Any person who offers to sell a machine gun, semi-automatic rifle, or assault firearm by means of an advertisement published in a newspaper circulating within this State, which advertisement does not specify that the purchaser shall hold a valid license to purchase and possess a machine gun or assault firearm, or a valid firearms identification card to purchase and possess an automatic or semi-automatic rifle, is a disorderly person.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:39-15
Gun advertising requirement
Known as the September 11th, 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (912 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Smith & Wesson Brands Inc v. Attorney General New Jersey (2022)
Most recently applied in Smith & Wesson Brands Inc v. Attorney General New Jersey (March 2022)
L.1983,c.515,s.1; amended 1990,c.32,s.5.
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