And a new wave of gun control legislation is being introduced in the state legislature as debates over firearm regulations persist.

Today in Trenton, the Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced a series of bills focused on regulating firearm possession, manufacturing and usage.

The Garden State is known to have some of the toughest gun laws in the country and became the first to regulate and crack down on illegally made firearms known as ghost guns.

This round of bills seeks to make it illegal to possess digital instructions for 3D printing firearms or to possess or sell machine gun conversion devices.

They also aim to increase oversight of firearms, ammunition and accessory purchases by law enforcement in New Jersey.

While gun rights advocates have strongly opposed any new regulations, while lawmakers and gun safety supporters, including Moms Demand Action, students Demand Action and Brady United Against Gun Violence gathered for a press conference at the state House to back the gun safety bill package.

New Jersey has long acted on common sense gun laws.

Leading the nation in responsible firearm regulations that protect our communities while still respecting the Second Amendment.

But let's be clear.

Ghost guns and rapid fire machine guns are a different story.

They're used for nefarious intentions.

These weapons have no place in our streets, and we must act swiftly to ensure that our protections in our protections are in place.