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assault-firearm ban
Coverage of assault-firearm ban in the Nexus archive.
- Major appeals court declares New Jersey AR-15 ban unconstitutional in landmark Second Amendment ruling
A federal appeals court ruled New Jersey's ban on semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines unconstitutional, expanding a lower court's decision to strike down the state's 'assault-firearm' restrictions. The National Rifle Association hailed the ruling as a 'historic victory' for Second Amendment rights.