New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans Bite the Dust

By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
July 22, 2026

On July 17, the Third Circuit declared New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding over ten rounds to violate the Second Amendment. The case is Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Attorney General New Jersey (AJNRPC), and the 10 to 5 en banc opinion is authored by Judge Arianna J. Freeman. This is the first circuit court decision to invalidate an “assault firearm” and magazine ban.

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“New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans Bite the Dust,” The Volokh Conspiracy, July 22, 2026.