Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CAROLINE CASAGRANDE

District 11 (Monmouth)

Assemblyman REED GUSCIORA

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

SYNOPSIS

Makes it a crime to sell or possess products or materials designed to alter firearms to look like toy guns.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

An Act concerning firearms and supplementing chapter 39 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. Any person who sells, offers to sell, possesses with the intent to sell, or otherwise transfer to another any equipment, product or material that alone, or in combination with other equipment, products or materials, is designed to be used to color-coat or otherwise alter the appearance of a firearm in such a way that it would lead an observer to reasonably believe or misidentify that firearm as a toy gun is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

b. Any person who knowing acquires or has in his possession any equipment, product or material that alone, or in combination with other equipment, products or materials, is designed to be used to color-coat or otherwise alter the appearance of a firearm in such a way that it would lead an observer to reasonably believe or misidentify that firearm as a toy gun is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.

STATEMENT

This bill would make it a crime of the fourth degree for any person to sell, offer to sell, or otherwise transfer to another any equipment, product or material that alone, or in combination with any other equipment, product or material, is design to be used to color-coat or otherwise alter a firearm in such a way that it would lead an observer to reasonably believe or misidentify that firearm as a toy gun.

This bill also would make it a crime of the fourth degree for any person to acquire or possess any such equipment, product or materials.

A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to 18 months; a fine of up to $10,000; or both.