Are there new strict laws for firearms?
David F asked: Page 1 of 3 P.L. 2007, c. 284 Approved January 13, 2008 SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE, No. 2431 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 212th LEGISLATURE ADOPTED DECEMBER 17, 2007 Sponsored by: Senator JOHN A. GIRGENTI District 35 (Bergen and Passaic) Senator PAUL A. SARLO District 36 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic) SYNOPSIS Establishes as crime of the second degree unlawful possession of certain handguns. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Substitute as adopted by the Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee. AN ACT concerning the unlawful possession of firearms and amending N.J.S.2C:39-5. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.2C:39-5 is amended to read as follows: 2C:39-5. Unlawful Possession of Weapons. a. Machine guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession a machine gun or any instrument or device adaptable for use as a machine gun, without being licensed to do so as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-5, is guilty of a crime of
