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ACR124
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 124
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman� LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
���� Urges President and Congress of United States to
enact assault weapons ban including prohibition against large capacity
ammunition feeding devices.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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A
Concurrent Resolution
urging the President
and the Congress of the United States to enact an assault weapons ban including
a prohibition against
large capacity
ammunition feeding device
s
.
Whereas,
The federal �Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994� which
included provisions that banned the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices expired when Congress failed to reauthorize
the act in 2004; and
Whereas,
A new or reauthorized assault weapons ban should prohibit the manufacture,
transfer, and possession of assault weapons and the transfer and possession of
large capacity ammunition feeding devices, magazines, or clips; and
Whereas,
Assault weapons are semi-automatic firearms designed with military features to
allow rapid and accurate spray firing; they are designed to kill quickly and
efficiently and are not intended for sport or hunting; and
Whereas,
Assault weapons have been used in some of the nation�s most horrific crimes
including the recent tragedy in Arizona in which six people were killed and 13
others, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, were injured; and
Whereas,
The accused gunman in the Arizona massacre employed a large capacity magazine
which allowed him to fire more than 30 shots quickly and without reloading; and
Whereas,
Recognizing that assault weapons pose a serious threat to law enforcement and
to the safety of the citizens in New Jersey, in 1990 New Jersey enacted
legislation banning assault weapons and certain large capacity ammunition
feeding devices; and
Whereas,
It is altogether fitting and proper and in the public interest for this
Legislature to respectfully urge the President and the Congress of the United
States to enact an assault weapons ban including a prohibition against large
capacity ammunition feeding devices; now, therefore,
����
Be It
Resolved
by the General Assembly of the State
of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):
���� 1.��� The President and the
Congress of the United States are urged to enact an assault
weapons ban including a prohibition against
large
capacity ammunition feeding devices
.�
���� 2.��� Copies of this
resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the
Clerk of the General Assembly or the Secretary of State to the
President and Vice President of the United States,
the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, the Speaker and
Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States House of Representatives
,
and each member of the United States Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
���� This resolution urges the
President and Congress of the United States to enact an assault
weapons ban including a prohibition against
large
capacity ammunition feeding devices
.�
����
The
federal �Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994� which included
provisions that banned the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and
large capacity ammunition feeding device
s
expired when Congress failed to reauthorize the act in 2004.
���� Assault weapons have been used
in some of the nation�s most horrific crimes including the recent tragedy in Arizona
in which six people were killed and 13 others, including Arizona Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords, were injured.
���� Recognizing that assault
weapons pose a serious threat to law enforcement and to the safety of the
citizens in New Jersey, in 1990 New Jersey enacted legislation banning assault
weapons and certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices.