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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Federal Gun Laws Should Mirror NJ's, Council Says

Discussion accompanied by a presentation on guns by Madison police officers.

Madison's governing body on Monday approved a resolution that it will send to federal and state legislators and other municipalities urging federal legislators to adopt federal gun laws that are similar to those in New Jersey, which is considered to have among the strictest gun laws in the U.S. The "Resolution of the Borough of Madison in Support of Federal Legislation Adopting New Jersey's Strict Gun Laws" was passed unanimously as part of the consent agenda, and discussion on the topic was accompanied by a presentation by Madison police officers about various types of guns. The resolution says more than 48,000 Americans will be murdered with guns during the next four years and Madison's elected officials are outraged at the statistics …

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Gun Laws Addressed By Madison Officials

Seriously dude

5:23 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013

Bruce, Calm down bro. At least you're not in Saudia Arabia.   more ›

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Gun Laws Addressed By Madison Officials

Mayor Bob Conley and Councilman Robert Catalanello have different perspectives on firearms, but both are addressing what they see as needed reforms.

Madison Mayor Bob Conley, a member of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, started the new year by signing a pledge joining Mayors Against Gun Violence. Separately, Borough Councilman Robert Catalanello, a member of the National Rifle Association, plans to introduce a resolution at the governing body's next meeting urging Congress to use New Jersey's gun laws as the laws for the entire U.S., the mayor said. The Madison officials are weighing in on gun laws in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Conley announced his pledge and the planned resolution during Madison's reorganization meeting on Tuesday. He said he signed the pledge earlier that day. Looking back on 2012, "We cannot avoid thinking about the tragedy at Sandy…

David Arthur

11:04 am on Monday, January 14, 2013

I saw something about gun control was going to be on the agenda for tonight's Counsel meeting. Why? I hope it isn't just to make people 'feel good'. Let' stay away from what most of the rest of the politicians are doing...rushing to judgement. Most of them know what the answer is...just don't confuse the with facts. Guns don't kill people.   more ›

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