A court upheld a New Jersey law Wednesday that bans the carrying of guns in “sensitive places,” including hospitals, schools, polling locations, and casinos.
The ruling comes as many federal courts have maintained state laws that restrict where guns can be carried in public. The New Jersey law, which limits the public areas where someone can carry a concealed firearm, will mostly remain in place.
The ban on carrying firearms in “sensitive places” came after the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, which expanded concealed-carry rights. The New Jersey legislature passed laws in response that created places where people could not carry weapons.
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A lawsuit was brought by gun advocates against that law. This ruling comes after a federal judge first ruled that the law could be
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