Thought New Jersey’s Gun Laws were Already Tough? They Just Got Tougher Governor Murphy signed a new slate of gun bills into law earlier this month that defenders call common sense and detractors criticize as eroding Second Amendment rights in New Jersey. The seven new laws, termed the “Gun Safety Package 3.0,” is the third […]
The End of Justifiable Need and What’s Left in the Aftermath in New Jersey In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen, New Jersey’s Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin, issued Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive No. 2022-07. The directive clarifies what changes and remains in New […]
Did the Supreme Court Strike Down New York’s Gun Carry Licensing Law? Yes. In a major decision on June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court decided a November 2021 case challenging New York’s law restricting residents from publicly carrying firearms. Although you can technically carry a concealed gun in New York, this is only allowed in […]
What is the Gun Show Loophole? Presently, federal law requires all federally licensed firearms dealers to conduct background checks before selling a person a firearm. Moreover, the law makes it unlawful for any person to sell or transfer a firearm to any person the seller knows or has reasonable cause to believe cannot lawfully purchase […]
NJ Can Take Your Guns if You Pose a Safety Risk A new law in New Jersey enables family and household members, as well as police officers, to ask a judge to take someone’s guns away if he or she represents a threat to themself or others. Similar to Red Flag laws that exist in […]