NJ Ban on Concealed Guns in Bars, Casinos Blocked By Judge (1)

A federal judge in New Jersey temporarily blocked a new state law restricting the carrying of concealed firearms in parks, bars, casinos and other public places from going into effect.

US District Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden on Monday issued an injunction against the law in a suit brought by gun-rights advocates who are challenging its constitutionality. Bumb said she was issuing the order because the suit was likely to ultimately succeed.

“The threat of criminal prosecution for exercising their Second Amendment rights, as the holders of valid permits from the state to conceal carry handguns, constitutes irreparable injury ...