Concerns certain sale and possession of firearms; repeals personalized handgun law.

A4814

ASSEMBLY, No. 4814

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED MAY 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� DAWN FANTASIA

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

SYNOPSIS

���� Concerns certain sale and possession of firearms;
repeals personalized handgun law.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act

concerning firearms and amending, supplementing,
and repealing various parts of the statutory law.

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

���� 1.��� (New section) A person
licensed or registered as a manufacturer, wholesale dealer of firearms, retail
dealer of firearms, or an agent or employee of a manufacturer, wholesale, or
retail dealer of firearms acting in the course of the person�s employment shall
be permitted to sell, assign or otherwise transfer any new semi-automatic
handgun regardless of whether the handgun is equipped with microstamping
technology that imprints an alpha-numeric or geometric code on the cartridge
case when the semi-automatic handgun is fired that identifies the make, model,
and serial number of the handgun.�

���� 2.��� (New section) A person
shall not be required to obtain a firearm liability insurance policy in order
to possess a firearm lawfully in this State.

���� 3.��� N.J.S.2C:39-1 is amended
to read as follows:

���� 2C:39-1.� Definitions.� The
following definitions apply to this chapter and to chapter 58:

���� a.���� "Antique
firearm" means any rifle or shotgun and "antique cannon" means a
destructive device defined in paragraph (3) of subsection c. of this section,
if the rifle, shotgun or destructive device, or replica thereof, as the case
may be, is incapable of being fired or discharged, or which does not fire fixed
ammunition, regardless of date of manufacture, or was manufactured before 1898
for which cartridge ammunition is not commercially available, and is possessed
as a curiosity or ornament or for its historical significance or value.

���� b.��� "Deface" means
to remove, deface, cover, alter or destroy the name of the maker, model
designation, manufacturer's serial number or any other distinguishing
identification mark or number on any firearm.

���� c.���� "Destructive
device" means any device, instrument or object designed to explode or
produce uncontrolled combustion, including:

���� (1) any explosive or
incendiary bomb, mine or grenade;

���� (2) any rocket having a
propellant charge of more than four ounces or any missile having an explosive
or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter of an ounce;

���� (3) any weapon capable of
firing a projectile of a caliber greater than 60 caliber, except a shotgun or
shotgun ammunition generally recognized as suitable for sporting purposes;

���� (4) any Molotov cocktail or
other device consisting of a breakable container containing flammable liquid
and having a wick or similar device capable of being ignited.� The term shall
not include any device manufactured for the purpose of illumination, distress
signaling, line-throwing, safety or similar purposes; or

���� (5) any center-fire rifle that
is capable of firing a .50 BMG cartridge as defined in subsection mm. of this
section.

���� The provisions of this
paragraph shall not apply to any antique firearm as defined in subsection a. of
this section or any "curio or relic" as defined in 27 CFR 478.11.

���� The provisions of this
paragraph also shall not apply to a weapon solely used to fire blank ammunition
for the purpose of a living historical reenactment as defined in subsection nn.
of this section.

���� d.��� "Dispose of"
means to give, give away, lease, loan, keep for sale, offer, offer for sale,
sell, transfer, or otherwise transfer possession.

���� e.���� "Explosive"
means any chemical compound or mixture that is commonly used or is possessed
for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and
combustible materials or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or
packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion or by detonation
of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of
highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of
producing destructive effects on contiguous objects.� The term shall not
include small arms ammunition, or explosives in the form prescribed by the
official United States Pharmacopoeia.

���� f.���� "Firearm"
means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic or semi-automatic
rifle, or any gun, device or instrument in the nature of a weapon from which
may be fired or ejected any solid projectable ball, slug, pellet, missile or
bullet, or any gas, vapor or other noxious thing, by means of a cartridge or
shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or
explosive substances.� It shall also include, without limitation, any firearm
which is in the nature of an air gun, spring gun or pistol or other weapon of a
similar nature in which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon
dioxide, compressed or other gas or vapor, air or compressed air, or is ignited
by compressed air, and ejecting a bullet or missile smaller than three-eighths
of an inch in diameter, with sufficient force to injure a person.

���� g.��� "Firearm
silencer" means any instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance for
causing the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm to be silent,
or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the firing of any gun, revolver,
pistol or other firearm.

���� h.��� "Gravity
knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released from the handle
or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal
force.

