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'Not about guns': Gun rights groups sue New Jersey over weapons restrictions

The lawsuit says Chapter 131 lets police treat ordinary self-defense items as prohibited weapons and conflicts with the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling.

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The plaintiffs say state law categorizing baseball bats, sticks and scissors as weapons leaves New Jerseyans defenseless.

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Gun Owners Challenge N.J. Restrictions on Nonfirearm Weapons Like Knives, Stun Guns, Slingshots and Bats

Gun rights advocates have a new target in their crusade to strike down New Jersey's longstanding prohibitions on weapons, riding Monday to open state restrictions on the use of items like knives, stun guns, slingshots, brew knuckles, bear spray, and bats for self-defense.

·Philadelphia, United States
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Gun owners challenge NJ restrictions on nonfirearm weapons

New Jersey restricts when people can use weapons like knives, slingshots, and pepper spray in public for self-defense. Gun owners are challenging that law in federal court.

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'Not about guns': Gun rights groups sue New Jersey over weapons restrictions

The plaintiffs say state law categorizing baseball bats, sticks and scissors as weapons leaves New Jerseyans defenseless.

·Pasadena, United States
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Courthouse News Service broke the news in Pasadena, United States on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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