Press Releases : ghost guns

Attorney General Platkin Files Civil Complaints Against Pennsylvania Gun Show Company, New Jersey Gun Dealer Under NJ Public Nuisance Law

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.

Acting AG Platkin Announces Six-Year Prison Sentence for Bergen County Man Convicted on Charges Stemming from a Ghost Gun Trafficking Investigation

For Immediate Release: August 30, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON –Acting Attorney...

Acting AG Platkin Co-Leads Multistate Filing in Support of Federal Rule to Regulate “Ghost Guns,” Make New Jersey Communities Safer

Multistate Amicus Brief Backs New ATF Firearms Regulations against Legal Challenge from Arms Vendors For Immediate Release: August 16, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For...

Acting AG Platkin Co-Leads Coalition Of 20 Attorneys General Backing Important New Federal Rule To Regulate Ghost Guns & Make Communities Safer

Amicus Brief Continues Efforts to Support Commonsense Gun Regulations and Improve Public Safety as these Weapons have Proliferated in New Jersey. For Immediate Release: July 8, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General For...

Acting AG Platkin Announces Four Arrests For Trafficking of Illegal Guns and Drugs in Atlantic County

New Jersey State Police, Division of Criminal Justice, Atlantic City Metro Task Force, and federal and local partners recover nine guns, including fully automatic “ghost” assault rifle For Immediate Release: February 24, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J....