New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner went into a New Jersey gun store last week to look at numerous firearms and was photographed holding a Heckler & Koch AR-15.
TMZ Sports reported that Gardner bought a semiautomatic rifle as well as “a handgun and a shotgun.”
TRENDING: #Jets star cornerback Sauce Gardner Buys purchased a semi-automatic rifle and multiple other guns this weekend.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) July 6, 2025
The rifle costs up to $7,500.
Sauce bought a handgun and a shotgun on his recent gun-shopping spree, according to TMZ. pic.twitter.com/iUcazu0RXH
TMZ Sports noted that Gardner “has a gun license” and that the store in which he shopped, SC Arms, is “known for high-quality items and celebrity clients.”
A video from last year shows Gardner shooting a variety of firearms at an outdoor range:
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The Heckler & Koch AR-15 which Gardner was photographed holding is a top-of-line AR, one of millions of AR-15 rifles sold in America.
In fact, the AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America. On July 21, 2022, Breitbart News pointed to National Shooting Sports Foundation figures showing there were more AR/AK-style rifles in circulation than Ford F-Series trucks on the road.
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