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Murphy proposed the election-year agenda in Newark, the state’s largest city, during a more than an hourlong, rally-like event in a crowded community center.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has re-introduced legislation that would ban magazines that can hold over 10 rounds of ammunition.

People who petition for extreme risk protection orders or are victims of domestic violence would have to be given a heads-up before seized weapons are returned.

He adds the feds are working with state law enforcement and they are “over-prepared” to deal with any violence that threatens to take place in Trenton or any other location in Jersey over the next week

They say they support law and order and reject any notion they are aligned with violent behavior.

A 12-year-old boy was wounded when someone fired at least one shot into a Newark home during an apparent drive-by shooting, authorities said.

Several pro-gun groups are taking aim at New Jersey's strict gun laws with a federal lawsuit challenging both the state's carrying law and application process as being out of reach for the average person.

Police responding to a report of a shooting on Thursday found the injured 31-year-old.

The unpaid community role of auxiliary police has been around for decades in New Jersey. In some towns, they do carry guns.

Gov. Phil Murphy offered condolences to the Perez family during his coronavirus briefing on Thursday.