AG Davenport Wins $500k Judgments Against Out-of-State Gun Retailers

AG Davenport Announces Recent Landmark Victories Strengthening Protections Against Gun Violence for New Jersey Communities

AG Davenport Announces Recent Landmark Victories Strengthening Protections Against Gun Violence for New Jersey Communities

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For Immediate Release: April 9, 2026

Office of The Attorney General
– Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
– Jeremy E. Hollander, Acting Director
Division of Law
– Michael C. Walters, Director

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TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced several landmark victories and key actions advancing her office’s ongoing efforts to protect New Jersey residents from gun violence, including judgments totaling more than $500,000 against out-of-state retailers for illegally selling banned firearm accessories to New Jersey consumers and important victories in court defending New Jersey’s commonsense gun safety laws and enforcement efforts.

The actions announced today are part of New Jersey’s comprehensive and innovative approach to tackling the gun violence epidemic, which has helped drive the number of shootings and gun-related murders to record lows in the state and made the Garden State one of the safest states in the country.

“Every New Jersey resident deserves to live, work, and raise a family without fear of gun violence. That is why we are using every tool we can to combat the gun violence epidemic—and why driving down gun violence will continue to be a top priority for our office,” said Attorney General Davenport. “The actions we’re announcing today build on the progress we have made in preventing tragedies before they happen. But our work is far from over. We owe it to our kids and our communities to do everything we can protect them from the scourge of gun violence.”

Attorney General Davenport highlighted her office’s latest achievements in strengthening gun protections and safeguarding communities in conjunction with an in-depth convening with representatives from Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. The convening will focus on shared priorities in litigation, policy implementation, legislation, and public education.

“We’re excited to continue our longstanding collaboration with the New Jersey Attorney General to fight against gun violence in the Garden State and beyond,” said Christian Heyne, Chief Policy and Programs Officer for Brady. “Today’s announcements further demonstrate how Attorney General Davenport intends to continue this legacy of leadership in addressing our uniquely American public health crisis. While New Jersey remains at the forefront of the country with robust gun laws and, as a result, low rates of gun violence, we know all too well that more work must be done as long as gun violence persists in any form. From public education and robust implementation of existing laws to identifying policy needs and opportunities for oversight and accountability that can stem the flow of crime guns into our communities, there are many ways we can continue to combat gun violence in New Jersey and beyond. We are grateful to Attorney General Davenport and Governor Sherrill for their continued leadership as champions in this fight to free New Jersey from the scourge of gun violence.”

The victories announced today include landmark judgments won by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Division of Consumer Affairs against RW Arms, Ltd., a Texas firearms part retailer, for illegally selling bump stocks to New Jersey consumers, and against Arms Unlimited, Inc., a Nevada firearms retailer, for illegally selling large capacity magazines (LCMs) to New Jersey consumers.

LCMs are ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds that enable a shooter to fire a dangerously high number of bullets without pausing to reload. Bump stocks are devices that cause semi-automatic rifles to fire almost as quickly as machine guns. Possessing these devices in New Jersey is a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment and fines.

The judgment against RW Arms secured over $194,000, and the judgment against Arms Unlimited secured over $332,000, in monetary relief, including civil penalties. Both judgments also obtained injunctive relief that blocks future shipments of bump stocks and LCMs into New Jersey. Those judgments follow consent orders won by OAG and the Division against two other out-of-state companies—CSS Holdings LLC and Firequest International, Inc.—for illegally selling LCMs and bump stocks, respectively, into the state.

“Subjecting New Jersey consumers to possible criminal liability by failing to warn them that the products they are buying are illegal to possess here is bad enough. But doing so in connection with the sale of alarming products capable of causing grave harm like LCMs and bump stocks is especially troubling,” said Jeremy E. Hollander, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. “We will continue to take action against retailers who violate our consumer protection laws and endanger our residents by selling these banned products into our state.”

In addition to these enforcement actions, OAG has also secured two critical victories in court defending New Jersey’s gun safety laws and enforcement efforts: the office has successfully defended the state’s law prohibiting people under the age of 21 from possessing a handgun except in defined circumstances, and it has successfully defended New Jersey’s ban on sharing digital gun design files that allow anyone with a 3D printer to produce untraceable “ghost guns”—plastic pistols that have no serial number and cannot be traced by law enforcement.

