Hamilton Township council members are considering passing a new law that would create a "gang-free zone" within 1000 feet of school property.  I guess those "gun-free zones" aren't working out for them.  While it is naive to think that criminal gang members will have any more respect for a ban on gang recruitment than they do on a ban on guns or a ban on violence, I am in part comforted by the fact that at least this gives law enforcement a tool to specifically target and prosecute gang members rather than victimizing and disarming law-abiding citizens.  For once, an NJ anti-gang initiative targets the gang members and gang activities themselves rather than the population at large.

Expect a freedom of association lawsuit to follow from the ACLU.  It would be too ironic if they did as the ACLU has been a leading critic of the Minuteman's right to assemble and associate at the US border with Mexico going so far as the ACLU sending agents to spying on their activities.