Brady campaign sues to activate NJ smart gun law

After careful consideration of the iP1’s design, we have determined that it does not satisfy the statutory definition because, as a matter of design, the pistol may be fired by a person who is not an authorized or recognized user. That is, as long as the pistol is situated within 10 inches of the enabling wristwatch, it may be fired by anyone – the authorized user or any other person who is able to pull the trigger. While the system does incorporate a PIN code or a timer to disable the handgun, when the weapon is enabled, there is nothing in the technology which automatically limits its operational use so that it may only be fired by an authorized or recognized user (so long as the pistol is within a 10-inch proximity to the wristwatch component).

Situations may readily be envisioned in which an unauthorized individual gains access to the pistol in close enough proximity to the wristwatch component (by either maintaining possession of the pistol within 10 inches of the authorized user’s wrist on which he or she is wearing the watch, or by forcibly taking possession of the wristwatch), and therefore would be able to fire the weapon, despite the limiting technology. Accordingly, we are unable to conclude that the iP1 design meets all the elements of New Jersey’s statutory definition of a personalized handgun under N.J.S.2C:39-1(dd), and therefore its availability for retail sales purposes will not trigger the operation of N.J.S.2C:58-2.4 (requiring the promulgation of a list of personalized handguns) and N.J.S.2C:58-2.5 (prohibiting the sale of non-personalized handguns).

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aray said:

Hard to see how any gun is going to be able to satisfy the criteria as interpreted by the AG:

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win296 said:

The NJ AG is smarter than the Brady Campaign (not saying much). The NJ AG is not ready at this point to trigger a court case or national backlash. They are playing the long game.

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Political move by Christie along with vetoing the pork bill that affects Iowa pig farmers.

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tkd4life said:

There is no way this bill will pass constitutional muster. There are MANY SCOTUS decisions that will nullify this bill. I feel like the only reason this hasn't been challenged yet is it doesn't effect people yet. As people have already stated, let the idiots waste their hard earned money on this fruitless effort. There is no way this will hold up long term.

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tkd4life said:

There is no way this bill will pass constitutional muster. There are MANY SCOTUS decisions that will nullify this bill. I feel like the only reason this hasn't been challenged yet is it doesn't effect people yet. As people have already stated, let the idiots waste their hard earned money on this fruitless effort. There is no way this will hold up long term.

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