Ceasefire NJ, the Garden State's oldest and most important organization devoted to reducing gun violence, today announced its endorsement of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) for re-election.

          "Ceasefire NJ takes great pride in endorsing Senator Lautenberg, the single federal legislator who has done more than any other to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.  Senator Lautenberg is the one federal office holder who refuses to fear the gun lobby.  He has always stood up to its money and lies and demanded that communities be made safer.  We are lucky to have him in the Garden State," said Bryan Miller, Executive Director of Ceasefire NJ.

          Miller noted candidates endorsed by Ceasefire NJ have vowed to:

• Vote against legislation to diminish NJ's gun laws by allowing residents to purchase handguns out-of-state;

• Vote against legislation to make permanent and expand prohibitions on public and law enforcement access to information on gun traces and flows;

• Vote for a bill to require the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to publish annual reports on gun traces and illegal gun flows;

• Introduce legislation modeled on NJ's Assault Weapons Ban, to prohibit the sale and possession of semiautomatic assault guns;

• Vote against the so-called 'Second Amendment Enforcement Act,' which would remove the rights of the citizens of Washington, D.C. to enact and enforce their own gun laws; and

• Vote for a bill to require federal background checks on all firearm purchases at gun shows.