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NJ S3893
Bill
Status
12/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Linda Greenstein
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AI Summary
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Adds "machine gun conversion device" to New Jersey's definition of prohibited weapons, defined as any device capable of converting a firearm into a machine gun
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Expands the definition of "machine gun" to include the frame or receiver of such firearms, parts designed for converting firearms into machine guns, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled
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Makes possession of a machine gun conversion device (when not in possession of a firearm to which it may be affixed) a third-degree crime, the same penalty as possession of bump stocks or trigger cranks
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Makes manufacturing, transporting, shipping, selling, or disposing of a machine gun conversion device a third-degree crime
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Clarifies that possession of a bump stock, trigger crank, or machine gun conversion device that is affixed to a firearm would be prosecuted under the more serious machine gun possession statute (second-degree crime) rather than as a standalone device offense
Legislative Description
Establishes criminal penalties for sale and possession of machine gun conversion devices.
Substituted by another Bill
Last Action
Substituted by A4974 (1R)
1/12/2026