ASSEMBLY, No. 1294

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman GREENWALD

An Act concerning firearms and supplementing chapter 39 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. It shall be a disorderly persons offense to:

    a. Purchase ammunition without first displaying to the seller a valid firearms purchaser identification card, a certified copy of a permit to purchase a handgun, a valid permit to carry a handgun, or a valid New Jersey hunting license; or

    b. Sell ammunition to a person who does not display prior to the sale a valid firearms purchaser identification card, a certified copy of a permit to purchase a handgun, a valid permit to carry a handgun, or a valid New Jersey hunting license.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    Under the provisions of this bill, only individuals who display a valid firearms purchaser identification card, a certified copy of a permit to purchase a hand gun, a valid permit to carry a handgun, or a valid New Jersey hunting license may lawfully purchase ammunition in this State. This regulatory scheme would assure that only individuals who can prove that they lawfully possess a firearm may purchase ammunition in New Jersey.

    The bill provides that individuals who sell or purchase ammunition in violation of these restrictions are guilty of a disorderly persons offense.

Regulates sale of ammunition.