New Jersey “Smart Gun” Law Gets an F Grade

By NRAHQ

Opinion

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- After signing six gun control measures into law a year ago, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy warned that “Our work is far from done.” Several new bills are now making the rounds in a state already notorious for its extreme and oppressive firearm laws.

On June 13, 2019, the Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the new bills, including A1016 (“smart guns”).

The “smart gun” bill is especially interesting given the history of such legislation in the state.

Back in 2002, New Jersey enacted a bill sponsored by Sen. Loretta Weinberg on “personalized handguns” (those with technology allowing use exclusively by an authorized or recognized user). As soon as the attorney general had made a determination that “at least one manufacturer has delivered at least one production model of a personalized handgun to a registered or licensed wholesale or retail dealer” anywhere in the country, the law imposed a prohibition that would ultimately ban retail sales of any handgun in New Jersey that was not …Read the Rest

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