Personal Digest: Court strikes down NJ assault-weapon bans

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Personal Digest: Court strikes down NJ assault-weapon bans
Digest Newsletter · Jul 21, 2026
Personal Digest: Court strikes down NJ assault-weapon bans

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Third Circuit says NJ assault-weapon bans violate the Constitution — A federal appeals panel ruled New Jersey's bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines unconstitutional, reshaping state gun-law authority and likely prompting rapid legal and political fallout.

Firearm

Firearm

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Concealed Carry (latimes.com)

Local Government

Local Government

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Home rule (njspotlightnews.org)

Public Policy

Public Policy

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Self-defense

Self-defense

Third Circuit says NJ assault-weapon bans violate the Constitution

Firearm (jurist.org)

Ballistics

Ballistics

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Forensic Science (thedailyrecord.com)

Political activism

Political activism

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