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NJ Senate Advances 10 Gun Control Bills

Kevin McArdle — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:51:45 +0000

Today, the New Jersey Senate approved major portions of a package of gun safety bills to overhaul the state’s firearms permitting process by creating a modern, electronic system for universal background checks that will include mental health records and cover private transactions and ammunition sales, among other actions to prevent gun violence.

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Gun Buyback Program Coming to Cumberland County

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:32 +0000

New Jersey is sponsoring another gun buyback program in hopes of reducing gun violence by taking firearms out of circulation.

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Atlantic City Uses New Technology to Locate Gunfire [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:23 +0000

Police in Atlantic City now have a new high-tech crime detection device that can instantaneously tell them when gunfire occurs.

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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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Senators Discuss Changing Background Checks Bill

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:52:46 +0000

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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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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More Adolescents at Risk for Suicide Have Gun Access, Report Says [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:34:40 +0000

One in five children or teens at risk of committing suicide are able to access a handgun, according to a report presented to the Pediatric American Societies.

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NJ Senate To Vote On Gun Control Bills May 13 [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:11:17 +0000

Despite staunch opposition from gun rights advocates, the State Senate plans to vote on 14 gun control bills May 13.

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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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