Bill > A5210

This bill requires every household member of an applicant for a permit to purchase a handgun (PPH) or a firearms purchaser identification card (FPIC) to submit to a criminal background check. The bill defines a "household member" as any person over 18 who lives with the applicant. Under the proposed law, an applicant would be disqualified from obtaining a PPH or FPIC if they reside with a household member who is prohibited from owning a firearm. This means that if any person over 18 living in the same household is barred from firearm ownership due to criminal history, mental health issues, domestic violence restraining orders, or other specified disqualifying conditions, the applicant cannot receive a firearm permit. The bill amends existing New Jersey law to expand background check requirements beyond the individual applicant to include all adult household members, with the goal of preventing potentially dangerous individuals from indirectly accessing firearms through family members or cohabitants. The changes would require fingerprinting of household members and a comprehensive review of their backgrounds as part of the permit application process.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A5210