NJ Ups Efforts To Keep Weapons Away From Mentally Ill People

NJ Ups Efforts To Keep Weapons Away From Mentally Ill People

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) – There’s been a lot of talk in recent months about efforts to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill people. New Jersey has taken a major step on that front.
The challenge has always been how to keep track of them to stop them from purchasing a weapon in the first place. New Jersey has now entered into a national program.

Judge Glenn Grant

The Civil Commitment Automated Tracking System now has details on cases dating back almost 40 years.
“There’s over 400 thousand records that are now available for these federal licensee agencies to investigate,” says Judge Glenn Grant, who is acting administrator for New Jersey’s courts. “And we’ve had approximately 200 individuals that have been denied weapons as a result of discovering a mental health prohibitor.”


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