A 2350 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes strict liability criminal penalties for minor's access to loaded firearm if access results in bodily injury or death.

New Jersey's A2350 would impose strict criminal liability on adults who improperly store loaded firearms, making them automatically responsible if a minor (under age 18) accesses the gun and causes injury or death. Currently, improper storage without injury is a minor violation, but this bill escalates penalties to criminal charges (third degree for bodily injury, second for serious injury, first degree for death) if a minor gains access to a loaded firearm stored unsafely. The bill raises the definition of "minor" from under 16 to under 18 and removes the need to prove negligence in cases resulting in harm. It applies to gun owners controlling premises where a minor accesses an improperly stored firearm, excluding lawful minor firearm use under existing exemptions.
Sub-Topics: Firearms
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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