{"id":4385,"date":"2026-07-17T22:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:08:34","slug":"court-strikes-down-new-jerseys-ban-on-ar-15-rifles-and-high-capacity-magazines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4385","title":{"rendered":"Court strikes down New Jersey\u2019s ban on AR-15 rifles and \u2018high-capacity\u2019 magazines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A federal appeals court Friday ruled New Jersey\u2019s ban on AR-15 rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4384\">Why \u2018Odyssey\u2019 stills rings true for America\u2019s combat veterans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision by the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the first time a federal appeals court has ruled that a state\u2019s ban on so-called assault weapons violates the Second Amendment, \u2060which guarantees the right \u2060to keep and bear arms for self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey will likely seek a delay in lifting the ban, keeping AR-15s off the gunshop shelves, while the ruling undergoes further review.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is also before the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed last month to review rulings that upheld similar prohibitions against the popular style of semiautomatic rifles in Illinois and Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Ten of the federal appeals court\u2019s 15 judges joined the judgment invalidating the New Jersey law.<\/p>\n<p>The court held that a \u201cweapon \u2019in common use for lawful purposes\u2019 cannot be \u2019dangerous and unusual\u2019\u201d and that \u201cmany millions of semi-automatic rifles in circulation for lawful purposes are plainly in common use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ruling was based on the 2022 Supreme Court\u2019s landmark decision in New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down New York\u2019s restrictive concealed-carry law and set the \u201ccommon use\u201d standard that dictates Second Amendment protections for weapons commonly possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4382\">Trump asks Sen. Darline Graham to run for full term, \u2018honor the legacy of her beloved brother\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dissenting opinion said the court\u2019s majority \u201cdisregards New Jersey\u2019s decision to align its firearm regulations with the deeply rooted regulatory tradition. \u2026 And in departing from this consensus, the majority isolates us as the only Court of Appeals in the Nation to afford constitutional protection to AR-15s and LCMs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The challenges to the New Jersey law were brought by the Association of New Jersey Rifle &amp; Pistol Clubs, the Firearms Policy Coalition and individual gun owners.<\/p>\n<p>John Commerford, executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, called the ruling a \u201chistoric victory for the NRA, the Second Amendment, and law-abiding Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said it affirmed \u201cwhat we\u2019ve always known: the right to keep and bear arms, including commonly-owned rifles and standard-capacity magazines, is fundamental and cannot be infringed by politicians who prioritize control over constitutional freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ruling protects the rights of millions of responsible gun owners in the Garden State and serves as another benchmark in our efforts to dismantle gun control across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=4380\">Trump says he will demand payment, through tariffs, over Canadian wildfires<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court Friday ruled New Jersey&#8217;s ban on AR-15 rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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