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29 June 2009

Philadelphia Inquirer

TRENTON — The New Jersey Legislature tackled more than 100 bills Thursday along with the state budget, in advance of lawmakers' summer recess. Gun-control advocates won a victory by the passage of a bill that could make New Jersey the fourth state with a one-handgun-per-month buying limit. Proponents say the bill will fight "straw" buyers who purchase guns legally and pass them on to criminals. The measure was approved in the Senate with the bare- minimum 21 votes... (GunPolicy.org)

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