���� i.���� "Machine gun"
means any firearm, mechanism or instrument not requiring that the trigger be
pressed for each shot and having a reservoir, belt or other means of storing
and carrying ammunition which can be loaded into the firearm, mechanism or instrument
and fired therefrom.� A machine gun also shall include, without limitation, any
firearm with a trigger crank attached.

���� j.���� "Manufacturer"
means any person who receives or obtains raw materials or parts and processes
them into firearms or finished parts of firearms, except a person who
exclusively processes grips, stocks and other nonmetal parts of firearms.� The
term does not include a person who repairs existing firearms or receives new
and used raw materials or parts solely for the repair of existing firearms.

���� k.��� "Handgun"
means any pistol, revolver or other firearm originally designed or manufactured
to be fired by the use of a single hand.

���� l.���� "Retail
dealer" means any person including a gunsmith, except a manufacturer or a
wholesale dealer, who sells, transfers or assigns for a fee or profit any
firearm or parts of firearms or ammunition which he has purchased or obtained
with the intention, or for the purpose, of reselling or reassigning to persons
who are reasonably understood to be the ultimate consumers, and includes any
person who is engaged in the business of repairing firearms or who sells any
firearm to satisfy a debt secured by the pledge of a firearm.

���� m.�� "Rifle" means
any firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy of the
explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire a single projectile through a
rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

���� n.��� "Shotgun"
means any firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy
of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either
a number of ball shots or a single projectile for each pull of the trigger, or
any firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder which does not fire fixed
ammunition.

���� o.��� "Sawed-off
shotgun" means any shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18
inches in length measured from the breech to the muzzle, or a rifle having a
barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length measured from the breech to
the muzzle, or any firearm made from a rifle or a shotgun, whether by
alteration, or otherwise, if such firearm as modified has an overall length of
less than 26 inches.

���� p.��� "Switchblade
knife" means any knife or similar device which has a blade which opens
automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in
the handle of the knife.

���� q.��� "Superintendent"
means the Superintendent of the State Police.

���� r.���� "Weapon"
means anything readily capable of lethal use or of inflicting serious bodily
injury.� The term includes, but is not limited to, all (1) firearms, even
though not loaded or lacking a clip or other component to render them
immediately operable; (2) components which can be readily assembled into a
weapon; (3) gravity knives, switchblade knives, daggers, dirks, stilettos, or
other dangerous knives, billies, blackjacks, bludgeons, metal knuckles,
sandclubs, slingshots, cesti or similar leather bands studded with metal
filings or razor blades imbedded in wood; and (4) stun guns; and any weapon or
other device which projects, releases, or emits tear gas or any other substance
intended to produce temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through being
vaporized or otherwise dispensed in the air.

���� s.���� "Wholesale
dealer" means any person, except a manufacturer, who sells, transfers, or
assigns firearms, or parts of firearms, to persons who are reasonably
understood not to be the ultimate consumers, and includes persons who receive
finished parts of firearms and assemble them into completed or partially
completed firearms, in furtherance of such purpose, except that it shall not
include those persons dealing exclusively in grips, stocks and other nonmetal
parts of firearms.

���� t.���� "Stun gun"
means any weapon or other device which emits an electrical charge or current
intended to temporarily or permanently disable a person.

���� u.��� "Ballistic
knife" means any weapon or other device capable of lethal use and which
can propel a knife blade.

���� v.��� "Imitation
firearm" means an object or device reasonably capable of being mistaken
for a firearm.

���� w.�� "Assault
firearm" means:

���� (1) The following firearms:

���� Algimec AGM1 type

���� Any shotgun with a revolving
cylinder such as the "Street Sweeper" or "Striker 12"

���� Armalite AR-180 type

���� Australian Automatic Arms SAR

���� Avtomat Kalashnikov type
semi-automatic firearms

���� Beretta AR-70 and BM59
semi-automatic firearms

���� Bushmaster Assault Rifle

���� Calico M-900 Assault carbine
and M-900

���� CETME G3

���� Chartered Industries of
Singapore SR-88 type

���� Colt AR-15 and CAR-15 series

���� Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1 and Max
2, AR 100 types

