BREAKING: Supreme Court Order Strikes Down NY Gun Control Laws As Murphy Pushes for NJ Gun Control in Senate Meeting Today

The Supreme Court moments ago ruled against a New York law that restricts who can carry a firearm in public in a 6-3 decision.

Today’s Supreme Court opinion could deep-six existing New Jersey’s gun control laws.

The court decided whether denying a concealed-carry license for self-defense violated the Second Amendment. Supreme Court decisions in 2008 and 2010 established a nationwide right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. The question the court confronted today is about the right to carry a gun outside the home. This ruling is likely to affect New Jersey and today’s historical ruling, the United States Supreme Court struck down a century-old New York State law that places strict limits on the carrying of handguns. Overturning the law makes it easier to legally carry a handgun in the state. The same is likely to apply to New Jersey, in addition to twenty-six other states. There are already twenty-five states that now allow their citizens to carry guns without a permit. The majority of those laws have passed in the last decade, and a number have passed in the last two years, including those in Ohio and Georgia.

The New Jersey bill reflects the outdated Federal Bill B-282666, of August 4th, 1999, that was struck down today in a 6-3 decision that severely altered New York’s present stringent gun laws. But all of Murphy’s Law could all be moot from this surprise decision, as the NJ Senate is meeting today.

“A lot more people are going to now want to go out and get guns. And for all the wrong reasons,” said Richard Aborn, the president of the nonprofit Citizens Crime Commission. “I have people telling me they decided to get a gun that I never dreamed would go out and get a gun. They’re not going to use it illegally but they’re feeling this need to arm themselves in a way that I’ve not seen before.”

Under the New Jersey law being challenged, it is illegal to carry a handgun openly, and a permit is required to carry one concealed. Such permits require a showing of “proper cause,” which requires applicants to demonstrate to courts or the local police that they have a heightened need to carry a gun. It is then up to those officials to determine whether or not the applicant will be issued a permit. This could soon be history.

Under the New Jersey law being challenged, it is illegal to carry a handgun openly, and a permit is required to carry one concealed. Such permits require a showing of “proper cause,” which requires applicants to demonstrate to courts or the local police that they have a heightened need to carry a gun. It is then up to those officials to determine whether or not the applicant will be issued a permit. This could soon be history.

How this will affect municipalities is like Lakewood is unknown because many municipalities have their own rules about gun permits. In any case the Constitution grants that the bearing of arms shall not be infringed. The Federal Constitutionally enforceable law will now be on the books and townships are not exempt from Federal law however it may take a class action lawsuit against Lakewood to comply.

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin has been supportive of the new restrictions in the New Jersey bill for a while but not everyone in the state Senate is on board. The Supreme Court Decision is likely to throw a wrench into their gears and yield the Republican opposition a victory.  Just yesterday, the Assembly was hearing no less than nine gun control bills, most of which had been proposed by Murphy, each are slightly different versions. The main one under discussion today is Bill A4369. although the the Senate scheduled committee meeting will consider most of them. If these bills are approved, it could be fast if they’re passed before the new budget is due on June 30th.  Since last-minute budget negotiations are yet to be finalized that seems unlikely especially considering today’s Federal ruling.

“Everything depends on the breadth of the court’s decision and the grounds for why the law is unconstitutional,” said Joseph Blocher, a Second Amendment expert at Duke University School of Law.

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