The Governor's NJ SAFE Task Force heard many are in favor of broader gun rights for citizens in NJ.
More than 200 people came to voice their opinion about gun control, addiction, mental health and school safety at Wednesday afternoon's forum held at Brookdale Community College in Middletown. The public hearing was one of three being conducted by the Governor's NJ SAFE Task Force to collect public input into the issues. The majority of the attendees spoke out against recent proposed legislation that would put limits on gun and ammunition ownership. They defended their Second Amendment right to bear arms, spoke earnestly about their responsibilities to protect their families, and pleaded for changes to NJ's restrictive gun laws. Throughout the two-hour hearing, only a few expressed anti-gun opinions. A representative of One Million …
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NJ SAFE will analyze data from numerous sources to provide recommendations on issues like gun control.
In an effort to address and understand the root causes of violent crimes, and in response to President Barack Obama's recent proposed assault weapon ban, Gov. Chris Christie announced the development of a new task force Thursday afternoon called the NJ SAFE Task Force. By creating NJ SAFE, Christie said he hopes to take a comprehensive look at where gun control, addiction, mental health, and school safety in New Jersey intersect. While the state has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, Christie said his hope is that the task force will focus on real, common sense measures that could be appropriate for New Jersey moving forward. The bipartisan task force is comprised of six members and is being co-chaired by two former New Jersey …
KS
8:07 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
I see in the comments above that Mr. Heyman would like to lock up the "psychos and autistics". Since when are autistic individuals grouped with those who are psychotic, implying that autistic individuals are threatening and dangerous to the public? A shameful, ignorant assertion. I have noted that there is a blogger on the Middletown Patch who occasionally writes about family life with her … more ›