns is registered with the Somers Point police.

McNulty
03-06-13, 14:55
I wonder if the proposed 10 round mag limit will govern Police, as the rushed law did in NY. Funny how the gun buy back in Trenton last month netted over 1000 guns, but mutliple shootings in the city by criminals with illegal firearms are still happening everyday. I think Paul Howe said it best on his blog this month, "Participating in a gun buy back because you believe that the criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you believe that the neighbors have too many kids."

Sathar
04-13-13, 15:51
Round 2:

http://www.njsendems.com/release.asp?rid=4904


The centerpiece of the package would:

Establish an electronic system of instant background checks for gun retailers, combining the separate permits for handguns and hunting weapons into one. The system would use motor vehicle licenses or state-issued ID cards encoded with the buyer’s firearms ID information in the database operated by the State Police for permits for handguns and hunting rifles;

Require a photograph on the ID;

Require safety training to qualify for firearms permit;

Criminalize the purchase and possession of ammunition by those convicted of certain crimes;

Require a valid firearms ID for the purchase of ammunition; and,

Mandate the revocation of gun permits at sentencing for those convicted of a crime and for those ordered into involuntary commitment.

Among the bills in the package, is legislation that would:

Disqualify those on the federal “no fly” list from eligibility for gun permits;

Ban the sale of the .50 caliber Barrett assault weapon;

Upgrade penalties for the unlawful possession of a firearm on school grounds;

Upgrade penalties for gun dealers who knowingly sell to those who intend to transfer the weapon to an ineligible person, helping to combat straw sales that allow criminals to get weapons;

Allow for the seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicles used in the illegal trafficking of firearms, disqualify gun traffickers from early release from prison and require they serve at least 85 percent of terms before parole;

Establish a School Security Task Force to find ways to make schools safe and secure;

Declare violence a health crisis, which could qualify for federal funds; Create a commission to study violence and mental health;

Prohibit state investments in companies that manufacture, import or sell assault rifles for civilian use;

Exempts firearms records from the Open Public Records Act. Allows for reporting of aggregate information on gun permits approved or denied but not any personal identifying information; and,

Changes from second-degree to third-degree the crime of unlawful purpose when the weapon is a BB gun.



We'll all sleep better knowing that otherwise law-abiding burglars will no longer be able to rob us at gunpoint while standing a mile and a half away, and that trying to defend ourselves with a BB gun will only put us in prison for five years instead of ten.