Murphy’s Law<\/strong><\/h2>\nMembers of the gun lobby sued Murphy while his signature on the legislation was still wet, arguing the tightened controls infringed on their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n
“This marks the beginning of the end for Governor Murphy’s blatantly unconstitutional new carry law, which is going down in flames,” Scott Bach, head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, a plaintiff in the case, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court decision allowed some leeway for states to restrict guns in “sensitive places.” But any such law must be \u201cconsistent with the Nation\u2019s historical tradition of firearm regulation,\u201d according to SCOTUS.<\/strong><\/p>\nThree weeks ago, Bumb blocked other sections of New Jersey’s new law in another case brought by separate plaintiffs. She determined that banning the carrying of guns in public libraries, museums, bars, and restaurants, and on private property without the owner\u2019s permission, may not be consistent with US legal tradition, as described by SCOTUS.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Murphy told Reuters<\/em> the governor\u2019s office would appeal both rulings and is \u201cconfident\u201d of their reversal.<\/p>\nGuns Still Unwelcome at AC Casinos <\/strong><\/h2>\nNew Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the US and the third-lowest rate of firearm deaths. Meanwhile, guns have always been banned at Atlantic City\u2019s casino properties under the Casino Control Act, and that policy will remain in place despite Monday\u2019s order.<\/p>\n
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Operators are required, as a condition of their licensing, to place signs near the entrance of their properties that state: “By law, no person shall possess any pistol or firearm within the casino or casino simulcasting facility without the express written permission of the Division of Gaming Enforcement.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Meanwhile, armed law enforcement officers are only permitted to enter casinos \u201cin an emergency situation,\u201d according to the regulations.<\/p>\n
Casino.org<\/em> has contacted the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for comment on Monday’s ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A federal judge in New Jersey has blocked parts of the state\u2019s new gun carry law, including sections that prohibited guns in casinos and on beaches. But Atlantic City casinos won\u2019t be giving up their strict anti-firearms policy just yet. US District Judge Renee Bumb didn’t make a final judgment in the case on Monday. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":256719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81885,62,60,18],"tags":[25,13598,84812,82499],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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