Third Circuit Strikes Down NJ AR-15 Ban: What It Means
Third Circuit Strikes Down NJ AR-15 Ban: What It Means. Federal appeals court rules New Jersey's assault weapons and magazine bans unconstitutional. A major Second Amendment victory that strengthens similar { "@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/third-circuit-nj-ar15-ban-struck-down#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/third-circuit-nj-ar15-ban-struck-down" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/third-circuit-nj-ar15-ban-struck-down", "headline": "Third Circuit Strikes Down NJ AR-15 Ban: What It Means", "name": "Third Circuit Strikes Down NJ AR-15 Ban: What It Means", "description": "Federal appeals court rules New Jersey's assault weapons and magazine bans unconstitutional. A major Second Amendment victory that strengthens similar", "articleSection": "Culture & News", "articleBody": "The Third Circuit's decision to strike down New Jersey's AR-15 ban ranks as the biggest Second Amendment victory since Bruen , according to firearms instructor and 2A commentator Gun Guru, who broke down the full ruling in his 65-minute live stream on Greyhive. The federal appeals court held that New Jersey cannot constitutionally ban commonly owned semi-automatic rifles or magazines over 10 rounds. Issued in the case Gun Guru cited as Chesman v. Davenport , the opinion did something narrower rulings avoided: it protected the entire class of semi-automatic rifles rather than a single named model. As Gun Guru put it on Greyhive, \"This isn't like three judges. This was the entire circuit court panel\" — all 15 judges sitting en banc. The ruling matters far beyond New Jersey. Gun Guru, a Connecticut-based instructor who broadcasts \"behind enemy lines from the Constitution state,\" explained that the decision directly strengthens Grant v. Higgins , the Connecticut case the Supreme Court has already agreed to hear — and he heard from plaintiff Eddie Grant himself within hours of the ruling dropping. Key Takeaways The full Third Circuit, all 15 judges en banc, struck down New Jersey's assault firearms ban and its 10-round magazine limit as unconstitutional. The court expanded protection from just the Colt AR-15 to the entire class of semi-automatic rifles. The decision hinges on \"commonly owned\" — not \"comm…