Last week, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would ban the purchase, transfer, and inheritance of many popular hunting guns, historical American firearms, and large-bore target firearms, based on alleged public safety concerns.
Touted as a ban on .50 caliber and larger firearms, A2116 bans dozens of models of popular hunting guns, including traditional .50 muzzle loaders with synthetic stocks, fiber optic sights, or scopes in lieu of sights. The bill also bans many modern safari rifles and hunting handguns.
A2116 also bans hundreds of historical American firearms and replicas, including from the Civil War and Revolutionary War eras.
A2116 also outlaws the .50 BMG rifle, the purported target of the legislation.
Dozens of traditional muzzleloaders will be banned by A211, including: Buckskinner flintlock Carbine (.50), CVA Greywolf percussion (.50), Deer Hunter flintlock (blue) (.50), Pursuit XLT flintlock (camo) (.50), Stone Mountain Silver Eagle percussion carbine (.50), Thompson Center Black Mountain Magnum percussion (.50), and Traditions Panther percussion (.54).
Because A2116 redefines many hunting firearms as “destructive devices,” the legislation prevents the heirs of those who currently own these firearms from inheriting them as family heirlooms.
Modern Guns Banned by A2116 include these chamberings of hunting rifles: .50 Alaskan, .500 Nitro Express, .50 Beowolf, .50 Airgun, 14.5mm JDJ, and dozens of others.
Examples of banned handguns include the .50 Remington Single Shot RF, AMT Auto Mag, Bowen Classic Arms .500 Linebaugh Revolver, Guncrafter Industries M1, Magnum Research Desert Eagle, Smith & Wesson 500 Revolver, Taurus Raging Bull 500 Revolver, and the Thompson Center Encore .50 Single Shot, among others.
The bill now moves to the full Assembly for a vote before Tuesday, July 1.
