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Jim Florio

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

NJ Mayors Group: Enough Is Enough on Illegal Guns

Mayors Against Illegal Guns wants stricter federal laws to rein in gun violence and access to certain weapons.

Mayors from across the Garden State converged on a North Jersey town today to rebuke federal politicians for their inaction on gun control measures. New Jersey's contingent of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an 800-strong coalition nationwide, voiced their frustration with Congress for not acting to ban assault weapons, make gun trafficking a federal crime or increase background checks on potential gun owners. The group met in Cranford, just as counterparts from Vermont to New Mexico held their own local meetings. "It has nothing to do with the Second Amendment; it's about gun violence," said former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio, who joined the group of local legislative leaders and law enforcement officials. Florio took much of the credit for …

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WDNeedsHelp

4:42 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

This "Limit" should also go for womens shoes....would save thousands of marriages a year. How ridiculous do you want to get? If I want 1 gun or 100 it's my business not the governments.   more ›

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