Challenge to recent New Jersey anti carry law - Update July 14

Update February 8

on February 7 the Koons Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint that, in essence, limited the challenges to what Judge Bumb had already found was likely unconstitutional. IMHO this was very wise
Amended Complaint by Koons plaintiffs here

On February 7 Judge Bumb ordered a briefing schedule for the Preliminary Injunction Hearing:
TEXT ORDER In light of Defendants' February 2, 2023, letter on the briefing scheduling for the Preliminary Injunction (PI) hearing [Dkt. No. 61], the Parties must submit a joint letter to the Court by February 10, 2023, providing: (1) the number of witnesses each Party will present at the PI hearing; and (2) the number of days the Parties anticipate the PI hearing will take. Once the Court receives this information, it will schedule a hearing accordingly. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 22-7464. (Costigan, Roberta) (Entered: 02/07/2023)

On January 31 Judge Bumb confirmed that she did not restrain the recent New Jersey law as it applied to playgrounds

On January 30, Judge Bumb issued another TRO Order that basically confirmed her prior TRO Order. Some of the challenges were rejected for lack of standing.
Opinion Here
 
Got this in an email today, don’t know if it’s current.

Garden Full Of Weeds - American Handgunner


SAF is joined in this case by the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners, New Jersey Second Amendment Society, Firearms Policy Coalition and three private citizens, Nicholas Gaudio, Jeffrey Muller and Ronald Koons, the latter for whom the case, Koons v. Platkin, is named. They are represented by attorney David Jensen of Beacon, New York.
 
Update July 14, 2023:

Back in May 2023, United States District Judge Rene Bumb ruled in a Preliminary Injunction Decision of over 200 pages that most of New Jersey's new law in response to Bruen violated the Constitution. In short her opinion said to the New Jersey Legislature and Governor: "You must be kidding." This was immediately appealed by the State to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

On June 20, 2023, with no analysis whatsoever, the Third Circuit stayed much but not all of Judge Bumb's Preliminary Injunction, which has the effect of reinstating until the appeal is fully heard much of what Judge Bumb ruled was against the Constitution.

Under the Third Circuit's June 20 Ruling the following places which places are added for now to those places where no carry is allowed even with a carry permit. Note: All previous places where carry was not allowed are still in place. (In legalese, Judge Bumb's Ruling on the following places is stayed pending appeal)

The places added by the Third Circuit:

(6) within 100 feet of a place where a public gathering, demonstration or event is held for which a government permit is required, during the conduct of such gathering, demonstration or event;
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(9) a nursery school, pre-school, zoo, or summer camp;
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(10) a park, beach, recreation facility or area or playground owned or controlled by a State, county or local government unit, or any part of such a place, which is designated as a gun-free zone by the governing authority based on considerations of public safety;
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(12) a publicly owned or leased library or museum;
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(15) a bar or restaurant where alcohol is served, and any other site or facility where alcohol is sold for consumption on the premises;
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(17) a privately or publicly owned and operated entertainment facility within this State, including but not limited to a theater, stadium, museum, arena, racetrack or other place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held;
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(18) a casino and related facilities, including but not limited to appurtenant hotels, retail premises, restaurant and bar facilities, and entertainment and recreational venues located within the casino property;
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(21) a health care facility, including but not limited to a general hospital, special hospital, psychiatric hospital, public health center, diagnostic center, treatment center, rehabilitation center, extended care facility, skilled nursing home, nursing home, intermediate care facility, tuberculosis hospital, chronic disease hospital, maternity hospital, outpatient clinic, dispensary, assisted living center, home health care agency, residential treatment facility, residential health care facility, medical office, or ambulatory care facility;
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Most significantly, the prohibition in a car and the prohibition on private property unless explicitly permitted were not reinstated

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
 
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So, in NJ, if you want to live in a retirement home/assisted living facility, you are defensless. Maybe the AARP should join as a plaintiff.

everything just got rolled back to the status quo from last fall essentially.
 
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So, in NJ, if you want to live in a retirement home/assisted living facility, you are defensless. Maybe the AARP should join as a plaintiff.

everything just got rolled back to the status quo from last fall essentially.

Don’t quote me, but there might be an exception for the home where you live. Not sure if that applies to a residential facility as opposed to an apartment.

And not everything got rolled back. The judge’s preliminary injunction on the part of the law prohibiting in cars and private property absent express permission still stands for now.
 
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New Jersey is a legal, and in some places, social, cesspool, and will not be getting any better no matter how constitutional-believing individual or Supreme Court judges, rule.
Most people that live there never leave, continuing to fund the insanity, so I guess most are okay with the situation.
 
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So very glad we bailed out of New Germany back in 1983, and never looked back !
It's the state where I was born & raised , and that's all it is !!
Real life begins west of the Delaware river !!
 
New Jersey is a legal, and in some places, social, cesspool, and will not be getting any better no matter how constitutional-believing individual or Supreme Court judges, rule.
Most people that live there never leave, so I guess they are okay with the situation.

NJ is #3 on list of people leaving. It was so bad a few years ago the Governor wanted to impose an Exit Tax. Can you imagine that?!?!?!?! Someone leaves partially because of taxes and you try to tax them as they leave. You can’t make that up. When last administration wanted to eliminate or cap local property taxes from federal tax return NJ floated the exit tax idea.
 

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