New Jersey Tells Bars It’s OK to Ban Guns During Bitter Giants-Eagles Game

Philadelphia Eagles fans watch a game in a bar in Philadelphia.Photographer: Rob Tringali/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
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Bar owners in New Jersey — a National Football League battleground between fans of the Giants and the Eagles — are being encouraged to ban guns ahead of the teams’ Saturday division playoff.

In a Jan. 17 tweet, Attorney General Matt Platkin wrote that bar and restaurant owners “CAN display signs prohibiting guns.” He added: “Whether they’re sporting midnight green or rooting for Big Blue, let’s keep all fans and patrons safe this weekend.”