A federal judge on Monday blocked New Jersey’s recently enacted bans on carrying guns on beaches or casinos, though she upheld other restrictions passed by the state in the wake of a US Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights. arms nationwide.
The order by U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden, New Jersey, came in response to a lawsuit filed by seven people and the New Jersey Association of Rifle and Gun Clubs challenging parts of a law signed by the governor. New Jersey Democrat Phil Murphy in December.
“This marks the beginning of the end for Governor Murphy’s flagrantly unconstitutional new carry law, which is catching fire,” Scott Bach, the association’s executive director, said in a statement.
“We look forward to appealing the ruling and are confident it will be reversed,” said Tyler Jones, a spokesman for Murphy.
Bumb blocked other parts of the law three weeks ago in a similar lawsuit brought by different plaintiffs. Those measures included a ban on carrying weapons in public libraries, museums, bars and restaurants, and on private property without the owner’s explicit permission, as well as transporting loaded weapons in vehicles.
Other parts of the law, including measures tightening gun license requirements and firearm safety rules, remain in effect.
The judgments in both cases are temporary restraining orders, which will prevent the bans from being enforced while the lawsuits proceed. They are not final judgments.
Both lawsuits argue that the state’s new restrictions violate the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The law was passed in response to a June Supreme Court decision that the US Constitution protects the right of individuals to carry a gun in public for self-defense, striking down a New York law governing gun licenses. .
The high court’s decision left open the possibility for states to restrict guns in “sensitive locations,” but said any restrictions must be consistent with the nation’s storied tradition of gun regulation. Bumb found that the restrictions challenged in both cases did not fit into that tradition.
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