Bill > A1975

This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to possessing digital instructions for manufacturing firearms, specifically adding a definition for "firearm digital instructions" to New Jersey's existing weapons laws and creating a criminal penalty for possessing such digital files. The bill defines firearm digital instructions as computer-aided design files or electronic codes that could be used to program a 3D printer to manufacture firearms, firearm receivers, magazines, or components. Individuals who are not licensed or registered firearm manufacturers and who possess these digital instructions with the intent to manufacture a firearm would be guilty of a fourth-degree crime. The legislation appears aimed at preventing the potential creation of untraceable, unregistered firearms using 3D printing technology by criminalizing the possession of digital manufacturing instructions. The bill would amend existing New Jersey statutes defining weapons and prohibited weapons, adding this new category of digital firearm instructions to the state's regulatory framework.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A1975