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NJ law does not allow residents to use a gun to defend against home burglaries. Legal experts say if you shoot, you will be charged.

If you're like me and not well-versed in hunting, the revelation of bear hunting in New Jersey might come as a surprise. It caught my attention when I stumbled upon a story about the Supreme Court allowing black bear hunting in the state. The first of the two scheduled hunts concluded last week, running from October 9th to the 14th, and another session is planned for December 4th to the 9th... Rea

Under a federal judge's order, the state's effort to stop gun permit holders from being armed in a number of NJ places was found unconstitutional.

Here are some of the most horrifying murders that have shaken communities in Monmouth County and Ocean County.

NJ ranks among the country's 5 lowest gun death rates, which is emphasized by a sparse history with mass shootings.

Marijuana remains a Schedule I drug under federal law and could jeopardize federal gun permits and screenings, even where states have legalized it.

Three weeks after a new law greenlighted public nuisance lawsuits against gun makers and sellers, a new office was created specifically to deploy it.

A Long Branch man faces up to 30 years in prison after being convicted of gun and drug-related charges.

Seven new gun laws were enacted Tuesday. The acting attorney general said he's eager to use one allowing public nuisance lawsuits against the gun industry.

The bill is one of nine advanced by an Assembly committee Wednesday, but lawmakers seemed reluctant and it's not listed for a Thursday Senate hearing.

Microstamping technology that helps police trace bullets back to guns would be required in New Jersey, but the bill hasn't gotten a hearing.

The administrative director of the New Jersey judiciary says a bill pending in the Legislature should scale back the changes planned for gun defendants.