Anticipated Motion to Dismiss Helps Set Stage for Future High Court Battle.
New Jersey – -(Ammoland.com)- The Murphy Administration has filed an anticipated motion to dismiss Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club’s federal court challenge to New Jersey’s unconstitutional carry laws, which deny ordinary law-abiding citizens the right to defend themselves with a firearm outside the home. A motion to dismiss asks the court to throw out the case without trial or any further proceedings.
Carry laws such as New Jersey’s, which require permit applicants to prove “justifiable need,” were held to be flatly inconsistent with the fundamental, constitutional right to keep and bear arms by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
We believe that this view will ultimately prevail, but not before the issue is taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. Until then, we anticipate that the lower and middle federal courts covering the Garden State will issue rulings hostile to right to carry, as they have in the past.
“Our goal is to take this case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where we intend to correct erroneous precedent and establish, once and for all, that the Second Amendment protects the right of ordinary, law-abiding citizens to defend themselves with a firearm outside the home,” said ANJRPC Executive Director Scott Bach.
Watch Scott Bach discuss Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club’s Carry Lawsuit on Jersey Matters.
The lawsuit is strongly backed by NRA-ILA, which has provided invaluable support and assistance in the case. Those wishing to support the case should join ANJRPC and NRA, and donate to both ANJRPC and NRA-ILA.
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About Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs:The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. is the official NRA State Association in New Jersey. Our mission is to implement all of the programs and activities at the state level that the NRA does at the national level. This mission includes the following: To support and defend the constitutional rights of the people to keep and bear arms. To take immediate action against any legislation at the local, state and federal level that would infringe upon these rights. Visit: www.anjrpc.org
Poll in todays paper says 75o/o of nj people want stronger gun laws. With all the gun owners in nj , who were the people they asked.
The only way to prove justifiable need in N.J. is be murdered by some scum bag who ignores the law and is protected by our Corrupt Government. Most of whom are Demon-Craps BTW.
He has the look of a heavy drinker. Burned out by alcohol. Not impressed by this guy…no matter where he says he went to school. I think it’s Harvard.
From what I’ve read so far one of the things in the new batch of gun restrictions is for it to be harder to obtain a N.J. permit to carry. Now it is already imposable to obtain a permit to carry in N.J. without your local police chief, a legislator, and a judge giving their approval. So I have to think that seeing as how this is N.J., that the graft ( in N.J. we call them kickbacks ) you have to dole out to the aforementioned has been increased.
NRA abandoned NJ in the 1990’s , now pats themselves on the back. …… nice try.
Don’t be fooled by the look…he’s got the wrung out alcoholic stare and complexion. Give him 4 years of booze he’ll be gone. Another Harvard graduate failing to impress.
Murphy told the Wall Street Journal that “We [at Goldman Sachs] are elite in the sense the Marine Corps is elite”
Mr Murphy you wouldn’t make a pimple on a Marine’s ass.
These Elitists make me want to puke. Do they ever pick up a weapon and serve their country?
It would be nice if people would move to states that have gun laws that represent their beliefs, anti gun rights move to states like CA,NY,NJ,ILL ect and pro gun right move to WI,TX,etc.
Everybody look at that mans picture. That is what the face of a tyrant looks like. He is at least an oath breaker and he is whistling past the graveyard of history, as Mike Vanderpol would say if he were still with us.
New Jersey has been he infamous gang, Jersey Bloods, all ng with Mafia and other threats. I would presume the case was very strong on gun rights. It should be a no-brainer! http://www.appleofmyeyes.org