Gun Laws

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on "straw" purchases of guns can be enforced even if the ultimate buyer is legally allowed to own a gun.

A Montana man trying to catch the thieves who targeted his house pleaded not guilty Wednesday to deliberately killing a 17-year-old German exchange student who entered his garage, a case that ignited debate about laws allowing people to kill to protect their property.

Chipotle is asking customers not to bring firearms into its stores after it says gun rights advocates brought military-style assault rifles into one of its restaurants in Texas.

If you were Gov. Christie, would you sign a bill to make gun laws even tougher in New Jersey? This decision would reduce the permitted capacity of ammunition magazines from 15 to 10 rounds. It passed the state senate on Monday, by a vote of 22-17.

After hours of heated testimony Monday, the State Senate Law and Public Safety Committee approved a bill to reduce the legal limit of rounds in an ammunition magazine from 15 to 10.

Lengthy and often contentious debate dominated Thursday's Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee hearing, as the group took testimony on a bill that would reduce the legal capacity of ammunition magazines in New Jersey to 10 rounds, rather than the current 15.

New Jersey ranks third in the United States, receiving a grade of A-minus, in a study of gun reform laws produced by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

New Jersey's highest court will hear a challenge to one of the state's strictest gun laws.

Dennis was discussing the Millburn mom who was recently attacked in her home and the quick legislation that John Bramnick is working on to prevent home invaders from getting off with no jail time. But could this whole terrible situation have been avoided if NJ gun laws were different?

A trio of bills aims to address New Jersey's growing gang problem.