N.J. Gov. Murphy Signs First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Hold Gun Traffickers Criminally Liable for Resulting Deaths and Injuries
August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023:
Expanding on New Jersey's nation-leading gun safety laws, Governor Phil Murphy today signed S3150, which establishes strict liability criminal penalties for gun traffickers when an illegally trafficked firearm provided by them is used in a crime that results in serious or significant bodily injury or death.
Under the first-in-the-nation legislation, also k . . .
Expanding on New Jersey's nation-leading gun safety laws, Governor Phil Murphy today signed S3150, which establishes strict liability criminal penalties for gun traffickers when an illegally trafficked firearm provided by them is used in a crime that results in serious or significant bodily injury or death.
Under the first-in-the-nation legislation, also k . . .