ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 52

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblywoman GILL

A Concurrent Resolution urging the United States Postal Service to provide adequate security at postal facilities.

Whereas, On March 22, 1995, four people were killed and another person was seriously wounded in a Montclair postal facility in a suspected robbery attempt; and

Whereas, The incident in the Montclair post office substation was the latest in a number of violent incidents at postal facilities in recent years; and

Whereas, At least one other violent incident occurred in New Jersey when, on October 10, 1991, a fired postal worker killed two mail handlers in a Ridgewood postal facility after killing his former supervisor and her companion; and

Whereas, Nationwide at least a dozen postal workers have been killed in shooting incidents in the past decade, including the shooting of fourteen persons on August 14, 1986 at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, by a postal worker who was about to be fired; and

Whereas, In light of these continuing episodes of violence which target postal facilities and postal workers, resulting in injury and the loss of life for employees as well as members of the public, security measures to prevent such occurrences and to facilitate the apprehension of persons who commit these acts should be required; and

Whereas, The United States Postal Service is charged with overseeing operations at United States postal facilities and ensuring the safety of postal employees and members of the public; now, therefore,

    Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey (the Senate concurring):

    1. The Legislature of the State of New Jersey urges the United States Postal Service to take appropriate measures to increase security at United States postal facilities as a step toward preventing the occurrence of violent incidents including shootings and other criminal acts at such facilities.

    2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate and attested by the Clerk of the General Assembly and Secretary of the Senate, shall be transmitted to the Postmaster General of the United States and to each of the members of Congress elected from this State.

STATEMENT

    This Assembly Concurrent Resolution would urge the United States Postal Service to take appropriate measures to provide increased security at United States postal facilities in light of continuing violent incidents resulting in injury and the loss of life.

Urges U.S. Postal Service to provide increased security at postal facilities.