2014 NJ Senate debate: on Gun Control

Jeff Bell: Opposes more gun restrictions

Bell: Strongly Disagree

Murray Sabrin: Opposes more gun restrictions

Sabrin: Strongly Disagree

Cory Booker: Common sense gun reform on day one

• I was deeply involved with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of mayors dedicated to bringing sanity to our gun laws;
• I focused my police department's efforts and resources on gun crime;
• I attracted private philanthropy to invest in cutting edge technology like an acoustic gunshot detection system;
• I even travelled to Washington DC to personally appeal to the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives for law enforcement access to crime gun trace data.
• But now I know that to better protect Newark, other New Jersey cities, and our suburbs and rural areas (which are experiencing more and more gun violence), the fight is in Congress.

Cory Booker: More background checks & gun trace data

I even personally appealed to the ATF for law enforcement access to crime gun trace data so that my department, and departments across New Jersey, could do more to understand and battle against gun trafficking.

Jeff Bell: Debated who's most supportive of gun rights

Competitive primaries tend to attract a party's most hard-core supporters, and the Republican candidates debated who was most supportive of gun owners' rights. Booker, meanwhile, advocates for stronger gun control measures and was active in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns organization founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.