Crime & Safety

POLL: 11 Guns Stolen From Point Boro House - Stricter Gun Laws Necessary?

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A 20-year-old man was arrested in Point Pleasant Boro recently and charged with the theft of 11 firearms from a home, police said.

Steven J. House was charged in the May 3 burglary and theft of a Maple Avenue home, and planned to sell the guns, police said.

House was charged May 8 with theft of moveable property and unlawful possession of a rifle or shotgun, according to Ocean County Jail records.

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Is this an example of how the state/nation needs tougher gun laws? Should anyone have 11 guns? Let us know in the poll and the comments.

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