Shooting deaths of two NJ politicians reignite debate over whether new gun law works

911 calls released in shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Dwumfour Nine 911 calls released by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office offer detail...

February 23, 2023
4:24 AM

911 calls released in shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Dwumfour Nine 911 calls released by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office offer details of the shooting that claimed the Sayreville councilwoman. Less than two months after sweeping gun reform limited where guns could be carried in New Jersey , multiple headline-grabbing shootings — including two that resulted in the deaths of local elected officials — have shown the limits of policies designed to tamp down gun violence. Critics of the Murphy administration's ever-tightening gun laws say the recent shootings provide further evidence that government cannot legislate criminal behavior, the overwhelming source of New Jersey's gun violence.

Katie Sobko