New Jersey joined Delaware in federal court on Monday, defending the state’s ban on what regulators call attack weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Restrictive legislation on certain models of semi-automatic firearms faces a Second Amendment challenge.
New Jersey filed an amicable brief with the court this summer on behalf of 18 states that support Delaware in reaction to a lawsuit filed through plaintiffs affiliated with the National Rifle Association.
“The concept that the founders envisioned anything resembling an AR-15 when they drafted the letter is illusory,” Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said at a news conference.
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said a court ruling opposing such a move would make citizens less safe.
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, based in Philadelphia, serves the regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, as well as the U. S. Virgin Islands.
In this Third Circuit case, the state’s attorneys general jointly argued that Delaware’s restrictions on what it defines as assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are constitutionally sound, because those weapons are rarely used and are not suitable for self-defense.
Both Jennings and Platkin expressed confidence in the case and also pointed to a recent favorable ruling earlier this month in Rhode Island.
The First Circuit upheld that state’s 2022 law on ownership of high-capacity magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Platkin also referenced the Uvalde bloodbath by advocating for “common sense gun legislation. “
“In what world does it make sense that I could carry a military-style weapon with 1,600 bullets?” said Platkin.
The 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 youths and two teachers at Robb Elementary School had legally purchased the same amount of ammunition and two AR platform rifles long before the May 2022 massacre.
Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed the amicus brief in the Third Circuit case. The attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington also signed the filing.
New Jersey is grappling with its own Third Circuit case, after passing a law prohibiting legal gun owners from carrying them concealed in “sensitive locations. “
In May 2023, a federal ruling first blocked much of that state law, but in June 2023, Platkin’s request was granted through the Third Circuit, allowing New Jersey to enforce the maximum of its gun restrictions in “sensitive locations” while the case continued to be reviewed.
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New Jersey supports Delaware because it champions legislation banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, in the face of Second Amendment challenges.
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New Jersey joined Delaware in federal court on Monday, defending the state’s ban on what regulators call attack weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Restrictive legislation on certain models of semi-automatic firearms faces a Second Amendment challenge.
New Jersey filed an amicable brief with the court this summer on behalf of 18 states that support Delaware in reaction to a lawsuit filed through plaintiffs affiliated with the National Rifle Association.
“The concept that the founders envisioned anything resembling an AR-15 when they drafted the letter is illusory,” Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said at a news conference.
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin said a court ruling opposing such a move would make citizens less safe.
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, based in Philadelphia, serves the regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, as well as the U. S. Virgin Islands.
In this Third Circuit case, the state’s attorneys general jointly argued that Delaware’s restrictions on what it defines as assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are constitutionally sound, because those weapons are rarely used and are not suitable for self-defense.
Both Jennings and Platkin expressed confidence in the case and also pointed to a recent favorable ruling earlier this month in Rhode Island.
The First Circuit upheld that state’s 2022 law on ownership of high-capacity magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
Platkin also referenced the Uvalde bloodbath by advocating for “common sense gun legislation. “
“In what world does it make sense that I could carry a military-style weapon with 1,600 bullets?” said Platkin.
The 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 youths and two teachers at Robb Elementary School had legally purchased the same amount of ammunition and two AR platform rifles long before the May 2022 massacre.
Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed the amicus brief in the Third Circuit case. The attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington also signed the filing.
New Jersey is grappling with its own Third Circuit case, after passing a law prohibiting legal gun owners from carrying them concealed in “sensitive locations. “
In May 2023, a federal ruling first blocked much of that state law, but in June 2023, Platkin’s request was granted through the Third Circuit, allowing New Jersey to enforce the maximum of its gun restrictions in “sensitive locations” while the case continued to be reviewed.
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