New Jersey Gun Owners Saddled with New Laws

[John Boy]

The following bills passed the state Senate and are now law:

* A1217, which will create restraining orders in the state allowing family members and others to ask a judge to have a person's guns seized and ban them from buying weapons for up to a year. The bill passed by a 32-5 vote.

* A1181, which will mandate law enforcement in the state to seize a person's guns if a mental health professional determines they pose a threat to themselves or others passed by a 30-5 vote.

* A2758, which will strictly define that state residents need to show a "justifiable need" to obtain a permit to carry a handgun -- meaning they must show they face a specific threat to their own safety. The bill passed 24-13.

* A2757, which will require all private gun sales in the state to go through a licensed dealer who can perform an additional background check at the point of sale. It passed by a 31-3 vote.

* A2759, which will create an outright ban in the state on possessing armor-piercing bullets. The bill passed 37-0.

* A2761, which will ban magazines in the state that hold more than 10 rounds, with some exceptions. The bill passed 23-13.

 

The Senate also passed a seventh gun control bill (S2465) which would ban "ghost guns" that are assembled with untraceable gun components. The vote was 37-0, and the bill now heads to the Assembly.