���� Demro TAC-1 carbine type

���� Encom MP-9 and MP-45 carbine
types

���� FAMAS MAS223 types

���� FN-FAL, FN-LAR, or FN-FNC type
semi-automatic firearms

���� Franchi SPAS 12 and LAW 12
shotguns

���� G3SA type

���� Galil type Heckler and Koch
HK91, HK93, HK94, MP5, PSG-1

���� Intratec TEC 9 and 22
semi-automatic firearms

���� M1 carbine type

���� M14S type

���� MAC 10, MAC 11, MAC 11-9mm
carbine type firearms

���� PJK M-68 carbine type

���� Plainfield Machine Company
Carbine

���� Ruger K-Mini-14/5F and
Mini-14/5RF

���� SIG AMT, SIG 550SP, SIG 551SP,
SIG PE-57 types

���� SKS with detachable magazine
type

���� Spectre Auto carbine type

���� Springfield Armory BM59 and
SAR-48 type

���� Sterling MK-6, MK-7 and SAR
types

���� Steyr A.U.G. semi-automatic
firearms

���� USAS 12 semi-automatic type
shotgun

���� Uzi type semi-automatic
firearms

���� Valmet M62, M71S, M76, or M78
type semi-automatic firearms

���� Weaver Arm Nighthawk.

���� (2) Any firearm manufactured
under any designation which is substantially identical to any of the firearms
listed above.

���� (3) A semi-automatic shotgun
with either a magazine capacity exceeding six rounds, a pistol grip, or a
folding stock.

���� (4) A semi-automatic rifle
with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds.� "Assault
firearm" shall not include a semi-automatic rifle which has an attached
tubular device and which is capable of operating only with .22 caliber rimfire
ammunition.

���� (5) A part or combination of
parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault firearm, or any
combination of parts from which an assault firearm may be readily assembled if
those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.

���� (6) A firearm with a bump
stock attached.

���� x.��� "Semi-automatic"
means a firearm which fires a single projectile for each single pull of the
trigger and is self-reloading or automatically chambers a round, cartridge, or
bullet.

���� y.��� "Large capacity
ammunition magazine" means a box, drum, tube or other container which is
capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition to be fed continuously and
directly therefrom into a semi-automatic firearm.� The term shall not include
an attached tubular device which is capable of holding only .22 caliber rimfire
ammunition.

���� z.���� "Pistol grip"
means a well-defined handle, similar to that found on a handgun, that protrudes
conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, and which permits the shotgun
to be held and fired with one hand.

���� aa. "Antique
handgun" means a handgun manufactured before 1898, or a replica thereof,
which is recognized as being historical in nature or of historical significance
and either (1) utilizes a match, friction, flint, or percussion ignition, or which
utilizes a pin-fire cartridge in which the pin is part of the cartridge or (2)
does not fire fixed ammunition or for which cartridge ammunition is not
commercially available.

���� bb. "Trigger lock"
means a commercially available device approved by the Superintendent of State
Police which is operated with a key or combination lock that prevents a firearm
from being discharged while the device is attached to the firearm.� It may
include, but need not be limited to, devices that obstruct the barrel or
cylinder of the firearm, as well as devices that immobilize the trigger.

���� cc. "Trigger locking
device" means a device that, if installed on a firearm and secured by
means of a key or mechanically, electronically or electromechanically operated
combination lock, prevents the firearm from being discharged without first
deactivating or removing the device by means of a key or mechanically,
electronically or electromechanically operated combination lock.

���� dd.
[
"Personalized handgun"
means a handgun which incorporates within its design a permanent programmable
feature as part of its manufacture that cannot be deactivated and renders the
personalized handgun reasonably resistant to being fired except when activated
by the lawful owner or other authorized user.� No make or model of a handgun
shall be deemed to be a "personalized handgun" unless the
Personalized Handgun Authorization Commission established pursuant to section 1
of P.L.2019, c.164 (C.2C:58-2.7) has determined, in accordance with section 2
of P.L.2019, c.164 (C.2C:58-2.8), that the personalized handgun meets the
performance standards and qualifying criteria established pursuant to section 2
of P.L.2019, c.164 (C.2C:58-2.8).
]
�

(Deleted by amendment, P.L.��� , c.�� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill)

���� ee. "Bump stock"
means any device or instrument for a firearm that increases the rate of fire
achievable with the firearm by using energy from the recoil of the firearm to
generate a reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the
trigger.

���� ff. "Trigger crank"
means any device or instrument to be attached to a firearm that repeatedly
activates the trigger of the firearm through the use of a lever or other part
that is turned in a circular motion; provided, however, the term shall not
include any weapon initially designed and manufactured to fire through the use
of a crank or lever.

