The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

We offer expert advice on legislative strategy and share best practices from other states. We produce and disseminate our annual Brady State Scorecard that rates each state on the strength of its gun laws.

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New Jersey has strong gun laws that help combat the illegal gun market, prevent the sale of most guns without background checks and reduce risks to children, but can still do more, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, New Jersey has the second strongest gun laws in the country earning 73 points out of a total of 100.

“New Jersey has taken important steps to combat the problem of illegal guns which fall into the hands of criminals and endanger our communities,” said Bryan Miller, Executive Director of Ceasefire NJ, “but we still want to do more.”

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