Strengthens New Jersey's assault weapons ban by revising the definition of assault weapons.
The bill amends the definition of an assault weapon in New Jersey to include semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines and one military-style feature, semi-automatic shotguns with one military-style feature, and semi-automatic pistols with one military-style feature. It reduces the number of criteria that must be met for a firearm to be considered an assault weapon from two to one. The bill also includes definitions for terms such as "assault firearm," "machine gun," "large capacity ammunition magazine," and "undetectable firearm." This act shall take effect immediately.
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