NRA-ILA | New Jersey: “Mandatory Jail” Bill Scheduled for Senate Hearing Thursday

Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Regulation & Public Security Committee is scheduled to think about S.513, laws which might create a rebuttable presumption of no bail for gun offenses.  Whereas everybody can agree that severe gun crimes needs to be handled harshly, this invoice is constructed in a fashion that might lead to unintended penalties.  Earlier this yr, the Meeting made amendments to their model of the invoice after severe points had been dropped at the eye of lawmakers.  Nonetheless, regardless of related conversations within the Senate, important issues nonetheless stay in S.513.

This invoice nonetheless has necessary jail time for easy possessory offenses.  Stopping for gasoline on the way in which to the vary or widows transporting their spouses’ firearms to the police station might lead to severe authorized penalties, and beneath this invoice, the particular person would sit in jail till the matter is resolved.  These possessory offenses needs to be exempted.  This laws ought to concentrate on severe violent crimes as a substitute of permitting hyper-technical violations to be handled the identical as murderers.

Your quick assist is required!  Please contact your Senator and respectfully request that they both amend S.513 or oppose it.