���� gg. "Armor piercing
ammunition" means: (1) a projectile or projectile core which may be used
in a handgun and is constructed entirely, excluding the presence of traces of
other substances, from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron,
brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium; or (2) a full jacketed
projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun
and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of
the projectile.� "Armor piercing ammunition" shall not include
shotgun shot required by federal or State environmental or game regulations for
hunting purposes, a frangible projectile designed for target shooting, a
projectile which the United States Attorney General finds is primarily intended
to be used for sporting purposes, or any other projectile or projectile core
which the United States Attorney General finds is intended to be used for
industrial purposes, including a charge used in an oil gas well perforating
device.

���� hh. "Covert firearm"
means any firearm that is constructed in a shape or configuration such that it
does not resemble a handgun, rifle, shotgun, or machine gun including, but not
limited to, a firearm that resembles a key-chain, pen, cigarette lighter,
cigarette package, cellphone, smart phone, wallet, or cane.

���� ii. "Undetectable
firearm" means a firearm that: (1) after removal of all parts other than
major components, is not as detectable as the Security Exemplar, by
walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the Security
Exemplar; or (2) includes a major component which, if the firearm were
subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices commonly used at
airports for security screening, would not generate an image that accurately
depicts the shape of the component. "Undetectable firearm" shall not
be construed to include a firearm subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3)
through (6) of subsection (p) of 18 U.S.C. s.922.

���� jj. "Major
component" means the slide or cylinder or the frame or receiver of a
firearm and, in the case of a rifle or shotgun, also includes the barrel.

���� kk. "Security
Exemplar" means the Security Exemplar fabricated in accordance with
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (p) of 18 U.S.C. s.922.

���� ll.
[
"Authorized user" means
the lawful owner of a personalized handgun or a person to whom the owner has
given consent to use the personalized handgun.
]
�

(Deleted by amendment, P.L.��� , c.�� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill)

���� mm. ".50 BMG
cartridge" means a cartridge that is designed and intended to be fired
from a center-fire rifle and that meets all of the following criteria:

���� (1) it has an overall length
of 5.54 inches from the base to the tip of the bullet;

���� (2) the bullet diameter for
the cartridge is from .510 inches to and including .511 inch;

���� (3) the case base diameter for
the cartridge is from .800 inches to and including .804 inch; and

���� (4) the cartridge case length
is 3.91 inches.

���� nn. "Living historical
reenactment" means a depiction of historical characters, scenes,
historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or historical
documentation through the wearing or use of period, historical, antique or
vintage clothing, accessories, firearms, weapons, and other implements of the
historical period.

(cf: P.L.2022, c.54, s.61)

���� 4.��� N.J.S.2C:58-2 is amended
to read as follows:

���� 2C:58-2.� a.� Licensing of
retail dealers and their employees.� No retail dealer of firearms nor any
employee of a retail dealer shall sell or expose for sale, or possess with the
intent of selling, any firearm unless licensed to do so as hereinafter provided.�
The superintendent shall prescribe standards and qualifications for retail
dealers of firearms and their employees for the protection of the public
safety, health and welfare.

���� Applications shall be made in
the form prescribed by the superintendent, accompanied by a fee of $50 payable
to the superintendent, and shall be made to a judge of the Superior Court in
the county where the applicant maintains his place of business.� The judge
shall grant a license to an applicant if he finds that the applicant meets the
standards and qualifications established by the superintendent and that the
applicant can be permitted to engage in business as a retail dealer of firearms
or employee thereof without any danger to the public safety, health and
welfare.� Each license shall be valid for a period of three years from the date
of issuance, and shall authorize the holder to sell firearms at retail in a
specified municipality.

���� In addition, every retail
dealer shall pay a fee of $5 for each employee actively engaged in the sale or
purchase of firearms.� The superintendent shall issue a license for each
employee for whom said fee has been paid, which license shall be valid for so
long as the employee remains in the employ of said retail dealer.

���� No license shall be granted to
any retail dealer under the age of 21 years or to any employee of a retail
dealer under the age of 18 or to any person who could not qualify to obtain a
permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card, or to
any corporation, partnership or other business organization in which the actual
or equitable controlling interest is held or possessed by such an ineligible
person.

���� All licenses shall be granted
subject to the following conditions, for breach of any of which the license
shall be subject to revocation on the application of any law enforcement
officer and after notice and hearing by the issuing court:

���� (1)�� The business shall be
carried on only in the building or buildings designated in the license,
provided that repairs may be made by the dealer or his employees outside of
such premises.

