Federal Judge Blocks New Jersey Law That Lets State Sue Firearms Industry

Federal Judge Blocks New Jersey Law That Lets State Sue Firearms Industry
Lisa Caso sells guns at Caso's Gun-A-Rama store in Jersey City, N.J., on March 25, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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A federal judge has blocked a New Jersey law that allowed the state to sue members of the firearms industry when their products become a “public nuisance.”
In June 2022, Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that allows the New Jersey attorney general to pursue civil cases against members of the gun industry if the state determines that their sales or marketing practices are a public nuisance.