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Morris County Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG Morris County Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG
Morris County Gun Store Sued For Selling Ammo To Unverified Buyers: AG Gun stores in Cumberland and Morris counties have been sued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for selling ammunition to unverified buyers. Both Butch's Gun World in Vineland and Point Blank Guns Ammo and LLC in East Hanover both sold a 1,000-round case of AR-15 rifle ammunition for cash, Platkin said. “Keeping guns out of the wrong hands is a critical public safety priority," Platkin said. “The compliance requirements this law imposes are no different from the types of demands we place on other industries that create a hazard to human health, and we will enforce our law.” New …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD
Former Newark Public Safety Director Accidentally Shot Himself — With Someone Else's Gun: PD Anthony Ambrose, who has a lengthy career in law enforcement in Essex County, accidentally shot himself with another person's gun on Friday, March 22, police said. Responding to many unanswered questions about the shooting, Cedar Grove police issued a news release laying out what happened to Ambrose at 2 Village Park Road, where Ambrose keeps an office as a private investigator.  Ambrose previously served as chief of detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and public safety director for the City of Newark. After the discharge, Ambrose was taken to the hospital by another m…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home
Authorities: Paterson Ex-Con Who Showed Up At Hospital Shot Himself With Kids In Home A Paterson ex-con who showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound last week was arrested by authorities who said he shot himself with an illegal firearm while two children were present. Prosecutors said they were going to ask a judge to order that 26-year-old Denzel Shepperson, who was taken into custody Tuesday, remain held in the Passaic County Jail in connection with the April 25 shooting. They didn't say what made the gun discharge. Shepperson was charged with three weapons offenses – including being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm -- as well as hindering, drug possessi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story
Bergenfield PBA Reconsiders Gun Raffle, Returns Funds For Kids After Newspaper Story If they had to do it again, Bergenfield’s PBA wouldn’t have included shotgun and rifle as part of a recent fund-raising raffle for various youth-related organizations. In fact, the union is refunding the cost of the raffle tickets to anyone who bought them. PBA Local #309 chose a Samsung 55-inch TV, a KEL-Tec KSG 12-gauge shotgun and a M&P Sport II semi-automatic rifle as its big prizes. The TV was to be handed to the winner of that raffle while the winner of the weapons was to receive a voucher to take to a gun store, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Friday. “The winner of the weapons was o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says
Randolph Firearms Safety Officer Shot Himself In Leg With Handgun, Report Says A man who shot himself in the leg during a Randolph firearms training course was a gun safety officer, according to a new report. Gun safety officer Martin Beresford shot himself in his left thigh last month while attempting to holster his personal Springfield Armory .45 caliber handgun at RTSP on Route 10, the Daily Record reports. The bullet traveled several inches before shooting out of his leg above the knee, the article says, sighting police documents. He was treated by EMS when police arrived just after 2:30 p.m. Jan. 16, and taken to the hospital for treatment, according to the Dail…

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by Cecilia Levine