Bill is an Attack on Sportsmen, Collectors, and Target Shooters

On Thursday morning, June 12, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider legislation that would ban the purchase, transfer, and inheritance of many popular hunting guns, historical American firearms, and large bore target firearms, based on alleged public safety concerns.

Touted as a ban on .50 caliber and larger firearms, A2116 assaults New Jersey sportsmen by banning dozens of models of popular hunting guns, including traditional .50 muzzle loaders with synthetic stocks, fiber optic sights, or scopes in lieu of sights. Such guns with sights not actually made of iron are also in question due to A2116’s unclear wording. The bill also bans many modern safari rifles and hunting handguns.

A2116 also bans hundreds of historical American firearms and replicas, including from the Civil War and Revolutionary War eras. A2116 is a slap in the face to collectors, historians, and the patriots who used these firearms to win the very freedoms this legislation now seeks to take away.

A2116 also wrongly demonizes the .50 bmg rifle, which is not used in criminal activity, but which is regularly used by law abiding citizens for precision target shooting, competition, and collection. The legislation makes the fundamental mistake of banning guns based on the size of the hole in the barrel rather than punishing criminal behavior.

Please immediately email, call, and/or fax the members of the NJ Assembly Judiciary Committee, and urge them to oppose A2116!

MEMBERS OF THE NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

Linda Greenstein (Chair) (D14)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 609-395-9911
Fax: 609-395-9032

Peter Barnes, III (Vice Chair) (D18)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 732-548-1406
Fax: 732-548-1623

Caroline Casagrande (R12)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 732-866-1695
Fax: 732-866-4262

Reed Gusciora (D15)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 609-292-0500
Fax: 609-633-2179

Amy Handlin (R13)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 732-787-1170
Fax: 732-787-0356

Grace Spencer (D29)
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 973-624-1730
Fax: 973-589-0716