Jersey City to Require Gun Vendors to State Position on Gun Safety

CNN reports that Jersey City, New Jersey, will now require vendors bidding on gun contracts with the city to answer questions about gun safety. The city will deem a proposal incomplete if a bidder chooses not to respond to the questions. According to the CNN article, bid specifications for police department guns and ammunition will include the following six questions:

1. What do you do to combat illegal gun crime?
2. Do you manufacture and sell assault weapons for civilian use?
3. Do you agree not to sell certain firearm models for civilian use?
4. Do you require your dealers to conduct background checks?
5. Do you fund research related to gun violence and smart gun technology?
6. Will you commit to prohibiting your brand name from being used in violent games?

According to Mayor Steven Fulop, the city will consider a bidder’s responses to the questions along with product safety and price.