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NJ S2023

NJ S2023
Concerns issuance of permit to purchase handgun and firearms purchaser identification card to persons age 18 to 25.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill concerns the issuance of a permit to purchase a handgun and a firearms purchaser identification card to persons age 18 to 25. Under the provisions of this bill, the Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, is required to develop a screening process and establish criteria to determine whether a person between 18 and 25 years of age who intends to apply for a permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card poses a significant danger of bodily injury to self or others by having custody or control of, owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm. In addition, the bill requires a person who is between 18 and 25 years of age to undergo the screening process established by the bill prior to applying for a permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card. The bill further provides that a permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card is not to be issued to a person who is determined to pose a significant danger of bodily injury to self or others by having custody or control of, owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm pursuant to the screening process established by the bill.

AI Summary

This bill requires individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 to undergo a special screening process before they can obtain a permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card, which is a document needed to legally acquire rifles and shotguns. The Commissioner of Human Services, working with the Attorney General, will create this screening process and establish criteria to determine if someone in this age group poses a significant danger of harming themselves or others with a firearm. If the screening process determines that an applicant between 18 and 25 years old is a danger, they will not be issued the permit or identification card. This measure aims to enhance public safety by adding an extra layer of scrutiny for young adults seeking to purchase firearms.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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