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Appeals court declares NJ Assault Weapon Ban a no go

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July 17, 2026, 02:33 PM
Belwolf
Appeals court declares NJ Assault Weapon Ban a no go
And mag capacity too


No paywall, different article

Excellent. The winds are favorable for us. I noticed how the article incorrectly stated how Bruen “expanded” gun rights- the rights already exist- Bruen limited the government(s) powers regarding guns.

Expect a hue and cry from the left about the devastating destruction they claim will follow.

Congrats to our Jersey brothers and sisters. Hopefully, they’ll address the hollow point ban.



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July 17, 2026, 02:52 PM
cslinger
Jersey, DE and PA. I think this bodes well for the Supremes.

Wonder how long any of those states will take to drag this out.


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July 17, 2026, 04:20 PM
nhracecraft
^^ PA ?? I thought the entire Second Amendment was freely exercised in PA.


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July 17, 2026, 04:43 PM
808
quote:
Originally posted by nhracecraft:
^^ PA ?? I thought the entire Second Amendment was freely exercised in PA.


Yes we are doing pretty well in Pennsylvania.
No magazines ban no firearms ban no ammo ban. But they are trying hard to limit us.


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July 17, 2026, 05:18 PM
ugeesta
Bring it on to Colorado. The communists here need to be taught not to mess with 2A




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July 17, 2026, 05:36 PM
400m
I was surprised it was a 10-5 decision. A win for sure.
July 17, 2026, 09:29 PM
cslinger
Apparently authored by a Biden appointed judge. Maybe just maybe some appointees actually take the job seriously.

I was just mentioning PA was also in the third circuit.


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July 17, 2026, 10:45 PM
hjs157
quote:
Originally posted by nhracecraft:
^^ PA ?? I thought the entire Second Amendment was freely exercised in PA.


The Cheeseman v. Platkin decision has much less to do with existing PA firearms law than it does with creating a circuit split at the appellate court level. In the attached video, William Kirk details how the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals solidifies the the Heller Common Use Test as reaffirmed by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen decision. In their well articulated opinion, the 3rd Circuit Court almost certainly forecasts a favorable decision in the pending Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins SCOTUS cases where for the first time the high court will rule on the constitutionality of state level "assault weapon" bans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAG_unoDGGY
July 17, 2026, 11:31 PM
ElToro
Maybe in a rare moment of intellectual honesty that court looked at Bruen, looked at the constitution decided they didn’t wan to get overturned by the supremes and ruled the correct way.
July 18, 2026, 05:55 AM
Broadside
quote:
Originally posted by ElToro:
Maybe in a rare moment of intellectual honesty that court looked at Bruen, looked at the constitution decided they didn’t wan to get overturned by the supremes and ruled the correct way.


That’s my thinking as well, ElToro. I would guess as a judge it looks bad if your ruling gets overturned on appeal.
July 18, 2026, 08:25 AM
Expert308
Do judges keep a "not-overturned" record, like prosecutors do a conviction record?
July 18, 2026, 10:48 AM
nhracecraft
From Reuters:
quote:
Friday's ruling came in lawsuits filed by gun rights groups that said New Jersey's law could no longer stand after ​the Supreme Court handed down a landmark Second Amendment ruling in 2022 that expanded gun rights.

From The Hill:
quote:
It’s the latest gun restriction to fall in the wake of the Supreme Court’s expansion of Second Amendment rights.

Uhhh, Point of Order...The Supreme Court 'restored' Second Amendment Rights that had been UNCONSTITUTIONALLY 'Infringed'!

I imagine the .gov in New Jermany will appeal on some contortionist legal opinion that has ZERO basis in either logic or Law!


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July 18, 2026, 01:51 PM
downtownv
quote:
Originally posted by cslinger:
Jersey, DE and PA. I think this bodes well for the Supremes.

Wonder how long any of those states will take to drag this out.


It is my understanding that all the laws that were reversed are in effect. It is the state's responsibility to overturn them; in the interim, they are all legal currently.
I know the gun-hating politicians of New Jersey will file quickly, and then have to sit on their hands until a court decides whether they should overturn this decision, which is highly unlikely. To all the assholes that are politicians in the state of New Jersey. FUCK YOU!


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July 18, 2026, 08:30 PM
DennisM
quote:
Originally posted by downtownv:


It is my understanding that all the laws that were reversed are in effect. It is the state's responsibility to overturn them; in the interim, they are all legal currently.

Unless the Supreme Court stays the 3rd Circuit judgment, the Circuit's ruling is now the law in this circuit.

The state laws remain on the NJ and DE books, but they're unenforceable.
July 19, 2026, 06:48 AM
ElToro
If they appeal wouldn’t it just get lumped into the 2 cases the supremes have agreed to hear next year but have been combined ?