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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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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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As investigators in the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office determine whether to press charges against the parents of the four-year-old Toms River boy, who shot his six-year-old playmate in the head on Monday, Toms River residents remain in shock by the tragic incident.

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A six-year-old boy from Toms River passed away Tuesday, one day after he was shot by a four-year-old neighbor.

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The case of the 4-year-old who accidentally shot a 6-year-old in the head in Toms River has stunned the state.

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A Florida man has been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after police say he brought unregistered guns and ammunition onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.

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Connecticut lawmakers were expected to approve sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity magazines Wednesday, a response to the Newtown school shooting that will give the state some of the country's tightest gun-control laws.

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Atlantic County's gun buyback program nets more than 2,000 guns.

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A sea of weapons on display at the Monmouth County Police Academy Tuesday is more evidence that New Jersey residents like their firearms and that's in a state with some of the toughest gun laws in the nation.

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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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