New Jersey takes strong steps on guns - and on saving lives....(Freudian slip ?)....
New Jersey's decision to tighten its already strict gun laws is an example of what political leadership looks like.
New Jersey already had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. In response to a mass shooting at a high school in Florida, lawmakers moved to further tighten gun controls.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that enacted six new laws aimed at balancing the rights of gun owners with the need to prevent the increase in mass shootings and suicides.
The measures include: requiring background checks for private gun sales; lowering magazine capacity from 15 to 10 rounds (except in the popular .22 caliber rifle); requiring mental health professionals to warn law enforcement if a person threatens violence against themselves or others; prohibiting body-penetrating ammunition; requiring residents to show a justifiable need to get a carry permit; and allowing for an extreme protective order if a court deems a person a danger to themselves or others.
New Jersey takes strong steps on guns - and on saving lives | Editorial
New Jersey's decision to tighten its already strict gun laws is an example of what political leadership looks like.
New Jersey already had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. In response to a mass shooting at a high school in Florida, lawmakers moved to further tighten gun controls.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that enacted six new laws aimed at balancing the rights of gun owners with the need to prevent the increase in mass shootings and suicides.
The measures include: requiring background checks for private gun sales; lowering magazine capacity from 15 to 10 rounds (except in the popular .22 caliber rifle); requiring mental health professionals to warn law enforcement if a person threatens violence against themselves or others; prohibiting body-penetrating ammunition; requiring residents to show a justifiable need to get a carry permit; and allowing for an extreme protective order if a court deems a person a danger to themselves or others.
New Jersey takes strong steps on guns - and on saving lives | Editorial
Last Edited: