Signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes gun free zones among various other gun reforms.

Highlights:

• Limits retail dealer fees to $70 or less (Page 8).

• Prohibits issuance of handgun permit to “someone who has engaged in acts or made statements suggesting the person is likely to engage in conduct, other than justified self-defense, that would pose a danger to self or others” (Page 8).

• Prohibits issuance of such permit to person convicted of domestic violence (Page 9).

• Prohibits issuance of such permit to person “presently confined for a mental disorder” (Page 9).

• Requires written statement of reason for denial of firearms purchaser identification card (Page 13).

• Requires that “A transfer of a handgun between or among immediate family members, law enforcement officers, or collectors of firearms or ammunition as curios or relics shall be conducted via the web portal” (Page 14).

• Requires handgun carry permits to be endorsed “endorsed by not less than four reputable persons who are not related by blood or by law to the applicant”; establishes $200 application fee for permit (Page 17).

• Establishes gun free zones, including courthouses, polling places, public parks, airports (Page 22).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes gun free zones among various other gun reforms.

Highlights:

• Limits retail dealer fees to $70 or less (Page 8).

• Prohibits issuance of handgun permit to “someone who has engaged in acts or made statements suggesting the person is likely to engage in conduct, other than justified self-defense, that would pose a danger to self or others” (Page 8).

• Prohibits issuance of such permit to person convicted of domestic violence (Page 9).

• Prohibits issuance of such permit to person “presently confined for a mental disorder” (Page 9).

• Requires written statement of reason for denial of firearms purchaser identification card (Page 13).

• Requires that “A transfer of a handgun between or among immediate family members, law enforcement officers, or collectors of firearms or ammunition as curios or relics shall be conducted via the web portal” (Page 14).

• Requires handgun carry permits to be endorsed “endorsed by not less than four reputable persons who are not related by blood or by law to the applicant”; establishes $200 application fee for permit (Page 17).

• Establishes gun free zones, including courthouses, polling places, public parks, airports (Page 22).

Full Bill Text