On December 20, 2016, Port Authority police at the Newark International Airport arrested a 30-year-old Pennsylvanian man after he was allegedly caught with a handgun at a security checkpoint. According to the authorities, an X-ray machine at the Newark Airport detected a 40-caliber Glock 23 semi-automatic pistol in a backpack among the suspect’s carry-on items. […]
On November 30, 2016, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill that permits public and private schools and community colleges to hire armed, specially trained, retired police officers to provide security on school grounds. The new bill addressed specific concerns that some opponents of the bill had when it was first passed […]
On November 25, 2016, commonly referred to as Black Friday, gun shops across America sold enough guns to consumers to arm the entire United States Marine Corps. In New Jersey, this meant that many new firearm owners needed to acquaint themselves with the state’s extremely tough gun laws. FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer stated that the […]
The Philadelphia Eagles recently released wide receiver Josh Huff after he was arrested and charged with weapons offenses. According to authorities, on November 1, 2016, Delaware River Port Authority officers pulled Huff over for speeding on the Walt Whitman Bridge while traveling from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. While speaking with Huff, police officers reportedly smelled […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) recently released a report showing that background checks for gun purchases in New Jersey have increased by 41 percent over the past year, indicating that firearms sales in New Jersey have risen considerably. According to data maintained by the FBI, there were 3,000 more background checks completed in October […]