A federal judge ruled on Tuesday the State of New Jersey’s AR-15 rifle ban is unconstitutional but somehow allowed a limit on magazines over 10 rounds to remain.
FPC WIN: A New Jersey federal judge has struck down the state’s ban on the Colt AR-15 for self-defense within home, saying that they “are commonly owned throughout the United States”: https://t.co/XrjnZkLuVj pic.twitter.com/WCZjiYADhR
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) July 30, 2024
In a 69-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision to support his ruling.
New Jersey’s Democrat Attorney General Matt Platkin complained the ruling “undermines public safety” and that it has “no support in the text or the history of the Constitution.”
“Today’s decision weaponizes the Second Amendment to undermine public safety,” Platkin said. “The AR-15 is an instrument designed for warfare that inflicts catastrophic mass injuries, and is the weapon of choice for the epidemic of mass shootings that have ravaged so many communities across this nation.”
Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin On District Court’s ANJRPC Decision. pic.twitter.com/Oc1ZWmPADa
— Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) July 30, 2024
Platkin will likely appeal the judge’s ruling.