Pro-gun backlash in New Jersey
New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. It also has a growing pro-second amendment movement.
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Second Amendment advocate Josh Finnical speaks during a Cumberland County freeholder meeting in support of a pro-gun rights resolution. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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New Jersey has some of the strongest gun-control laws in the country. So why are 2nd Amendment activists growing in the state, and asking their counties and cities to be “sanctuaries” for gun rights?
Guest: Ximena Conde
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