A newbie posted a question over on PAFOA (I directed him here). In his question, he stated it as fact that local municipalities can legislate gun issues - in other words, no state pre-emption. I never really gave this any thought. I've been all over the gun statutes and administrative code, but don't recall ever seeing anything about pre-emption. Do we have it, or are we at the mercy of the legislative bodies of the 500+ municipalities in this state. That could result in a crazy patchwork of laws that one traveling in the state could never hope to comply with.

 

What say you legal beagles?

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

A newbie posted a question over on PAFOA (I directed him here). In his question, he stated it as fact that local municipalities can legislate gun issues - in other words, no state pre-emption. I never really gave this any thought. I've been all over the gun statutes and administrative code, but don't recall ever seeing anything about pre-emption. Do we have it, or are we at the mercy of the legislative bodies of the 500+ municipalities in this state. That could result in a crazy patchwork of laws that one traveling in the state could never hope to comply with.

 

What say you leagle beagles?

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

New Jersey has state pre-emption over the municipalities... the most recent example being Jersey City's attempt to have a One Gun a Month law when the state had no such law, it was struck down because the city had no right to regulate the sale of guns as that was the domain of the state. Then the state went full-retard and pass OGAM themselves.

No discharge laws are town to town as well.

(Thanks to BRN169, I now know where to find this info)

 

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NJ doesn't have pre-emption in the statutes, but it's been established through judicial ruling. Which basically means that it's only as good as the latest ruling.

(Thanks to BRN169, I now know where to find this info)

 

Clicky-clicky!

 

NJ doesn't have pre-emption in the statutes, but it's been established through judicial ruling. Which basically means that it's only as good as the latest ruling.

 

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