TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator John A. Girgenti, to increase the penalties for anyone who transports firearms into the State, was approved by the full Senate today..
“New Jersey has some of the most restrictive laws in the nation with respect to purchasing handguns; unfortunately, the majority of handguns used to commit crimes in this State originate from Pennsylvania and Virginia,” said Senator Girgenti, D-Bergen and Passaic. “We need to ‘stem the tide’ of illegal guns into the State. We have done a lot to reduce many types of crime in our State, but crimes committed with firearms are still rising and tougher laws are needed to control the gun problem.”