According to Firearm Chronicles
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s unilateral decision to close gun stores and ranges and order the state police to stop conducting firearms purchase background checks is depriving millions of residents of their right to keep and bear arms by shutting off their access to their Second Amendment rights during a time of emergency. Now, gun groups are firing back at the governor’s order, legally speaking, by filing lawsuits challenging the governor’s order in federal court.
Scott Bach, executive director of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, joins me on Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co today to talk about the group’s plans to sue the state, and the governor personally, over his decision. As Bach explains, not only do the closures of gun stores impact the ability of the state’s 8-million non-gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment rights for the first time in their lives, but by shuttering public and private ranges, the governor is also depriving existing gun owners of their right to gain proficiency with their arms.
Meanwhile, the Second Amendment Foundation has officially sued the governor and the police superintendent in federal court, along with a New Jersey resident and a gun store in the state.