THE U.S. FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSED THE AR-15 AND THE MAGAZINES BAN IN NEW JERSEY

THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL FOUND THAT THE NEW JERSEY BAN ON AR-15 RIFLES AND HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES VIOLATED THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. THIS DECISION CONFIRMED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE STATE INJUNCTIONS WERE UNLAWFUL AND HAD NATIONWIDE INFLUENCE. THE DECISION GAVE RISE TO A DIRECT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL COURT, WHICH COULD LEAD THE SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER THE CASE IN QUESTION. IN RESPONSE, THE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, MIKI CHERYL, SAID THAT THE RULING WOULD MAKE THE NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY UNSAFE AND THAT THE DECISION RAN COUNTER TO PUBLIC OPINION. THE COURT DISMISSED THE INJUNCTION BY A VOTE OF 10 TO 5, WHICH EMPHASIZED THAT THE AR-15 RIFLE FELL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF “WEAPONS” PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION。