As Mark Smith prophesized:
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.
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.
😁