Legislation which honors the life of slain Jersey City police detective Marc Anthony DiNardo by making it a crime to use a defaced or stolen firearm to injure a law enforcement officer was released Monday by an Assembly panel. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Charles Mainor, known as “Marc Anthony’s Law” in honor of officer DiNardo who died from injuries sustained during a shootout with suspected robbers in 2009, would make it a first degree crime to use a defaced or stolen firearm to cause serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, and a second degree crime to use a defaced or stolen firearm to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.
“Dt. DiNardo was a decorated officer. Just weeks before his death he helped save a woman who had jumped into the Hackensack River. He should have been readying to celebrate his 38th birthday, but instead his life was cut short by a stolen 12-gauge shotgun,” said Mainor (D-Hudson).
“Police officers like Dt. DiNardo put their lives on the line every day to protect others. Their work is dangerous. This bill hopes to reduce that risk by criminalizing the use of these types of firearms to harm our police officers, and the penalties for defacing or possessing a defaced firearm. It is the least we can do for those who risk their safety to ensure ours,” added Mainor.
In addition, the bill increases the penalties for defacing a firearm and for acquiring or possessing a defaced firearm. Under the bill, the penalty for defacing a firearm is upgraded from a third degree crime to a second degree crime, which is punishable for a term of imprisonment between five and 10 years; a fine of up to $150,000; or both. The penalty for acquiring or possessing a defaced firearm is upgraded from a crime of the fourth degree to a crime of the third degree, which is punishable for a term of imprisonment between three and five years; a fine of up to $15,000; or both.
The bill was released by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee. TLS.
what a stupid story… so it wasnt a crime to use a defaced firearm before this law ??? lets just say this u kill a cop death penalty simple
Assemblyman Charles Mainor (Democrat)
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT WHO THINKS MAKING NEW LAWS, AND COMPOUNDING LAWS WILL SOMEHOW PREVENT CRIME.
what do they not get? – CRIMINALS DONT LISTEN, NOR CARE ABOUT LAWS!!!!!
This story has NO VALUE. So your telling the public that is ok to shoot with legal firearms ?
Please rethink you intentions.
People who kill a cop should be sentenced to life in prison
just another stupid law by a democrat so he can say he sponsered and introduced a law. defaced firearms are a federal offense, and shooting at a cop is gonna getcha killed.
What a useless waste of time this law took to write. If this is all the Democrats can spend their time doing maybe we should make the Legislators jobs PART TIME, look at all the money we could save.
OK so am I missing something ,if its not a stolen weapon its not a crime?????????????? WHAT You can’t make this stupid stuf up!!!!
I however do agree with increasing the penalty for defacing a weapons serial #
However, the crooks can still use a defaced or stolen firearm to cause bodily harm to a citizen without the additional penalty. Tell me the private citizens are NOT SECOND CLASS in this state.
so just what is a “defaced” weapon? if i own a leagal gun and the serial number is partialy worn away from use or it becomes rusty and is no longer legible am i going to jail too?
Hey #9 If a Democrat catches you, you will.
#9 doesn’t own a gun, legal or otherwise. If he did he’d know how to maintain it. A serial on a gun won’t rub off. A true gun owner would not be caught dead with a rusty weapon. ;-p
hey #11, try breaking into my home and you’ll find out real soon if i own guns or not! i was saying that the law does’nt make any clear definition of a defaced weapon and the real possibility of a law abiding gun owner may get caught in another anti gun law. in the future please remove foot from your mouth before leaving comments. thank you.