Assembly Passes One-Gun-A-Month Reform Bill

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January 8, 2010

Thursday, the New Jersey Assembly voted unanimously (73-0-3) to approve S3104/A4361. These bills were drafted in response to recommendations put forth by the Firearms Task Force created after the midnight passage of New Jersey’s gun rationing law. S3104/A4361 now head to the desk of Governor Jon Corzine (D) for his consideration.

While NRA attempted to create a more robust exemption for gun owners, these requests fell upon deaf ears and the bill passed as written without creating changes beneficial to New Jersey’s law-abiding firearm owners as promised by the Firearms Task Force.
Proponents contend this measure would address the problems with New Jersey\’s \”one-gun-a-month\” law; however, it falls far short. While it would, in limited circumstances, allow a law-abiding person to purchase multiple handguns, an individual would only be able to do so after filing a formal application with the State Police. In addition, the individual would need to justify their \”need\” to purchase these firearms together and why it would not be \”feasible or practical\” to purchase the firearms separately.

Thanks to all of the NRA members who contacted their legislators requesting that they broaden the exemptions to New Jersey’s \”one-gun-a-month\” law and for continuing the fight against further encroachment of our Second Amendment rights and freedoms in the Garden State.

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Your Dog’s Prey Drive—Fact & Fantasy

Pet Tip of the Week:

By Dawn Watson

What is a prey drive? A prey drive is defined by Wikipedia as the instinctive behavior of a carnivore to pursue

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and capture prey. \”But,\” you ask, \”What does that have to do with Fluffy?\” Answer: a lot! Whether Fluffy is a Maltese, a Puggle, or a Siberian Husky, all dogs exhibit a certain amount of instinctive prey drive!

Perhaps you’ve observed your dog crouched outside, looking as though he was stalking a leaf. Or, maybe Fido is tossing his favorite chew-toy up in the air and pouncing on it. That, my friends, is an exhibition of prey drive! Fido is ‘stalking’ the leaf and ‘killing’ the toy! Whether you believe that all dogs have descended from wolves or not your observations of your dog’s behavior should tell you what you need to know.

Some folks wonder whether this instinct is breed-specific. I can only tell you what I

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College Sports for Saturday: Rutgers, Holy Family, Stevens

Rutgers in Rhode Island for Saturday Evening Contest at Providence

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (January 8, 2010) – Rutgers (9-5, 0-2) will look to snap a three game skid and earn its first BIGâ€ˆEASTâ€ˆConference victory of the season when it travels to Rhode Island to meet Providence (9-6, 1-2) in an 8:00 p.m. tip-off Saturday evening (Jan. 9) at the 12,993-seat Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Both teams are coming off losses to league foes this past Wednesday night, with the Scarlet Knights dropping an 82-56 decision at No. 8-ranked West Virginia and the Friars suffering a 92-70 home defeat to Louisville. The loss to WVU marked RU’s second loss in three games to a top ten ranked team after an 81-67 defeat at No. 9 North Carolina on Dec. 28.

The game will be televised live locally on SNY and via the web at www.ESPN360.com and www.SNY.tv. The game will likely be joined in progress on SNY after Jets Post Game Live playoff coverage. The contest will be available live from its onset via www.ESPN360.com and SNY.tv. Don Orsillo will serve as play-by-play announcer, Ron Perry will provide the commentary and Shawna Hassett will serve as courtside reporter. The game will air on SNY in its entirety later that evening at 11:00 p.m. immediately following SportsNite.

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Two From Stevens Men’s Lacrosse Honored as Preseason All-Americans in Lacrosse Yearbook ‘10

HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 7, 2010) – Junior goalkeeper Dave Decker (Califon, N.J.) and junior $\"!cid_image001_jpg@01CA639E\"$ defenseman Zach McHugh (Delray Beach, Fla.) were both honored in Lacrosse Magazine’s Yearbook ’10. Decker was named the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year and a first-team preseason All-American, while McHugh was tabbed a preseason honorable mention All-American. Both players were preseason all-conference as well, and the Ducks were predicted to take third in the Empire 8 behind Ithaca College and Nazareth College.

Decker was a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association second-team All-American after a strong 2009 campaign. The then-sophomore went 11-6 in the cage, totaling 185 saves and a goals-against average of 8.25. His save percentage was .599 and he also picked up 23 ground balls and recorded one assist. He was named the Empire 8 Goalkeeper of the Year. As a rookie, Decker allowed 75 goals and made 128 stops. He has 275 saves, a save percentage of .622, and 48 ground balls in his two-year career. Decker’s overall record in goal is 19-12.

McHugh has been a leader of the nationally regarded Stevens defense the last two seasons. In 2009, he led the team with 35 caused turnovers and was second with 54 ground balls. McHugh was named All-Metro and second-team All-Empire 8 after his strong ‘09. As a rookie in 2008, the Delray Beach, Fla. native scooped up 29 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers. In his career he has two goals, three assists, 83 ground balls, and 52 caused turnovers.

Stevens finished the 2009 season with an overall record of 12-6 (6-2 Empire 8) and reached the Empire 8 Championship semifinals before falling to St. John Fisher College in a heartbreaker. The Ducks went on to win the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro/South Championship over Drew University.

Stevens will open the 2010 preseason during the last week of January and its first game will be on February 20 at Muhlenberg College.

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