Actions taken by OAG and the Division in recent months include:

• Obtaining a judgment against RW Arms, Ltd. The March 2026 Superior Court order granting final judgment resolves the State’s first consumer protection lawsuit tied to the sale of bump stocks. The judgment provides $194,528 in monetary relief, including $170,000 in civil penalties. The State’s lawsuit alleged RW Arms violated New Jersey’s CFA and Hazardous Products Regulations in selling and shipping bump stocks to an undercover investigator in New Jersey. In addition to imposing a monetary judgment, the Court ordered RW Arms to block future shipments of LCMs to New Jersey and to clearly and conspicuously disclose on its website that it is a third-degree crime punishable by a fine not to exceed $15,000 and by a term of imprisonment between three and five years to knowingly possess a bump stock in New Jersey.
• Obtaining a judgment against Arms Unlimited, Inc. The March 2026 Superior Court order granting relief after summary judgment resolves the State’s lawsuit alleging Arms Unlimited violated New Jersey’s CFA and Hazardous Products Regulations in selling at least 30 LCMs into New Jersey over a three-year period, including 17 sold and shipped to an undercover investigator. The judgment includes $332,800 in monetary relief, including $275,500 in civil penalties. In addition to imposing a monetary penalty, the Court permanently enjoined Arms Unlimited from continuing to violate the law, including by advertising or selling LCMs in New Jersey without clearly and conspicuously disclosing on its website that LCMs are illegal to possess in New Jersey.
• Securing a legal victory in New Jersey’s efforts to defend its commonsense gun laws. In a March 2026 published decision in State v. Glover, a three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division unanimously held that New Jersey’s statute prohibiting people under the age of twenty-one from possessing a handgun except in defined circumstances is constitutional because it is consistent with our Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. OAG successfully defended the constitutionality of the law.
• Securing a legal victory in an ongoing legal challenge to New Jersey’s efforts to keep untraceable “ghost guns” out of the state. In a February 2026 ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously upheld New Jersey’s ban on sharing digital gun design files that allow anyone with a 3D printer to produce a plastic pistol that has no serial number and cannot be traced by law enforcement. The court affirmed the dismissal of Defense Distributed’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban.
• Obtaining a favorable resolution with CSS Holdings LLC (d/b/a Carolina Shooters). The settlement resolves allegations that Carolina Shooters, a North Carolina firearms accessories seller, violated New Jersey’s CFA and Hazardous Products Regulations in its online advertisement and sales of LCMs to New Jersey consumers, including three to an undercover New Jersey address. In a Consent Order filed with the Division, Carolina Shooters agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty and make changes to its business practice, including preventing the ordering and shipping of LCMs to any New Jersey address and clearly and conspicuously disclosing on the LCM product pages of its website that “New Jersey law prohibits large capacity ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than ten rounds of ammunition – and any person who knowingly possesses an LCM is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree, punishable by fines an imprisonment.”
• Obtaining a favorable resolution with Firequest International Inc. The Division alleged that Firequest, an Arkansas-based tactical equipment and ammunition seller, violated New Jersey’s CFA and Hazardous Products Regulations through its online advertisement and sales of bump stocks to New Jersey consumers, including to an undercover New Jersey address. In a Consent Order, Firequest agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and make changes to its business practices, including preventing the ordering and shipping of its bump stocks to any New Jersey address. Firequest also agreed to clearly and conspicuously disclose on the bump stock product pages of its website, either directly or through a link to a web page containing such information, that “New Jersey law prohibits the knowing possession of a bump stock, regardless of whether the person also has a firearm. Such possession is a crime of the third degree, punishable by fines and imprisonment.” The State was represented by Deputy Attorney General Sara J. Koste in the RW Arms, Arms Unlimited, and Firequest matters; and Deputy Attorney General Claire Corea in the CSS Holdings matter, all under the supervision of Section Chief Jesse J. Sierant and Assistant Section Chief Monisha A. Kumar of the Consumer Fraud Prosecution Section, within the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group of the Division of Law. The investigations were conducted by Investigators Aziza Salikhova and Angela Medina of the Office of Consumer Protection within the Division of Consumer Affairs.

The State was represented by Assistant Attorney General Timothy Sheehan in the Defense Distributed matter. The State was represented by Deputy Solicitor General Stephen Ehrlich and Deputy Attorney General Marie V. Cepeda Mekosh in State v. Glover.

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