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 […]
On October 31, 2016, three people indicted for multiple weapons offenses pleaded not guilty in the Hudson County Superior Court. According to authorities, 50-year-old John Cramsey, 53-year-old Dean Smith, and 29-year-old Kimberly Arendt, all of whom are from Pennsylvania, pleaded not guilty to a 63-count indictment that included numerous gun crimes. The criminal charges stem […]
A Connecticut judge recently dismissed a lawsuit by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack. The lawsuit was filed against the makers of the assault rifle used in the school shooting. The Honorable Barbara N. Bellis of the Connecticut State Superior Court reportedly relied on the Protection of Lawful Commerce in […]
The New Jersey State Assembly is currently considering a bill, A-1119, that would prohibit the sale of certain toy guns. The bill was introduced on January 27, 2016, with the Assembly referring the bill to the Appropriations Committee on September 22, 2016. According the News 12 New Jersey, proponents of the toy gun legislation assert […]
New Jersey’s gun laws are some of the most stringent in the nation. But even with the strict firearms laws, troubling news of gun violence and firearms-related deaths continues to make headlines in New Jersey on almost a daily basis. However, residents of Camden County have recently begun efforts to fight back and organize a […]