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Scutari, Coughlin renew focus on gun control

October 24, 2023 3:45 pm

With New Jersey’s concealed carry law facing legal review and the entire legislature up in two weeks, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin joined advocates today to reaffirm their commitment to gun control. Moms Demand Action and...

Appeals court reinstates N.J. ban on concealed weapons in public places

June 20, 2023 8:59 pmJune 21, 2023 8:05 am

One month after a federal judge blocked the enforcement of large parts of a concealed carry law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy last year, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has mostly reversed an injunction while litigation filed by...

Platkin files emergency motion to stay ruling that blocked concealed carry law

May 23, 2023 11:06 am

Following last week’s federal court ruling that blocked much of New Jersey’s new concealed carry law, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin filed an emergency motion today requesting an immediate stay of the ruling pending appeal. “A stay is urgently...

After adverse ruling, Scutari says he still believes concealed carry law is ‘solid and constitutional’

May 22, 2023 2:47 pm

Following a federal ruling last week that blocked large portions of New Jersey’s new concealed carry law, Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Linden) – the law’s sponsor in the Senate – said today that he still believes the law is constitutionally...

After endorsing Pennacchio, NRA says Mastrangelo is distributing knockoff postcards

May 19, 2023 4:19 pmMay 19, 2023 4:20 pm

The political arm of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for re-election this year, making him one of several legislative candidates the group is backing. But it appears that Pennacchio’s opponent, Morris County Commissioner...

New Jerseyans generally support concealed carry restrictions, Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds

May 18, 2023 4:13 pm

A new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today finds that New Jerseyans broadly disagree with last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of the state’s concealed carry law; substantial majorities also said they support several new firearm restrictions the state...

N.J. concealed carry law again partly blocked by federal judge

May 16, 2023 6:32 pm

A concealed carry law that Gov. Phil Murphy signed last December was dealt another legal setback today, with a federal judge blocking large portions of the law from being enforced while litigation is ongoing. U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb’s...