Working with children would be prohibited for sex offenders, who are considered a risk to repeat their crimes, under a bill that's been introduced by Assemblywomen Caroline Casagrande and Pamela Lampitt.
One in five children or teens at risk of committing suicide are able to access a handgun, according to a report presented to the Pediatric American Societies.
This week, Ocean County was rocked by the news of 6-year-old Brandon Holt from Toms River, who was accidentally shot by a 4-year-old friend. Neighbors who would like to join in a remembrance of Brandon, are invited to do so tonight.
As investigators in the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office determine whether to press charges against the parents of the four-year-old Toms River boy, who shot his six-year-old playmate in the head on Monday, Toms River residents remain in shock by the tragic incident.