New Jersey 2A News
Koons Faces Off Against Linwood City Council Member Who Views PTC Fee as ‘Deterrent’
A Linwood council member says high carry permit fees are a good way to keep guns from people who cannot afford them. Ronald Koons fights back.
2A Journalist Sues New Jersey State Police Over Multiple Denied OPRA Requests
A 2A journalist sues NJ State Police after years of denied public records requests about concealed carry permit demographics.
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Permitting Scheme and Prohibitions on Firearms for Adults Under 21
A NJ appeals court admits 18-20 year olds are the people protected by 2A, then upholds their disarmament anyway.
New Jersey Appeals Court Issues Precedential Decision Against ‘Essential Character’ Clause
A NJ appeals court ruled that dishonesty alone cannot deny a firearms permit, setting binding precedent against the essential character clause.
New Jersey Proposes to Charge Firearms Manufacturers Nearly $1 Billion for Redistribution to ‘Victims’
New Jersey wants to charge gun manufacturers $866 million a year. The real goal is to make them leave the state entirely.
Plaintiffs File for Summary Judgment Against New Jersey Ban on Carrying Hollow Point Ammo
Plaintiffs file for summary judgment against NJ’s hollow point ammo ban, calling it a historical and national outlier.
Jackson Township, New Jersey, Passes Measure to Refund Full $150 of the Municipal PTC Fee
Jackson Township becomes the 19th NJ town to rebate carry permit fees, passing the measure unanimously 5-0.
New Jersey’s First 2A Sanctuary Town Passes Permit to Carry Application Fee Rebate
West Milford becomes the 18th NJ town to rebate carry permit fees, saving gun owners over $600,000 collectively in retaliatory state-imposed fees.
NJ Court Upholds Retaliatory Revocation of FPIC Card Using ‘Public Health, Safety & Welfare’ Clause
NJ revoked a man’s FPIC after he appealed his carry permit denial. Despite no felonies or disqualifications, the court upheld the state’s subjective ‘public health’ clause.
Newly Composed Third Circuit Issues Decision in NJ Case Regarding 3D Files, Considering First and Second Amendment
The Third Circuit’s first ruling under its new composition tackles free speech and firearms. The result? Case dismissed.
New Jersey Makes Accidental Discharge Prosecutable as a Felony Crime
Murphy’s final act weaponizes accidents. One discharge near any building, car, boat, or plane could cost you your gun rights forever.
Plumsted, New Jersey Becomes First Town in 2026 to Rebate Carry Permit Fees
Plumsted becomes the 16th NJ town to rebate carry permit fees – and the first in 2026. One resident’s persistent advocacy made it happen.
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