New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers
Hails Firearms Industry Campaign to Stop
Illegally Purchased Firearms from Entering Garden State

NEWARK, NJ -- The New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers (NJAFR), representing federally licensed firearms retailers in the Garden State, hailed the launch of a major anti-straw purchasing campaign designed to raise awareness among New Jersey residents and visitors of the dangers and severe penalties associated with illegally straw purchasing firearms.

The program, called Don't Lie for the Other Guy, was developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms industry – and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to raise public awareness that it is a serious crime to purchase a firearm for someone who cannot legally do so or for someone who does not otherwise want his or her name associated with the purchase.

The program is also designed to educate firearms dealers on how to better detect and deter potential straw purchases. The campaign, which has been enhanced to better focus on purchasers who would leave the state to illegally straw purchase firearms, drives home the message that anyone attempting an illegal firearm purchase faces a stiff federal penalty: Buy a gun for someone who can't and buy yourself 10 years in jail.

"New Jersey’s firearms retailers fully support the Don’t Lie program," said NJAFR President Bob Viden. "While the gun laws in New Jersey make straw purchasing firearms nearly impossible, the strong message to the public about the seriousness of such an illegal activity is always welcome.

"As federally licensed firearms retailers, and members of our respective communities, we want to do everything we can to ensure criminals never acquire our products."

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