BELLEVUE, WA – A Second Amendment journalist is taking New Jersey officials to court after repeated denials of public records requests tied to firearm carry permits. John Petrolino, an award-winning freelance journalist who has covered Second Amendment issues extensively, including work pu...
John Petrolino has filed suit against the New Jersey State Police after officials denied his requests for anonymized data on retired law enforcement carry permit applications, denials, and appeals.
New Jersey is scrambling to defend its AR-15 and magazine bans after the Benson ruling struck down D.C.’s ban on magazines over 10 rounds, putting more pressure on similar laws.
In one of the most-significant yet most under-the-radar legal battles going on in the U.S. right now, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a petition for a rehearing of the Defense Distributed v. Attorney General of New Jersey case. A three-judge Third Circuit panel has recently dismis...
The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the 3rd Circuit to rehear a case challenging New Jersey’s ban on publishing digital firearm files. The post NJ: Second Amendment Foundation Pushes For Rehearing Of 3D Printed Gun Files Lawsuit appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
“This appeal challenges the New Jersey Attorney General’s long-running censorship of Second Amendment speech,” SAF said in its filing.
FPC files motion for summary judgment in FPC v. Platkin, arguing New Jersey’s short-barreled rifle ban fails the Supreme Court’s Bruen test. The post Gun-Rights Group Files Motion For Summary Judgment In New Jersey SBR Ban Challenge appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The 3rd Circuit Court ruled that New Jersey’s restriction on distributing certain 3D-printed gun files does not violate the First or Second Amendment. The post Third Circuit Court Strikes Down Challenge To New Jersey’s 3D-Printed Firearm File Statute appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard en banc arguments on Feb. 11, 2026. The likely outcome? Evisceration of New Jersey's law.
The court upheld the District Court of New Jersey's decision to dismiss with prejudice all constitutional challenges to a state law that criminalizes the distribution of certain digital instructions or code that can be used to 3D-print firearms to unlicensed individuals.