Phil Murphy Wants Your Guns, Says Senate Gun Grab Not Enough

Robert Walker

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wants your guns. All of them. It’s no secret. Today, he applauded the latest federal gun ban legislation but said it’s not enough.

“The door has cracked open. We must open it wider,” Murphy said today.

Murphy called the bipartisan Senate agreement the first step toward more sweeping gun control legislation.

“The bipartisan Senate agreement on a framework for national gun safety legislation is a positive first step in restoring sanity to our national dialogue and should be drafted and passed as quickly as possible. And while this agreement is only a narrow first step, it is a recognition that the ability of the gun lobby to block any and all commonsense gun safety laws by its mere presence is waning and that reform is possible,” Murphy said. “However, while this step represents important progress for our nation, we know that more far-reaching steps are needed that are unlikely to happen in Washington anytime soon.”


Murphy said that in New Jersey, he will lead far more sweeping anti-gun measures statewide with his latest gun safety package

“It will remain up to the states to lead on gun safety and to prove to Washington not only what is possible and right but that doing the right thing is also popular among Americans, including responsible gun owners,” Murphy said. “I again call upon my legislative colleagues to put our Gun Safety 3.0 package up for a vote. New Jersey can and must continue to lead by example by doing everything we can to protect our residents from the epidemic of gun violence.”

Under Murphy’s proposal the age to buy guns would be raised from 18 to 21. It will also ban .50 caliber ammunition, require out of state residents to register their guns with the state upon moving to New Jersey, require gun safety training, and provide the ability to sue gun manufacturers for gun violence.

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