Establishes firearms storage grant program; appropriates $300,000.
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Overview
This bill establishes a grant program within the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety to encourage licensed retail firearms dealers to offer off-site firearm storage to customers, particularly those concerned about suicide prevention. The program will provide grants of up to $5,000 to dealers for purchasing firearms storage units or reimbursing costs associated with firearm hold agreements. The bill also appropriates $300,000 to fund these grants and requires an annual report on the program’s effectiveness.
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Joseph Cryan
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