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ASSEMBLY, No. 4061
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
212th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2007
Sponsored by:Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires radio frequency identifying devices in handguns sold by licensed retail dealers.
As introduced.
An Act concerning firearms and supplementing chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. On and after the effective date of this act, no person registered or licensed by the superintendent as a manufacturer, wholesale dealer of firearms, retail dealer of firearms or agent or employee of a wholesale or retail dealer of firearms pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-1 or N.J.S.2C:58-2shall sell, expose for sale, possess with the intent of selling, assign or otherwise transfer any handgun unless a radio frequency identification device has been installed in that handgun or the handgun is an antique handgun.
As used in this subsection, a “radio frequency identification device” means a passive information storing mechanism which, when activated by a reader, will provide the name of the purchaser of the handgun, the date of the sale or transfer, the permit number under which the sale or transfer was authorized, the name and address of the licensed retail dealer making the sale or transfer, the make, model, manufacturer’s number, and caliber of the handgun, and such other information as the superintendent shall deem necessary.
b. The provisions of this section shall not apply to handguns to be sold, transferred, assigned and delivered for official use to: (1) State and local law enforcement officers of this State; (2) federal law enforcement officers and any other federal officers and employees required to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties; and (3) members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard.
c. The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
d. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
2. This act shall take effect the first day of the 13 month following enactment, but the Attorney General may take such anticipatory administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit licensed retail firearms dealers from selling handguns that do not have radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) installed in them.
As used in this bill, an RFID is a passive information storing mechanism which, when activated by a reader, will provide the name of the handgun purchaser, the date of the sale or transfer, the permit number under which the sale or transfer was authorized, the name and address of the licensed retail dealer who made the sale or transfer, the make, model, manufacturer’s number, and caliber of the handgun.
The availability of this information will enable law enforcement to trace back to their original owners stolen handguns and handguns that are used in crimes.
The provisions of the bill do not apply to handguns sold or transferred for official use to federal, State and local law enforcement officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the Natural Guard.
A person violating the provisions of the bill is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree which is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000; imprisonment for term of up to 18 months; or both.
ASSEMBLY, No. 4061
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
212th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2007
Sponsored by:Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires radio frequency identifying devices in handguns sold by licensed retail dealers.
As introduced.
An Act concerning firearms and supplementing chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. On and after the effective date of this act, no person registered or licensed by the superintendent as a manufacturer, wholesale dealer of firearms, retail dealer of firearms or agent or employee of a wholesale or retail dealer of firearms pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-1 or N.J.S.2C:58-2shall sell, expose for sale, possess with the intent of selling, assign or otherwise transfer any handgun unless a radio frequency identification device has been installed in that handgun or the handgun is an antique handgun.
As used in this subsection, a “radio frequency identification device” means a passive information storing mechanism which, when activated by a reader, will provide the name of the purchaser of the handgun, the date of the sale or transfer, the permit number under which the sale or transfer was authorized, the name and address of the licensed retail dealer making the sale or transfer, the make, model, manufacturer’s number, and caliber of the handgun, and such other information as the superintendent shall deem necessary.
b. The provisions of this section shall not apply to handguns to be sold, transferred, assigned and delivered for official use to: (1) State and local law enforcement officers of this State; (2) federal law enforcement officers and any other federal officers and employees required to carry firearms in the performance of their official duties; and (3) members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the National Guard.
c. The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
d. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
2. This act shall take effect the first day of the 13 month following enactment, but the Attorney General may take such anticipatory administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit licensed retail firearms dealers from selling handguns that do not have radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) installed in them.
As used in this bill, an RFID is a passive information storing mechanism which, when activated by a reader, will provide the name of the handgun purchaser, the date of the sale or transfer, the permit number under which the sale or transfer was authorized, the name and address of the licensed retail dealer who made the sale or transfer, the make, model, manufacturer’s number, and caliber of the handgun.
The availability of this information will enable law enforcement to trace back to their original owners stolen handguns and handguns that are used in crimes.
The provisions of the bill do not apply to handguns sold or transferred for official use to federal, State and local law enforcement officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the Natural Guard.
A person violating the provisions of the bill is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree which is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000; imprisonment for term of up to 18 months; or both.