New Jersey Aims to Be 4th US State With '13 Handguns a Year' Buy LimitNew Jersey could soon become the fourth state to limit handgun purchases to one a month, a move aimed at fighting "straw" gun buyers who purchase weapons legally and pass them to criminals. The plan, backed by officials in Camden, Newark, Jersey City and other cities, follows calls from urban leaders across the nation, including Philadelphia, to crack down on gun trafficking that they say... [Philadelphia Inquirer, via gunpolicy.org ]
New Jersey Man Charged After 'Freak' Death of Wife in Airgun ShootingWEST MILFORD, New Jersey -- A West Milford man has been charged with reckless manslaughter after fatally shooting his wife with a pellet gun. Police say it looks like a "freak accident." Authorities say Frank McDonald used the pellet gun to shoot squirrels in his yard. He called police around 10 a.m. Saturday after his 44-year-old wife, Cheryl, was hit by a pellet. She later... [Newsday (New York) / Record of Bergen County, via gunpolicy.org ]
Oregon Man Tosses Handgun Onto Bed, Bullet Hits Woman Next DoorPORTLAND, Oregon -- Police arrested a Portland man accused of accidentally shooting his neighbor Sunday. The Portland Police Bureau says 45-year-old Alvert O'Neal Jr. threw a handgun on his bed and it discharged, sending a bullet through an apartment wall and into the shoulder of his sleeping neighbor. The 46-year-old woman was treated Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Her name is being withheld... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]
Texas Lawmakers Fight to Loosen Gun Laws Further, Allow 'Open Carry'AUSTIN -- Texas legislators can't help themselves. Even before their upcoming session hits its stride, they will do something to get national attention, the kind that makes TV hosts snicker and roll their eyes. A surefire attention-getter this session will be an anticipated bill to let Texans openly pack pistols on their hips, in their belts or elsewhere in public view as they go about their... [Houston Chronicle (Texas), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org ]
In Fight Over Chores, 12yr-old Arizona Boy Killed His Mother with 8 BulletsSierra Vista, Arizona -- A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over his chores was found guilty of premeditated murder. Judge James Conlogue found the boy guilty after a hearing Friday in Cochise County Superior Court in the southern Arizona town of Bisbee. The boy is not being identified because he was charged as a juvenile. Conlogue ruled that prosecutors... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]
New York Mayor Must Face Gun Dealer's Defamation Case in GeorgiaA federal appeals court panel has ruled that a defamation case brought by gun store owners against New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg should proceed in Georgia's Cobb County Superior Court, not federal court. Finding that the federal courts don't have jurisdiction over the matter, the Dec. 19 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the lawsuit be sent back to Marietta, where... [Fulton County Daily Report (Georgia) / Law.com, via gunpolicy.org ]
