NJ A3789

Expands criminal liability for firearms regulatory violations from requiring "knowing" conduct to include "reckless" violations, making it a fourth-degree crime to recklessly violate provisions on manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, permits, and licenses for firearms

Lowers the standard for prosecuting licensed dealers who sell firearms to disqualified persons from "knowing" to "knows or reasonably should know" the buyer intends to transfer the firearm to someone prohibited from possessing it

Defines "reasonably should know" as when a person of reasonable prudence and competence would ascertain or know a fact under the circumstances

Maintains existing penalties for dealers convicted of selling to disqualified persons: 18-month mandatory minimum sentence (3 years if the firearm was used in a crime) and permanent disqualification from holding a retail firearms license

Amends N.J.S.2C:39-10 to make it easier to prosecute violations of New Jersey's firearms regulatory framework by lowering the mental state required for conviction