
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Trenton NJ, According to NJ.com, Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed the bill into law in June, which also states that an officer may not be convicted of a criminal offense if he or she voluntarily surrenders a weapon in question.
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik said Sunday on Fox & Friends that the law is not only “outrageous,” it also puts officers at risk.”You’re taking the ability away from the cops to possess the rounds they may need in a gun battle. … That’s insane,” he said.
The law applies to New Jersey residents as well as off-duty officers, and Kerik said Murphy has essentially taken guns “away from the people” of the state.”It’s one thing if you violate a rule of a department,” Kerik added. “But this is a law. A criminal law, and it makes you, then, a criminal. So, this is just crazy.”