Bill > A2716

Introduced Session

This bill exempts qualified veterans from paying the application and issuance fees associated with applying for a firearms purchaser identification card, a permit to purchase a handgun, a permit to carry a handgun, and a license to possess and carry a machine gun or assault firearm. Current law requires an applicant to submit the following fees associated with firearms:· Firearms purchaser identification card - $5 submitted upon application to the chief of police of the municipality where the applicant resides or the Superintendent of State Police, as the case may be. · Permit to purchase a handgun - $2 per handgun permit requested, submitted upon application to the chief of police of the municipality where the applicant resides or the Superintendent of State Police, as the case may be.· Permit to carry a handgun - $20 submitted upon issuance of the permit to the county clerk of the county where the permit was issued.· License to possess and carry a machine gun or assault firearm - $75 submitted to the Superior Court upon application. Under the provisions of this bill, the fees would be waived for applicants who are qualified veterans. The bill defines a "qualified veteran" as a resident of this State who is: (1) certified by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs as having any degree of service-connected disability; (2) the recipient of the Medal of Honor; or (3) the recipient of a Purple Heart Medal. The bill additionally provides that a qualified veteran applicant would submit an application for a permit to purchase a handgun and a firearm purchaser identification card to the Superintendent of State Police, irrespective of whether the applicant resides in a municipality with an organized full-time police department. Under the bill, if the superintendent issues either the permit or the identification card to a qualified veteran residing in a municipality with a chief of police, the chief would be notified of the issuance.

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Brian Bergen (R)*,  John DiMaio (R),  Gerry Scharfenberger (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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