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NJ ACR72

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Linda Carter

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress and the President to require criminal background checks for all gun sales, including gun show sales
  • Calls for reinstating and strengthening the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004
  • Requests federal funding for smart gun technology research and establishment of a national gun buyback program targeting assault firearms
  • Advocates for repealing the Dickey Amendment and fully funding CDC research on firearm violence
  • Cites that gun violence costs the United States an estimated $229 billion annually and that 63 of 79 mass shootings since 1982 involved legally purchased firearms

Legislative Description

Memorializes Congress and President to enact legislation establishing certain gun control measures.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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