Democratic legislators in New Jersey are poised to do whatever it takes to block Governor Chris Christie’s recent measures to ease handgun carry permits in New Jersey. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) said that going to court “may be the only recourse” NJ legislators currently have available to stop the handgun carry law. Similarly, Senate […]
On March 6, 2017, NJ Governor Chris Christie announced the adoption of regulations that propose to loosen the restrictions on handgun carry permits in New Jersey. According to a press release by the Governor’s office, the new handgun carry permit regulations would allow New Jersey residents who are seeking to obtain permission to legally carry […]
A Union County man with multiple prior criminal convictions was recently sentenced to 12 years in NJ State Prison due to weapons-related offenses in Elizabeth. On December 13, 2014, at 1:20 a.m., Elizabeth NJ police found Guilio Mesadieu sleeping in his car on the 600 block of Salem Avenue. The problem was not that Mesadieu […]
Law enforcement is trying to find a man accused of illegally possessing a shotgun and leaving the weapon behind at a Greenwich Township hotel. The suspect is a 27-year-old male who reportedly lives on Chestnut Street in Oxford Township, New Jersey. According to authorities, the suspect was a guest at the America’s Best Value Inn […]
After a report of shots fired at the Uptown School Complex in Atlantic City earlier this month, a 16-year-old and 19-year-old were arrested in connection with the incident. On February 3, 2017, AC police officers responded to a report of shots fired and reportedly found “evidence of shots being fired.” At the time, school was […]