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Gun Control Stays In The State House Spotlight [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:23:30 +0000

The gun control debate continues to rage on in Trenton as the State Senate House keeps incrementally advancing bills.

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NJ Senate Committee Passes Sweeping Gun Reforms [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:44:43 +0000

The New Jersey State Senate has given the green light to a seven-bill gun safety package.

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Gun Control And The 2013 NJ Governor's Race [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:21:24 +0000

Gun control is the major debate in New Jersey recently, but will it become a gubernatorial campaign issue for Governor Chris Christie and his Democratic challenger, State Senator Barbara Buono?

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Would You Be in Favor of Door-to-Door Illegal Gun Seizures? [POLL]

Jim Gearhart Show — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:44 +0000

According to this article, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that increases funding to confiscate "illegally" owned firearms.

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Newtown Parents Implore Jersey To Pass Gun Clip Limit [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:07:07 +0000

Excerpts from Newtown Parents' News Conference in Support of Limiting Ammo Magazine Size (A-1329) from NJ Assembly Democratic Office on Vimeo.

Parents of victims of the horrific Newtown school massacre filled Assembly Democratic Leader Lou Greenwald's State House office yesterday and fought back tears as they pleaded for the legislature to pass a bill to impose a 10-bullet limitation on the capacity of semiautomatic ammunition magazines.

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Gun Control Divide Persists, Questions Remain About Sandy Hook, Poll Shows [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:11:41 +0000

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is proposing a litany of gun control and violence prevention legislation.

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NJ Senate Democrats Unveil Their Gun Control Bills [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:20:52 +0000

Last week, Governor Chris Christie unveiled his gun control and violence prevention proposals.

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Bill Would Increase Penalties For Failure To Secure Guns [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:15:45 +0000

If a gun owner fails to secure their legal weapon and a child gets access to it, the owner is charged with a disorderly persons offense-even if that child ends up hurting themselves or others with the weapon.

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Gun Safety Legislation Will Soon Be Introduced In New Jersey [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:22:24 +0000

State Senate Democratic leaders are working on a package of gun safety bills that will be formally introduced next week.

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Gun Safety Options Could Prevent Future Tragedies [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:52:31 +0000

With so much attention towards the shooting of a six-year-old Toms River boy by his four-year-old playmate, measures on gun safety are being brought into the forefront.

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