���� (2)�� The license or a copy
certified by the issuing authority shall be displayed at all times in a
conspicuous place on the business premises where it can be easily read.

���� (3)�� No firearm or imitation
thereof shall be placed in any window or in any other part of the premises
where it can be readily seen from the outside.

���� (4)�� No rifle or shotgun,
except antique rifles or shotguns, shall be delivered to any person unless such
person possesses and exhibits a valid firearms purchaser identification card
and furnishes the seller, on the form prescribed by the superintendent, a certification
signed by him setting forth his name, permanent address, firearms purchaser
identification card number and such other information as the superintendent may
by rule or regulation require.� The certification shall be retained by the
dealer and shall be made available for inspection by any law enforcement
officer at any reasonable time.

���� (5)�� No handgun shall be
delivered to any person unless:

���� (a)�� Such person possesses
and exhibits a valid permit to purchase a firearm and at least seven days have
elapsed since the date of application for the permit;

���� (b)�� The person is personally
known to the seller or presents evidence of his identity;

���� (c)�� The handgun is unloaded
and securely wrapped;

���� (d)�� The handgun is
accompanied by a trigger lock or a locked case, gun box, container or other
secure facility; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to antique
handguns
[
or
personalized handguns included in the roster pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019,
c.164 (C.2C:58-2.8)
]
.�
The
[
exemptions
]

exemption
�
afforded under this subparagraph for antique handguns
[
and
personalized handguns
]

shall be narrowly construed, limited solely to the requirements set forth
herein and shall not be deemed to afford or authorize any other exemption from
the regulatory provisions governing firearms set forth in chapter 39 and
chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; and

���� (e)�� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.2019, c.164)

���� (6)�� The dealer shall keep a
true record of every handgun sold, given or otherwise delivered or disposed of,
in accordance with the provisions of subsections b. through e. of this section
and the record shall note whether a trigger lock, locked case, gun box,
container or other secure facility was delivered along with the handgun.

���� (7)�� A dealer shall not
knowingly deliver more than one handgun to any person within any 30-day
period.� This limitation shall not apply to:

���� (a)�� a federal, State, or
local law enforcement officer or agency purchasing handguns for use by officers
in the actual performance of their law enforcement duties;

���� (b)�� a collector of handguns
as curios or relics as defined in Title 18, United States Code, section 921 (a)
(13) who has in his possession a valid Collector of Curios and Relics License
issued by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;

���� (c)�� transfers of handguns
among licensed retail dealers, registered wholesale dealers and registered
manufacturers;

���� (d)�� any transaction where
the person has purchased a handgun from a licensed retail dealer and has
returned that handgun to the dealer in exchange for another handgun within 30
days of the original transaction, provided the retail dealer reports the
exchange transaction to the superintendent; or

���� (e)�� any transaction where
the superintendent issues an exemption from the prohibition in this subsection
pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2009, c.186 (C.2C:58-3.4).

���� b.��� Records. (1) Every
person engaged in the retail business of selling, leasing or otherwise
transferring a handgun, as a retail dealer or otherwise, shall keep a register
in which shall be entered the time of the sale, lease or other transfer, the
date thereof, the name, age, date of birth, occupation, residence and a
physical description including distinguishing physical characteristics, if any,
of the purchaser, lessee or transferee, the name and permanent home address of
the person making the sale, lease or transfer, the place of the transaction,
and the make, model, manufacturer's number, caliber and other marks of
identification on such handgun and such other information as the superintendent
shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter.� The register
shall be retained by the dealer and shall be made available at all reasonable
hours for inspection by any law enforcement officer.

���� (2) Every person engaged in
the retail business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring handgun
ammunition, as a retail dealer or otherwise, shall keep an electronic record in
which shall be entered the name of the manufacturer; the date of the transaction;
the type; caliber or gauge of the ammunition; the quantity of the ammunition
sold; the name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser; the identification
used to establish the identity of the purchaser; and any other information the
superintendent shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter.

���� The electronic records shall
be retained by the dealer and shall be made available at all reasonable hours
for inspection by any law enforcement officer, and additionally shall be
electronically reported to the superintendent in accordance with section 5 of
P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a).

