NJ AR-15 Ban Appeal: What Grant v. Higgins Means for 2A
NJ AR-15 Ban Appeal: What Grant v. Higgins Means for 2A. New Jersey files emergency motion to halt Third Circuit's AR-15 ban strike-down pending Supreme Court review. How Grant v. Higgins and Vermont v. Cook could { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru#person", "name": "Gun Guru", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru", "description": "Gun Guru is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/58d66f2f-06ea-4f36-97bf-45035316660a.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/new-jersey-ar15-ban-appeal-grant-v-higgins#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/new-jersey-ar15-ban-appeal-grant-v-higgins" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/new-jersey-ar15-ban-appeal-grant-v-higgins", "headline": "NJ AR-15 Ban Appeal: What Grant v. Higgins Means for 2A", "name": "NJ AR-15 Ban Appeal: What Grant v. Higgins Means for 2A", "description": "New Jersey files emergency motion to halt Third Circuit's AR-15 ban strike-down pending Supreme Court review. How Grant v. Higgins and Vermont v. Cook could", "articleSection": "Culture & News", "articleBody": "New Jersey's AR-15 ban appeal isn't technically an appeal yet — it's a motion to stay the mandate, filed July 31 with the Third Circuit, asking the court to keep the state's assault weapon and magazine bans in force while New Jersey petitions the U.S. Supreme Court. The Third Circuit already struck those bans down, 10-5, in a full en banc ruling that called them unconstitutional. Breaking down the filing on his Connecticut-based livestream Gun Guru LIVE , the Gun Guru host walked through the state's legal strategy and why it hinges entirely on timing, not merits. The document was sent to him by Eddie Grant — a named plaintiff in the companion case Grant v. Higgins — who flagged it plainly: \"Here we go. New Jersey is attacking.\" The short version: New Jersey lost, doesn't want the loss to take effect, and is betting the Supreme Court might one day bail it out. Here's what the motion actually says and how the cases already headed to SCOTUS could settle the question first. Key Takeaways New Jersey filed a motion to stay the mandate on July 31 — not a full appeal — to keep its AR-15 and 10+ round magazine bans enforceable during Supreme Court review. The Third Circuit struck the bans down 10-5 in a full en banc panel of 15 judges , making it the only federal appeals court to void both a rifle ban and a magazine ban. The Supreme Court has already combined and agreed to hear Grant v. Hig…