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May 7, 2021 at 1:54 PM
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph Township Mayor and Council held a Regular Meeting on May 6 during which the importance of gun violence awareness was addressed, announcements about the township’s Fourth of July Freedom Festival were made and plans and funds for various town wide projects were delineated.
Mayor Mark Forstenhausler commenced the meeting by honoring May 6th as National Nurses Day and sharing a message of gratitude for all Randolph nurses.
The meeting then proceeded into a Public Comments session. The first member of the public to address the council was Leslie Moran who thanked Mayor Forstenhausler for responding to her communications about a Gun Violence Awareness Day Proclamation. Moran emphasized the nonpartisan nature of the proclamation and attributed its inspiration to a number of recent gun violence–related deaths.
Opinion: End gun violence
As we all continue our struggle to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to keep in mind another public health crisis that continues to take American lives every single day: gun violence.
The Wear Orange campaign was created in 2015 to bring attention to the critical issue of gun violence across our country and the need to make our communities safer for our families and ourselves.
National Gun Violence Awareness Day is June 4. The movement grew after the death of 15-year old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in Chicago just one week after performing at President Barack Obama’s second inaugural parade in 2013.
CT red flag law only major gun bill moving forward this year
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State Rep. Steve StafstromNed Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
Connecticut’s “red flag” law is close to getting what Democrats see as critical updates for firearm safety.
This proposed revision to the current risk warrant law is the single biggest legislation raised on firearms this session, said State Rep. Steve Stafsrom, D-Bridgeport, who chairs the Judiciary Committee.
“While the (risk warrant) measure has helped to prevent hundreds of unnecessary deaths, there are clear vulnerabilities in the existing statute,” he said.
The bill being sent to the state House addresses who can seek a risk warrant, how long they stay in effect and prevents those potentially posing a risk from acquiring new firearms while the warrant stands.
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