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NEW JERSEY SEEKS TO APPEAL THIRD CIRCUIT AW / MAG BAN RULING TO U.S. SUPREME COURT

Requested Stay Could Put Favorable Ruling on Hold

July 31, 2026. Today, the New Jersey Attorney General asked the Third Circuit federal appeals court to pause (or “stay”) its July 17, 2026 ruling throwing out New Jersey’s longstanding “assault weapons” ban and magazine ban. If the Third Circuit grants the stay, New Jersey would still have to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the July 17 ruling in order to keep the stay in place. If the Third Circuit denies the stay, New Jersey could make the same request directly to the Supreme Court.

Importantly, New Jersey’s request pauses (until the stay application is decided) the issuance of the appeals court’s “mandate,” which is the directive issued to the trial court to implement the ruling.

For this reason, ANJRPC urges gun owners to wait until this stay application plays out in full before taking any action based on the Third Circuit’s excellent July 17 ruling.

With a Second Amendment-friendly majority on the Supreme Court, the question arises why New Jersey is seeking to appeal the Third Circuit’s ruling to the Supreme Court. The likely answer is, the issue is already headed there in unrelated cases from Illinois and Connecticut, as ANJRPC has previously reported. So New Jersey wants a seat at that table to try to influence the ultimate decision of the Supreme Court. New Jersey also is seeking to directly delay implementation of the Third Circuit’s July 17 ruling for as long as possible.

ANJRPC will continue to monitor, engage, and report to gun owners as this process develops.

Click the link below for the online version of this alert-
https://www.anjrpc.org/page/NJAppealingAWMagBanRuling

Since the landmark ruling from the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned New Jersey’s so-called “assault weapons” ban and magazine capacity limitations law, everyone’s been asking, “What’s next?” We have also been notified that we will get more guidance before July 31st.

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT STRIKES DOWN NJ “ASSAULT WEAPONS” BAN/MAGAZINE BAN!

Longstanding NJ Law Found Unconstitutional in ANJRPC Lawsuit!

July 17, 2026. Today, a middle level federal appeals court threw out New Jersey’s longstanding “assault weapons” ban and magazine ban as unconstitutional. In a stunning, long-awaited decisionhttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anjrpc.org/resource/resmgr/legal_motions___briefs/anjrpc_v._atty_gen.pdf
in ANJRPC v. Attorney General of New Jersey, the U.S Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit ruled that semi-automatic rifles and magazines in excess of 10 rounds are in common use by millions of law abiding Americans and are therefore protected arms under the Second Amendment and cannot be banned.

This incredible development comes on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent announcement that next year it will resolve the “assault weapon” ban issue for the entire nation. Today’s decision has the potential to influence the Supreme Court’s ultimate thinking on the issue.

CLICK HERE to see a copy of today’s decisionhttps://cdn.ymaws.com/www.anjrpc.org/resource/resmgr/legal_motions___briefs/anjrpc_v._atty_gen.pdf

ANJRPC has spearheaded these challenges to New Jersey’s bans on “assault weapons“ and magazines for nearly a decade. While these challenges were met with initial resistance in the lower federal courts, it is gratifying to see our advocacy for the every-day gun owner finally victorious. Gun owners also owe a huge debt of gratitude to the NRA and NRA-ILA for their incredible financial and legal assistance in this case.

Notably, the court declined to rule on the “assault weapon” law’s ban on semi-automatic shotguns and handguns, instead sending that part of the law back to the lower court for further proceedings on those issues.

Today’s decision is certain to send shockwaves through the New Jersey State House, where lawmakers are surely reeling from this blow and scrambling to consider their next move in response. Bans on “assault weapons” and magazines have been a centerpiece of New Jersey gun control since the early 1990s.

In the coming days, ANJRPC will be releasing a detailed analysis of today’s decision by attorney Dan Schmutter. Please stay tuned as gun owners across the region celebrate this historic victory!

Click the link below for the online version of this alert-
https://www.anjrpc.org/page/CourtStrikesDownNJAWBan

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