Jack Ciattarelli on Gun Control

	Jack Ciattarelli on Gun Control

Fast track status for applicants who face imminent danger

Jack will pledge to revisit and reform/repeal any law that violates an individual's constitutional right to due process, and grandfather in any firearm that was legally purchased, but that is deemed illegal in subsequent legislation. Jack will speed up gun permit application processes with "fast track" status for applicants who face imminent danger (e.g., victims of domestic violence). Source: 2025 New Jersey Gubernatorial campaign website Jack4NJ.com , Mar 2, 2025

No criminalization of all 50-caliber weapons

Excerpts from legislation: Revises definition of "destructive device" to include weapons of 50 caliber or greater. The current definition is 60 caliber.

Exemptions for antique firearms or muzzleloader rifles; these firearms would continue with the current 60 caliber restriction.

Individuals who lawfully own one of these newly prohibited firearms have one year in which to dispose of them.

Establishes a buyback program to facilitate the voluntary surrender of these firearms.

Excerpts from veto message: New Jersey already has the second strictest gun laws in the US. In early 2013, the NJ SAFE Task Force recommended narrowly limiting one specific type of firearm: the Barrett 50 caliber long-range rifle. This bill goes well beyond that recommendation and would instead criminalize the ownership of a whole class of firearms.

Legislative outcome: Ciattarelli voted NAY; bill passed Senate 23-16-1; bill passed House 46-29-4; vetoed Sept. 9

Source: New Jersey legislative voting records: A 3659 , Feb 21, 2013

Rated 57% by the NRA, indicating a mixed voting record on gun rights.

Ciattarelli scores 57% by NRA on pro-gun rights policies

While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America`s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world. But our successes would not be possible without the tireless efforts and countless hours of service our nearly three million members have given to champion Second Amendment rights and support NRA programs.

The following ratings are based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionaire sent to all Congressional candidates; the NRA assigned a letter grade (with A+ being the highest and F being the lowest).

A+: A legislator with not only an excellent voting record on all critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote and defend the Second Amendment.
A: Solidly pro-gun candidate including voting record.
AQ: A pro-gun candidate whose rating is based solely on the NRA-PVF Candidate Questionnaire and who does not have a voting record.
B: A generally pro-gun candidate; may have opposed some pro-gun reform in the past.
C: A candidate with a mixed record or positions on gun related issues, who may oppose some pro-gun positions.
D: An anti-gun candidate who usually supports restrictive gun control legislation. Regardless of public statements, can usually be counted on to vote wrong on key issues.
F: True enemy of gun owners` rights. A consistent anti-gun candidate.
?: Refused to answer the NRA-PVF Candidate Questionnaire, often an indication of indifference, if not outright hostility, to gun owners` rights.

Source: NRA website 10-NRA on Aug 11, 2010

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