Antonyuk’s and Koons’ Historical Feet of Clay

By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
October 8, 2025

After a long delay (see post here), on September 10 the Third Circuit finally reached a decision in Koons v. Attorney General of New Jersey, which upheld many of New Jersey’s prohibitions on firearm possession in public places. Like a handful of other states, New Jersey reacted to New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, which invalidated New York’s limitation of handgun carry licenses to persons with a “proper cause,” by a sweeping ban on places where firearms may be possessed.

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Antonyuk’s and Koons’ Historical Feet of Clay,” The Volokh Conspiracy, October 8, 2025.