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This bill allows active duty members of the United States Armed Forces or of the National Guard to carry a personal or service rifle or handgun at all times in this State. Current law permits members of the military to carry weapons authorized by the appropriate military authorities while on duty or while traveling between places of duty. Under the bill, military personnel may only carry firearms authorized for civilian use in New Jersey while off duty. Recently, terrorist organizations claiming affiliation with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have threatened to attack members of the military and their families within the United States. Whether motivated by terrorism or otherwise, members of the military have been targeted in the 2007 plot to attack Fort Dix, the 2009 shootings at Fort Hood, the 2009 attack on an Army recruiting center in Little Rock, the 2013 shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, and the 2015 attacks on a recruiting center and a Navy Reserve facility in Chattanooga. This bill would permit members of the military stationed in New Jersey to carry a firearm at all times in order to protect themselves, their families, or other unarmed civilians in the event of a terrorist attack.

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Douglas Steinhardt (R)*,  Mike Testa (R)*,  Declan O'Scanlon (R), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 03/24/2025)

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