Newark is prepping for a one-day guy buyback program this weekend. It's co-sponsored by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Essex County Bar Association.
Just over $9 million in new or higher taxes and fees related to guns would be imposed – on ammunition and gun sales, gun licenses and bear-hunt permits.
A law enacted in May reducing the maximum capacity of ammunition magazines in N.J. prompted some departments to block cops from carrying guns off-duty.