Piscataway Imposes Restrictions on Sale of Guns

The battle over gun control is coming to Piscataway amid a contentious Democratic primary, as local officials weigh an ordinance that would make it very difficult for weapons retailers to set up shop in the township. A public hearing is set for June 14, 2018, nine days after the primary, to debate a municipal ordinance […]

New Jersey Gun Violence Costs Billions

Gun violence not only kills and injures hundreds of people every year in New Jersey, but it also extracts around $1.2 billion from the Garden State every year. The cited amount is an estimate produced by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and included in a report: Economic Cost of Gun Violence in […]

New Jersey Lawmakers Target “Ghost Guns”

Democratic state lawmakers have a new target as they aim to tighten New Jersey’s already strict firearms laws: “ghost guns.” A new bill that began advancing in the Democrat-controlled state legislature on Monday would prohibit the purchase of firearm parts used to make these untraceable homemade guns. The NJ Senate Law and Public Safety committee […]