NJ ACR91

Urges the President and Congress to enact a federal assault weapons ban that would prohibit the manufacture, transfer, and possession of semi-automatic assault weapons

Calls for a prohibition against large capacity ammunition feeding devices, magazines, or clips

References the expiration of the federal "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994" assault weapons ban, which Congress failed to reauthorize in 2004

Cites the 2011 Arizona shooting that killed 6 people and injured 13 others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, where a large capacity magazine enabled over 30 shots without reloading

Notes that New Jersey enacted its own assault weapons ban in 1990, recognizing the threat such weapons pose to law enforcement and public safety