Another Brick in the Wall

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As Mark Smith prophesized:

Court Strikes Down NJ AW Ban & Mag Ban As Unconstitutional! – Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs

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 decision 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.

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I find it ironic that New Jersey is getting their “assault weapon” ban ruled unconstitutional before the similar Washington state law is thrown out. Compared to New Jersey, Washington is relatively new to the infringement game of magazines and semi-auto firearms.

I suspect we will have to wait until late June of next year before my AR-15s and 18 round pistol magazines are grudgingly legally tolerated in Washington.

Still, it’s another brick in the wall and worthy of celebration.

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6 thoughts on “Another Brick in the Wall”

  1. The best part is that it gives a circuit-court split. SCOTUS really can’t avoid it now.

    • They already agreed to address “assault weapon” bans. But this Third Circuit case gives us a split on magazine bans as well.

      😁

    • Wanna bet. There are about 100 splits that remain unresolved in 2026. Most of them are recent. Meanwhile the Supreme Court has an ever-shrinking docket.

  2. I hope this also nullifies some of Colorado’s recently passed legislation.

    • Colorado is in the 10th circuit. There is no relief for CO until SCOTUS decides things next June.

  3. The reason the NJ bans got slapped down before the Washington ban is because the courts have been dodging the case since before Washington HAD a ban to fight. These cases were originally filed in 2018/19

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