���� (3) Every retail dealer in the
business of selling or otherwise transferring handgun ammunition shall
immediately electronically report to the State Police any transaction involving
the sale, transfer, assignment, or disposition of 2,000 or more rounds of
handgun ammunition and information relating to each transaction in accordance
with this subsection.

���� Until the implementation of
the electronic record system described in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of
this section or section 5 of P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a), the retail dealer
shall immediately contact the State Police regarding the sale, transfer,
assignment, or disposition of 2,000 or more rounds of handgun ammunition in
accordance with guidelines established by the superintendent.

���� c.���� Forms of register.

���� (1) Until the implementation
of the electronic record system described in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of
this section or section 5 of P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a), the superintendent
shall prepare the form of the register as described in paragraph (1) of
subsection b. of this section and furnish the same in triplicate to each person
licensed to be engaged in the business of selling, leasing or otherwise
transferring firearms.

���� (2) All retail dealers of
handgun ammunition shall establish a system for maintaining electronic records
of the sale or transfer of handgun ammunition within 12 months after the
effective date of P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a et al.).

���� d.��� Signatures in register.�
Until the dealer implements an electronic record system as described in
paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section or section 5 of P.L.2022, c.55
(C.2C:58-3.3a), the purchaser, lessee or transferee of any handgun shall sign, and
the dealer shall require him to sign his name to the register, in triplicate,
and the person making the sale, lease or transfer shall affix his name, in
triplicate, as a witness to the signature.� The signatures, or the entry of an
electronic signature in the electronic record system pursuant to paragraph (2)
of subsection b. of this section or section 5 of P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a),
shall constitute a representation of the accuracy of the information contained
in the register.

���� e.���� Copies of register
entries; delivery to chief of police or county clerk.

���� (1) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within five days of the date of
the sale, assignment or transfer, the dealer shall deliver or mail by certified
mail, return receipt requested, legible copies of the register forms to the
office of the chief of police of the municipality in which the purchaser
resides, or to the office of the captain of the precinct of the municipality in
which the purchaser resides, and to the superintendent.� If hand delivered a
receipt shall be given to the dealer therefor.

���� Where a sale, assignment or
transfer is made to a purchaser who resides in a municipality having no chief
of police, the dealer shall, within five days of the transaction, mail a
duplicate copy of the register sheet to the clerk of the county within which
the purchaser resides.

���� (2) A dealer shall not be
required to use the triplicate form after the dealer establishes an electronic
reporting system pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section or
section 5 of P.L.2022, c.55 (C.2C:58-3.3a).

(cf: P.L.2022, c.55, s.2)

���� 5.��� The following sections
are repealed:

���� Sections 1 through 5 of
P.L.2019, c.164 (C.2C:58-2.7 through C.2C:58-2.11); and

���� Section 8 of P.L.2002, c.130
(C.59:2-11).

���� 6.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill protects law abiding
firearm owners from overly burdensome government infringement on the
constitutional right to keep and bear arms by prohibiting State imposition of
mandatory firearm liability insurance for firearm owners, prohibiting any requirement
that new semi-automatic handguns be equipped with microstamping technology in
order to be sold in the State, and repealing the personalized handgun law.

���� Under the bill, a person would
not be required to obtain a firearm liability insurance policy in order to
possess a firearm lawfully in this State. �Additionally under the bill, a
person licensed or registered as a manufacturer, wholesale dealer of firearms,
retail dealer of firearms, or one of their agents acting in the course of the
person�s employment would be permitted to sell, assign or otherwise transfer
any new semi-automatic handgun regardless of whether the handgun is equipped
with microstamping technology that imprints an alpha-numeric or geometric code
on the cartridge case when the semi-automatic handgun is fired and identifies
the make, model, and serial number of the handgun. �����������

���� Finally, the bill repeals the
personalized handgun law. �Current law provides that a personalized handgun is
one that �incorporates within its design a permanent programmable feature as
part of its manufacture that cannot be deactivated and renders the personalized
handgun reasonably resistant to being fired except when activated by the lawful
owner or other authorized user� and which meets certain performance standards,
as determined by the Personalized Handgun Authorization Commission. Under the
law, within 60 days of the commission determining a handgun meets the
established criteria, licensed retail dealers of firearms in the State are
required to make available for sale at least one personalized handgun and
provide certain notice to customers about personalized handguns. �Dealers in
violation of the law are subject to monetary penalties and license suspension
and a person who tampers with a personalized handgun to disrupt the
user-authorized functionality is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. �Under
the bill, these provisions are repealed.