Vetoed by Governor Chris Christie

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends firearms identification card requirements.

Highlights:

• Requires an individual’s status as a firearm identification card or permit holder to be embedded in the individual’s driver’s license or state identification card (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits a retailer from selling, assigning, or transferring a firearm to an individual who does not present a valid state driver’s license or identification card that is embedded with the individual’s eligibility to purchase or receive a firearm, effective 73 months after the enactment of this bill (Sec. 5).

• Requires the attorney general to establish a system through which retail firearm dealers can access embedded information in an individual’s form of identification to determine his or her eligibility to purchase a firearm (Sec. 12).

• Requires a newly issued or renewed firearms purchaser identification card to display the card holder’s photograph (Sec. 8).

• Requires the chief law enforcement officer or superintendent of a municipality to perform a criminal background check to determine a new applicant’s or renewing individual’s eligibility for a firearm identification card or permit (Sec. 9).

• Requires an individual applying for a firearms purchaser identification card or permit to complete a 4 hour firearms safety course, or another approved form of training, prior to receiving a card or permit (Sec. 13).

• Requires the Superintendent of the State Police to develop an electronic reporting program to track online handgun, rifle, and shotgun ammunition sales and transfers (Secs. 15 & 16).

• Classifies a disorderly person's offense as a fourth degree crime if an individual knows or “reasonably should know” that a minor is likely to gain access to a loaded firearm under their control and does not securely store the firearm, and if both of the following actions occur (Sec. 18):
• A minor gains access to the firearm; and
• A minor’s access to the firearm results in bodily injury or death.

• Requires the sale, assignment, or transfer of a handgun to be conducted through a licensed individual or retail dealer, except in certain cases including, but not limited to, the following cases (Sec. 21):
• The transaction is between immediate family members;
• The transaction is between law enforcement officers; or  
• The transaction is between firearms or ammunition collectors as curios or relics.

• Requires a licensed individual or retail dealer to complete a National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS) on an individual acquiring a handgun (Sec. 21).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends firearms identification card requirements.

Highlights:

• Requires an individual’s status as a firearm identification card or permit holder to be embedded in the individual’s driver’s license or state identification card (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits a retailer from selling, assigning, or transferring a firearm to an individual who does not present a valid state driver’s license or identification card that is embedded with the individual’s eligibility to purchase or receive a firearm, effective 73 months after the enactment of this bill (Sec. 5).

• Requires the attorney general to establish a system through which retail firearm dealers can access embedded information in an individual’s form of identification to determine his or her eligibility to purchase a firearm (Sec. 12).

• Requires a newly issued or renewed firearms purchaser identification card to display the card holder’s photograph (Sec. 8).

• Requires the chief law enforcement officer or superintendent of a municipality to perform a criminal background check to determine a new applicant’s or renewing individual’s eligibility for a firearm identification card or permit (Sec. 9).

• Requires an individual applying for a firearms purchaser identification card or permit to complete a 4 hour firearms safety course, or another approved form of training, prior to receiving a card or permit (Sec. 13).

• Requires the Superintendent of the State Police to develop an electronic reporting program to track online handgun, rifle, and shotgun ammunition sales and transfers (Secs. 15 & 16).

• Classifies a disorderly person's offense as a fourth degree crime if an individual knows or “reasonably should know” that a minor is likely to gain access to a loaded firearm under their control and does not securely store the firearm, and if both of the following actions occur (Sec. 18):
• A minor gains access to the firearm; and
• A minor’s access to the firearm results in bodily injury or death.

• Requires the sale, assignment, or transfer of a handgun to be conducted through a licensed individual or retail dealer, except in certain cases including, but not limited to, the following cases (Sec. 21):
• The transaction is between immediate family members;
• The transaction is between law enforcement officers; or  
• The transaction is between firearms or ammunition collectors as curios or relics.

• Requires a licensed individual or retail dealer to complete a National Instant Criminal Background Check (NICS) on an individual acquiring a handgun (Sec. 21).

Full Bill Text