New Jersey 101.5 » gun violence http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Six Gun Control Bills Advanced by NJ Senate http://nj1015.com/six-gun-controll-bills-advanced-by-nj-senate/ http://nj1015.com/six-gun-controll-bills-advanced-by-nj-senate/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:42:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=264268 Six gun control bills have cleared a New Jersey Senate committee.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/six-gun-controll-bills-advanced-by-nj-senate/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images NJ Senate Panel Advances Three Gun Control Bills http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-panel-advances-three-gun-control-bills/ http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-panel-advances-three-gun-control-bills/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:31:11 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=264110 Three gun control bills have cleared a New Jersey Senate committee.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-panel-advances-three-gun-control-bills/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Senators Discuss Changing Background Checks Bill http://nj1015.com/senators-discuss-changing-background-checks-bill/ http://nj1015.com/senators-discuss-changing-background-checks-bill/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:52:46 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=263725 The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation's most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/senators-discuss-changing-background-checks-bill/feed/ 0 Robert Tinker, Getty Images Chris Christie Unveils Sweeping Gun Control Plans http://nj1015.com/chris-christie-unveils-sweeping-gun-control-plans/ http://nj1015.com/chris-christie-unveils-sweeping-gun-control-plans/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:55:18 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=255758 Gov. Chris Christie unveiled gun control and violence prevention measures that are as comprehensive as they are ambitious.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/chris-christie-unveils-sweeping-gun-control-plans/feed/ 0 Governor's Office/Tim Larsen GOP Senator Would Broaden Gun Checks, No Records http://nj1015.com/gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-no-records/ http://nj1015.com/gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-no-records/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:12:28 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=252401 A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions as the Senate braced for votes on amendments to gun control legislation next week.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-no-records/feed/ 0 Flickr User Pal Joakim Olsen Shoot Hoops Not Guns Tournament To Spread Anti-Violence Message http://nj1015.com/shoot-hoops-not-guns-tournament-to-spread-anti-violence-message/ http://nj1015.com/shoot-hoops-not-guns-tournament-to-spread-anti-violence-message/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:44:37 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=250916 There will be a basketball tournament this weekend where it’s more about life and death than it is about winning or losing on the scoreboard.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/shoot-hoops-not-guns-tournament-to-spread-anti-violence-message/feed/ 0 Doug Pensinger, Getty Images Gun Background Check Measure Passes Senate Panel [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/gun-background-check-measure-passes-senate-panel/ http://nj1015.com/gun-background-check-measure-passes-senate-panel/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:10:47 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=240176 A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved a Democratic bill Tuesday expanding required federal background checks to nearly all gun purchases, giving President Barack Obama an early victory on curbing gun violence in a fight that still faces difficult odds.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/gun-background-check-measure-passes-senate-panel/feed/ 0 Flickr User Pal Joakim Olsen Does NJ Need More Gun Laws? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/does-nj-need-more-gun-laws-audio/ http://nj1015.com/does-nj-need-more-gun-laws-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:20:22 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=234836 Former Governor Jim Florio is joining more than a dozen organizations to call on the New Jersey State Senate to pass a series of gun control measures already approved by the Assembly.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/does-nj-need-more-gun-laws-audio/feed/ 0 Former Governor Jim Florio (David Matthau, Townsquare Media) Gun Control Bills Approved by NJ Assembly [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/gun-control-bills-approved-by-nj-assembly-audio/ http://nj1015.com/gun-control-bills-approved-by-nj-assembly-audio/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:42:30 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=233622 The New Jersey General Assembly approved 22 gun violence prevention bills Thursday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/gun-control-bills-approved-by-nj-assembly-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Pal Joakim Olsen Obama Says Gun Violence Killing Too Many Children http://nj1015.com/obama-says-gun-violence-killing-too-many-children/ http://nj1015.com/obama-says-gun-violence-killing-too-many-children/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:25:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=231339 President Barack Obama says that every four months, his hometown of Chicago suffers the loss of as many children as were killed in the Connecticut elementary school shooting.

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