Feb 26, 2024 | Bureau of Alcohol | commonsense gun policies | Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | firearms dealers | Gun Laws | gun trafficking | Gun Violence | Regulations | The Suppliers of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic | Tobacco | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today hailed a new national report from Brady showing that, for two years in a row, none of New Jersey’s firearms dealers were cited by the federal government for selling the most crime guns, a typical indicator of gun violence and gun trafficking.
Feb 22, 2024 | Amicus Brief | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Gun Violence | Hawaii | Illinois | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New Mexico | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania State Police | Rhode Island | the District of Columbia | Third Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals | Vermont | Washington | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergency.
Jan 25, 2024 | Combating Gun Violence | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that an Indiana-based firearms dealer has agreed to stop advertising, offering for sale, and selling large capacity magazines (“LCMs”) to New Jersey residents, and prevent the ordering and shipping of its LCMs to any New Jersey addresses, in order to resolve allegations stemming from an undercover investigation conducted by the Division.
Dec 12, 2023 | Civil Complaints | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Eagle Shows | FSS Armory | ghost guns | Gun Violence Reduction Task Force | GVRTF | JSD Supply | New Jersey Gun Dealer Under | NJ Public Nuisance Law | Patriot Enterprises Worldwide LLC | Pennsylvania Gun Show Company | SAFE | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement | VIVA | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of civil complaints via New Jersey’s Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office against a New Jersey licensed gun dealer and two Pennsylvania-based gun companies.
Dec 11, 2023 | accessories | ammunition | Arizona | Colorado | Connecticut | dangerous weapons | Delaware | Gun Magazine Capacity | Hawaii | Illinois Maine | Large Capacity Magazines | LCMs | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Multistate Amicus Brief | Nevada | New Jersey | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Second Amendment | the District of Columbia | threat to communities | Vermont | Washington | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, together with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general, to support the State of California’s assault weapons ban.
Nov 30, 2023 | accessories | ammunition | Arizona | Colorado | Connecticut | dangerous weapons | Delaware | Gun Magazine Capacity | gunpowder storage laws | Hawaii | Illinois | Large Capacity Magazines | LCMs | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Multistate Amicus Brief | New Jersey | New York | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Second Amendment | the District of Columbia | threat to communities | Vermont | Washington | Wisconsin | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release
Coalition of 17 Attorneys General Argue Large-Capacity Magazines are Not Covered by the Second Amendment.
