Bill > A3934

Introduced Session

This bill requires all newly manufactured handguns sold in this State by licensed retail firearms dealers to be micro-stamped. Micro-stamping is a laser technology that can engrave or etch microscopic identifying characters or letters on small objects. These characters or letters would be engraved onto the internal working parts of the handgun to ensure the characters are imprinted on each cartridge case when the handgun is fired. The array of characters on the cartridge may then be utilized by law enforcement to identify the make, model, and serial number of the handgun. The bill requires licensed retail firearms dealers to report their handgun sales to the State Police. The bill directs the Superintendent of State Police to establish and maintain this information in a database which would be accessible by each law enforcement agency in the State. A licensed retail firearms dealer who sells or transfers a handgun that is not micro-stamped would be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, which is punishable by a prison term of up to 18 months, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

AI Summary

Committee Categories

JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D)*,  Shavonda Sumter (D)*, 

Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee (on 09/22/2016)