Another seven gun control-related laws were signed Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy, including one that will allow the state to sue gun makers and sellers in state court.
Lawmakers approved much but not all of Gov. Phil Murphy's latest round of gun-control measures Wednesday, with the leverage of budget season and pressure after recent mass shootings finally overcoming months of stalemate.
New Jersey and five other states have laws governing concealed-carry permits for guns similar to the New York one that was overturned by the Supreme Court.
An Assembly committee Wednesday endorsed nine bills putting new limits on guns in New Jersey, though the one that met the most resistance appears unlikely to get a hearing in the Senate.
The administrative director of the New Jersey judiciary says a bill pending in the Legislature should scale back the changes planned for gun defendants.
"If anybody has something, no detail is too small we need the community's help to get Justice," Shea Bacon-Jones said on her personal Facebook page while remembering her daughter as "everything."
Officials announced Thursday they will spend more than $15M in state and federal funds to address rising gun violence, including $8.2M for community groups and the rest for high-tech police technology.