New Jersey has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country. Only California has stricter laws, according to the Giffords Law Center.  Those laws could become even more stringent next year. A package of gun reform bills recently passed in the New Jersey Assembly...

Many states as well as the federal government have hate crime laws. These laws deal with criminal activity that is perpetrated on someone or a group based on a protected characteristic. They can also apply to vandalism or destruction of places of worship or cemeteries...