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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Safe Storage in New Jersey.’ Child & Consumer Safety. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 22 December
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Firearm and Ammunition Storage Regulations in New Jersey
In New Jersey, retail firearms dealers must include a trigger lock or a locked case, gun box, container or other secure facility with every handgun sold, unless the handgun is on the state list of approved personalized handguns…
New Jersey has established the "KeepSafe" program, which provides that any person who purchases a firearm from a retail dealer is eligible for a five dollar instant rebate on the purchase of a trigger locking device compatible with the firearm purchased.
In addition, the New Jersey State Police shall provide licensed retail firearms dealers with a sign "to be prominently displayed at a conspicuous place on the dealer's business premises" which will state "substantially" the following:
KEEP NEW JERSEY FIREARMS SAFE.
TO ENCOURAGE NEW JERSEY GUN OWNERS TO STORE THEIR FIREARMS SAFELY, THE STATE IS OFFERING A $5 INSTANT REBATE WHEN YOU PURCHASE A COMPATIBLE TRIGGER LOCK ALONG WITH YOUR FIREARM.
REMEMBER–THE USE OF A TRIGGER LOCK IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE FIREARM STORAGE. FIREARMS SHOULD BE STORED, UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.
NEW JERSEY'S FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ARE PRECIOUS - KEEP THEM SAFE!!…
New Jersey does not require firearm owners to lock their weapons…
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