New Jersey governor signs wide-ranging restrictions on carrying guns in face of certain legal challenge

Dec 22 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Thursday that will sharply limit where guns can be carried in New Jersey, a direct response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer ruling that expanded gun-carry rights.

The wide ranging measure, A4769 (22R), also overhauls the state’s process for receiving a concealed carry permit and mandates the purchase of liability insurance for people carrying handguns in public. The law is among the nation’s most stringent gun...

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