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Rible: Local Jobs Improving in Private Sector for December

Assemblyman said business is rebounding

Assemblyman David Rible, R-Monmouth and Ocean, released the following statement regarding New Jersey's recent job report: Assembly Republican Conference Leader David Rible, R-Monmouth and Ocean, said Thursday’s jobs report by the U.S. Dept. of Labor showing private sector employment in New Jersey increased by 30,900 in December is a sign of business confidence in New Jersey and that the state is rebounding from the effects of Superstorm Sandy.  The latest data marks the state’s largest single monthly employment gain since job numbers were tracked starting in 1990. “The news that companies are once again hiring should spur further employment growth in the private sector,” said Rible. “Job creation starts with confidence and optimism by the …

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Rible: No Public Release Of Handgun Owners' Names

State Assemblyman wants to bar publication of handgun owners' information following New York paper's move to publish 30,000 names and addresses

State Assemblyman David Rible says he wants to prevent the public release of handgun permit holders' personal information and plans to introduce a bill that would do just that, according to a release. Rible, R-Monmouth, said Monday that he plans to introduce a bill barring from the public the names of New Jersey residents who hold a handgun permits after a New York newspaper published the names and addresses of tens of thousands of permit holders about two weeks ago. The Journal News in White Plains, NY, published the article, “The Gun Owner Next Door: What You Don’t Know About the Weapons in Your Neighborhood,” which published the names and addresses of more than 30,000 handgun permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties. The …

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Jacob

12:26 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013

This argument makes no sense. The bill was in reaction to what happened in NY and how a newspaper had access to information and published the names/addresses of gun owners, when the "gun topic" is a HOT issue all across the country - what is hard to understand that this bill will make sure a NJ regulation is codified into law to prevent an issue like NY happening in NJ? Did you not read the …   more ›