Like several other Democrat-run states in our union, New Jersey has become known for having rather strict gun control laws that tend to punish the law-abiding citizens more than the criminals who use guns to commit their crimes.
New Jersey Advance Media reported June 13 that Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy had signed into law six tough gun control measures, part of his stated effort to make the state one of the harshest in terms of gun control.
Those measures included a ban on magazines that held more than 10 rounds of ammunition, a ban on armor-piercing ammunition, required background checks on all private sales of firearms and the requirement of a “justifiable need” in order to obtain a concealed carry permit.
He also signed into law firearm restraining orders that would see guns seized and a year-long ban on firearm purchases imposed on gun owners if family members or mental health officials deem an individual to be a threat to themselves or others.
But those measures apparently were not enough to undermine the Second Amendment-protected right to keep and bear arms in Murphy’s view, as he has now proposed imposing a number of financial barriers on the process of buying or selling firearms in the state.
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NJ Advance Media reported separately that Murphy has proposed, as part of budgetary discussions, to significantly hike the fees that must be paid for a variety of permits necessary to conduct firearms-related business in the state.
Those fee hikes were estimated to bring in at least an additional $1.4 million in revenue for the state if the proposal can be transformed into law, though it is noteworthy that no state legislators have championed the idea yet.
Murphy’s plan would increase the cost of a handgun purchase…
