New Jersey Gun Ban Struck Down | Jersey News

Jersey City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

A federal appeals court strikes down New Jersey’s ban on semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, ruling it violates the Second Amendment under the landmark Bruen decision. The 5-4 split decision, criticized by some judges as ignoring modern gun violence realities, calls the state’s laws a “relentless assault on the Second Amendment.” Gun rights groups celebrate the win, while New Jersey’s Attorney General calls the ruling “legally incorrect” and vows to review options, possibly appealing to the Supreme Court. Law enforcement will continue enforcing other gun laws as the state…