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NRA calls 3rd Circuit ruling on New Jersey semiautomatic weapons ban 'historic'
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal appeals court struck down New Jersey's ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds, ruling the restrictions violate the Second Amendment.
- The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals expanded a lower court ruling, declaring the state's assault-firearm ban unconstitutional as applied to all semiautomatic rifles, not just the AR-15.
- The National Rifle Association (NRA), which has litigated the case since 2018, hailed the decision as a "historic victory" for gun owners and the Second Amendment.
- The court applied recent Supreme Court precedents requiring firearm restrictions to align with America's historical regulation traditions and found New Jersey failed to meet this standard.
- The ruling reverses the district court’s decision and protects the rights of millions of gun owners in New Jersey, challenging the state's longstanding gun control measures enacted after a 1990 school shooting.
