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Federal judge blocks parts of NJ's concealed carry law

Businesses and homeowners can decide whether or not to allow firearms on their property

Aired 05/16/2023

NJ Spotlight News

Federal judge blocks parts of NJ's concealed carry law

Clip: 5/16/2023 | 1m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Businesses and homeowners can decide whether or not to allow firearms on their property

Gun rights advocates are challenging the constitutionality of a law Murphy signed in December that bans guns in dozens of so-called sensitive places in New Jersey. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court judge Renée Marie Bumb issued a preliminary injunction allowing concealed firearms to be carried in several of those "sensitive places" where the state has attempted to block them.

Aired 05/16/2023

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