SCOTUS rulings show NJ’s ‘sensitive places’ gun law should fall, gun owners say

The Supreme Court rejected a Hawaii law banning guns on private property open to the public and the Texas prosecution of an armed pot smoker.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 537

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Gun-rights advocates again are urging federal judges to strike down New Jersey’s ban on guns in sensitive places, saying two U.S. Supreme Court rulings last month overturning similar restrictions in Hawaii and Texas prove the law here is unconstitutional and cannot stand.

In those decisions, the nation’s top court said government cannot ban guns on private property open to the public (places like gas stations and grocery stores), nor disarm pot …

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