New Jersey Assembly Panel to Consider Sweeping Gun Violence Prevention Package

More than 20 Bills Focus on Weapons & Ammunition Sales, Mental Health, Enhanced Gun Safety, Combating Illegal Gun Trafficking & Boosting School Safety 

(TRENTON) – The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday to consider more than 20 bills reforming weapons and ammunition sales, improving mental health services, enhancing gun safety, combating illegal gun trafficking and finding ways to boost school security.

            The hearing is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Committee Room 4 on the 1st Floor of the State House Annex in Trenton.

            Audio of the hearing will be streamed at: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp.

“The tragedies have become too common and the sadness too deep,” said Assembly Law and Public Safety Chairman Charles Mainor (D-Hudson). “We recognize that we cannot put an end to each and every gun crime, but we can responsibly close the gaps and make our laws stronger for the benefit of everyone. With this effort, good common sense will prevail.”

The measures are slated to get full Assembly consideration during a Feb. 21 voting session.

The following bills will be heard:

A-588 Spencer/Coutinho/ Diegnan/Quijano	Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.
A-1116 Fuentes/Spencer	Establishes 180 day prohibition on purchase of handgun for certain individuals who fail to report loss or theft of firearm.
A-1329 Greenwald/Quijano/ Coutinho/Eustace/Johnson	Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
A-1387 Wilson/Johnson	Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities.
A-1613 Bramnick/Johnson (pending referral)	Establishes Educational Security Task Force.
A-3510 Johnson/Vainieri Huttle	Requires proof of firearms safety training as a condition for issuance of firearms purchaser ID cards and permits to purchase handguns.
A-3583 Wilson (pending intro and referral)	Create taskforce to explore areas to improve school safety.
A-3645 Greenwald/Eustace/ Mosquera	Requires ammunition sales and transfers be conducted as face-to-face transactions.
A-3646 Greenwald	Establishes a regulatory system to govern the sale and transfer of ammunition.
A-3659 Barnes/Johnson	Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
A-3666 Cryan/O'Donnell/Jasey/ Quijano	Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
A-3668 Jasey/McKeon/Cryan/ Johnson/Quijano (pending referral)	Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
A-3687 Stender/Fuentes (pending referral)	Disqualifies person named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
A-3717 Lampitt/Singleton	Requires submission of certain mental health records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
A-3748 O'Donnell/Mainor/ McKeon	Requires background check for private gun sales.
A-3750 Cryan/O'Donnell/Quijano/Mainor/McKeon	Establishes regulatory and reporting program for all ammunition sales.
A-3754 Cryan/O'Donnell/Quijano/Mainor/McKeon	Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
A-3772 Eustace/Wagner/ Vainieri Huttle	Requires that firearms purchaser identification cards display picture; mandates that firearms purchaser identification cards be renewed every five years.
A-3788 Rible/Dancer	Codifies regulation exempting firearms records from State's open public records law; abolishes common law right of access to these records.
A-3796 Mainor	Provides 90-day window for persons to dispose of certain unlawfully possessed firearms.
A-3797 Mainor	Requires law enforcement to report certain firearms information to interjurisdictional electronic databases including the National Integrated Ballistics Identification Network.
ACR-180 Greenwald (pending intro and referral)	Urges President and Congress of United States to enact legislation enforcing stricter firearms control measures.
AR-143 Quijano/Cryan/O'Donnell/Mainor/McKeon	Expresses support for Attorney General's gun buyback program.
AR-144 Oliver (pending referral)	Urges Governor Christie's Administration not to apply for annual exemption from requirements of federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.