2024 NJ Senate race: on Gun Control


Tammy Murphy: Owe it to our children to end the epidemic of gun violence

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has made her campaign agenda clear. She intends to defend abortions and support legislation to take guns away from Americans. "We owe it to our children and grandchildren to fight for abortion rights, end the epidemic of gun violence, address climate change, and protect our democracy. Will you join me?" Murphy posted on Twitter.

Murphy’s comments come as Democrats on the federal level are attempting to reintroduce a federal assault weapon ban, ammunition limits and a federal firearms ID that would invalidate state firearms licenses in New Jersey.

While Tammy Murphy rails against gun violence, New Jersey, with the nation’s toughest gun laws, is among the safest states in the United States. While the Murphys take aim at legal gun ownership, Governor Murphy has laid the framework to allow countless criminals arrested for illegal gun charges to be set free under New Jersey bail reform laws.

Source: Shore News Network on 2024 New Jersey Senate race Nov 20, 2023

Andy Kim: Critical that Congress pass ban on bump stocks

Andy Kim said the 6-3 Supreme Court decision on bump stocks "fails the American people." [the Supreme Court ruled that bump stocks don't count as automatic weapons]. "Sixty lives were stolen, hundreds injured, at the Vegas Route 91 festival in just over 10 minutes with the help of bump stocks," Kim said. "I voted to outlaw them to stop their carnage. "Today's ruling makes it critical Congress pass a ban now to save lives."

Curtis Bashaw said he was also disappointed in the ruling. "I believe a bump stock ban is a reasonable and effective gun safety measure," Bashaw stated. "In the United States Senate, I will support bipartisan legislation that protects law-abiding citizens, while keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill."

Source: New Jersey Globe on 2024 New Jersey Senate race Jun 14, 2024

Curtis Bashaw: Bump stock ban reasonable; an effective safety measure

Andy Kim said the 6-3 Supreme Court decision on bump stocks "fails the American people." [the Supreme Court ruled that bump stocks don't count as automatic weapons]. "Sixty lives were stolen, hundreds injured, at the Vegas Route 91 festival in just over 10 minutes with the help of bump stocks," Kim said. "I voted to outlaw them to stop their carnage. "Today's ruling makes it critical Congress pass a ban now to save lives."

Curtis Bashaw said he was also disappointed in the ruling. "I believe a bump stock ban is a reasonable and effective gun safety measure," Bashaw stated. "In the United States Senate, I will support bipartisan legislation that protects law-abiding citizens, while keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill."

Source: New Jersey Globe on 2024 New Jersey Senate race Jun 14, 2024

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Candidates and political leaders on Gun Control:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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