Letter: Teaneck Council Deserves Praise for Anti-Gun Violence Vote
Five other Bergen County towns have backed anti-gun violence measure, letter says
The following is a letter to the editor submitted by Ed Gross, chairma of the Bergen County Coalition Against Gun Violence: I am writing to applaud the Teaneck Town Council for their decisive vote to endorse the state's new anti-gun violence resolutions. As the chair of the group behind the effort to gain endorsements, I think the Council deserves the town's praise and gratitude for their stand on this issue. Their desire to promote safety from gun violence accurately represents the overwhelming majority of Teaneck residents. Five other Bergen County towns have already endorsed the resolution we proposed and many others are considering it. Eighteen Bergen County mayors have joined NYC Mayor Bloomberg's non-partisan group, Mayors Against …
Teanecker
6:40 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Such a requirement would most likely be found to be unconstitutional as a form or prior restraint. You simply can't force someone to take a class to own a firearm any more than you can in order to get a voter registration card. Obviously, the case is different for those permitted to travel around with their firearm. For those people, many jurisdictions require such a class. Obviously, whether a … more ›