TRENTON, NJ – This week,Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a decisive victory out of the District Court of New Jersey in its federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging the state’s ‘justifiable need’ carry ban, Francisco v. Cooke. You can read the full court order at FPCLaw.org.

“We are delighted to successfully conclude this challenge to New Jersey’s authoritarian disarmament scheme,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “We will continue to fight forward until all peaceable people can exercise the right to bear arms in public without fear of government harassment or prosecution.”

In 2021, FPC and two of its members filed a challenge to New Jersey’s draconian requirement for individuals to prove a ‘justifiable need’ to acquire a permit to carry a firearm. As a result of aggressive litigation, the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision that overturned New York’s similar requirement, and changes to New Jersey law,

…..the Court has approved a consent order stating that the provision violated the Second and Fourteenth Amendments and that the defendants in the case are responsible for the plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees and costs.

FPC brought this challenge as part of its high-impact FPC Law strategic litigation program to eliminate disarmament regimes and restore the natural right to keep and bear arms.

FPC was joined in this case by two FPC members. The Plaintiffs in the case were represented by Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown, LLC.

Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org/

Firearms Policy Coalition

Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate.