A New Jersey candidate for governor revised legislation he introduced last week that would prohibit certain citizens from wearing masks in public.
Sen. Jon Bramnick, a Republican from the 21st District, clarified Monday that the ban would only apply to people who wear a mask during the commission of a crime. The proposed law would include a subsequent charge for defendants wearing a mask while committing a crime.
“This secondary charge gives law enforcement an extra tool to hold masked criminals accountable,” Bramnick said in a statement on the New Jersey Senate Republicans website. The senator also cleared up the intent of the bill in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Jan 27, 2024; New Brunswick, NJ, United States; State Sen. Jon Bramnick, a Republican, announces his run for NJ governor at The Stress Factory.
Bramnick introduced legislation Thursday, several weeks after lawmakers on Long Island passed a similar bill that is being challenged by a class-action suit. He acknowledged that his bill would not pass the Legislature as written; rather, he presented it as “my first attempt to get the discussion going.”
Last week’s bill would make it a petty disorderly person offense for any group of people to congregate in public while obscuring their faces to conceal their identity. It includes several exceptions, such as dressing for Halloween; participating in a public parade or exhibition of an educational, religious or historical character; protection from weather; head coverings in accordance with religious beliefs; or for medical purposes.
Bramnick announced in January that he will run as a moderate in the Republican primary for the 2025 gubernatorial nomination.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ gubernatorial candidate clarifies intent of bill banning masks
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