Split Decision: Federal Judge Rules N.J. AR-15 Ban Bad, Mag Ban Fine
In a strange split decision, a federal judge in New Jersey reluctantly ruled that the state’s ban on AR-15s is unconstitutional, while also ruling that the state’s ban on standard-capacity magazines is not.
U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan, of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, made the July 30 ruling in Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Platkin based on the standard set by the 2022 Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.