gun violence

Today marks the two-month anniversary of the horrific Newtown, Connecticut school massacre. That tragic fact did not stop several gun rights activists from voicing their staunch opposition yesterday to a bill that would allow towns to create gun-free school zones.

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In an effort to fast-track legislation designed to prevent gun violence, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee approved 20 bills yesterday.

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Today in Trenton, the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee will meet to consider 24 bills aimed at reforming weapons and ammunition sales, improving mental health services, enhancing gun safety, combating illegal gun trafficking and finding ways to boost school security. Panel members are expecting a very long day.

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With the memory of the Newtown Connecticut school massacre still fresh in many people's minds, Governor Christie's NJ SAFE Task Force has held the first of 3 planned public hearings this week, to gather ideas and suggestions about how to reduce gun violence in the Garden state.

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The number of federal background checks for firearms sales declined in the U.S. last month, as retailers continue to run out of guns to sell during a buying spree driven by Washington's new focus on gun control.

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The Governor's NJ Safe Task Force is hoping to hear from ordinary residents this week on how to keep schools and neighborhoods safe as well as how to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. That's the objective of three public hearings taking place in Camden, Lincroft and Newark this week.

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The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting illustrated the importance of strengthening background checks to ensure guns are not sold to people who cannot legally buy them, Vice President Joe Biden said Friday.

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Vice President Joe Biden says he's more concerned about limiting the number of rounds in a gun magazine than about banning assault weapons that account for a small percentage of gun deaths.

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The Newtown tragedy and last week's school shooting in California have brought the issue of gun violence back into the national spotlight. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to deliver new gun law policy proposals to President Barack Obama tomorrow. New Jersey voters are clearly united behind the belief that more needs to be done to keep people safe. That's the clear finding in a new Fairleigh Dickinson University-Public Mind poll released today.

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U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) is urging Vice President Joe Biden to consider several pieces of legislation that Lautenberg has introduced or plans to introduce to address loopholes in gun safety laws. Yesterday, President Barack Obama announced that Biden will head up a national task force on gun violence.

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