New Jersey Concealed-Carry Law Challenged by Firearms Group (1)

New Jersey’s new law restricting where people can carry concealed weapons is being challenged by a gun-rights group over claims it violates the Second Amendment — the latest clash over firearms amid a continued wave of mass shootings in the US.

The Second Amendment Foundation filed the suit Thursday in federal court in Camden, New Jersey, hours after the legislation was signed into law by Phil Murphy, the state’s Democratic governor.

According to the suit, the law improperly expands the list of “sensitive places” where concealed weapons are banned and wrongfully criminalizes carrying a handgun in a vehicle. It ...