A federal judge ruled New Jersey’s AR-15 ban is unconstitutional. However, the Associated Press noted the ruling upheld the “state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds.” The ruling applies solely to the Colt AR-15 and allows “for use of self-defense within the home.” WATCH: Federal judge says New Jersey's ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional Attorney General Matthew Platkin expressed his disappointment in the ruling, stating that it has “no support in the text or the history of the Constitution.” Yes it does AG, It "Shall Not Be Infringed!"… pic.twitter.com/UkzCIA2ZeC — Wαƙҽ Uρ NJ (@wakeupnj) July 31, 2024 U.S. District Court Judge Peter Sheridan said “he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases,” the Associated Press stated. The 2022 Bruen decision reportedly played a significant role. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, a Democrat, expressed his disappointment in the decision to uphold the inalienable right to self-defense. “Today’s decision weaponizes the Second Amendment to undermine public safety. I am disappointed that the district court has held that individuals have a constitutional right to possess the Colt AR-15, a ruling that has no support in the text or the history of the Constitution,” Platkin said in a statement. Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin On District Court’s ANJRPC Decision. pic.twitter.com/Oc1ZWmPADa — Attorney General Matt Platkin (@NewJerseyOAG) July 30, 2024 From the Associated Press: Sheridan’s ruling left both 2nd Amendment advocates and the state attorney general planning appeals. The judge temporarily delayed the order for 30 days. Pointing to the high court’s precedents, Sheridan suggested Congress and the president could do more to curb gun-related violence nationwide. “It is hard to accept the Supreme Court’s pronouncements that certain firearms policy choices are ‘off the table’ when frequently, radical individuals possess and use these same firearms for evil purposes,” he wrote. Sheridan added: “Where the Supreme Court has set for the law of our Nation, as a lower court, I am bound to follow it. … This principle — combined with the reckless inaction of our governmental leaders to address the mass shooting tragedy afflicting our Nation — necessitates the Court’s decision.” Federal judge rules New Jersey's ban on AR-15 is unconstitutional https://t.co/bByoC5Rti4 — NorthJersey.com (@northjersey) July 31, 2024 nj.com reports: The judge’s ruling concerned dual challenges to New Jersey’s Assault Firearms Law, enacted in 1990, and a 2018 law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy that limited magazine sizes to 10 rounds. While Sheridan ruled the AR-15 ban unconstitutional under the new Supreme Court rulings, he upheld the state’s large-capacity magazine ban under the same framework. The Supreme Court’s ruling “forbade a complete prohibition on a class of gun ownership,” he wrote, noting that AR-15 rifles are commonplace in gun-friendly states. But the judge’s ruling only applies to the Colt model because of the “variety of firearms regulated in the Assault Firearms Law and the nuances that each individual firearm presents” and because the evidence in this case concerned the AR-15. The gun rights groups, including the New Jersey Association of Rifle and Pistol Clubs and the national Firearms Policy Coalition, filed notice appealing the judge’s ruling upholding the magazine ban, court records show.

Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old in the UK, was publicly identified by the authorities on Thursday as the suspected assailant who killed three children while injuring others.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign will hold her first rally with her vice presidential pick on Tuesday, August 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On Thursday, a New York appellate court rejected Donald Trump‘s appeal of a gag order as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush-money case in which the former president has been convicted and faces sentencing later this year. A panel of the mid-level state Appellate Division disagreed with Trump’s contention that the conclusion of the trial resulted in a “change in circumstances” warranting an end to the entire gag order, said a decision. Judge Juan Merchan did remove limits on what Trump could say about trial witnesses and the jury after the verdict in late May, but kept restraints on comments about court staff, the DA’s staff, and family members of court staff and prosecutors. Bragg’s team made submissions that demonstrated “threats received by District Attorney staff after the jury verdict continued to pose a significant and imminent threat,” the decision on Thursday noted. Despite multiple setbacks, a spokesperson for Trump’s 2024 campaign said the former president “continues to forcefully challenge” the “decision to leave in place portions of the unconstitutional Gag Order,” according to NBC News. In the lead-up to the verdict, Trump faced thousands of dollars in fines and a threat of jail time for speaking out in violation of the gag order that he claimed had infringed upon his First Amendment rights. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — MATT WALSH’S EXPOSÉ ON DEI A jury convicted Trump of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels for a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election. Trump denied the affair and had pleaded not guilty to the charges. Merchan initially picked a July 11 date for sentencing, but approved a delay until at least mid-September while he considers whether an immunity ruling by the Supreme Court could have a bearing on the case. A decision is reportedly expected on September 6. Another judge implemented a gag order against Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case in Washington, D.C. Federal prosecutors also unsuccessfully sought a gag order in a Florida-based classified documents case, which has since been dismissed. Trump has been trying to fend off a fourth prosecution in Georgia related to the 2020 election. It appears unlikely that any of the criminal cases — other than the one in New York — will reach the trial stage before the November election.

Former President Donald Trump promised on Thursday that he would ban men competing in women’s sports, telling radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton that he planned to put an end to President Joe Biden’s Title IX rewrite “on day one.” Travis shared the news in a post to X, saying, “President Trump just pledged to all of us on @clayandbuck that men will not be allowed to compete against women in sports when he is elected president. He promises to take care of it on day one and end Kamala and Biden’s new Title IX policies allowing this to happen.” President Trump just pledged to all of us on @clayandbuck that men will not be allowed to compete against women in sports when he is elected president. He promises to take care of it on day one and end Kamala and Biden’s new Title IX policies allowing this to happen. — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 1, 2024 Trump also posted on Truth Social on Thursday, “I WILL KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS!” Trump’s promise comes on the heels of Olympic controversy after Italian Angela Carini pulled out of her fight with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif — who was disqualified from the 2023 world championships in New Delhi after the International Boxing Association declared that Khelif had “XY chromosomes” and elevated testosterone levels — after less than one minute. As announced earlier in the summer, the official 2024 GOP platform addresses recent moves — supported by President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and a majority of elected Democrats — to allow trans-identifying males to compete in women’s athletics. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — MATT WALSH’S EXPOSÉ ON DEI “We will keep men out of women’s sports, ban taxpayer funding for sex-change surgeries, and stop taxpayer-funded schools from promoting gender transition, reverse Biden’s radical rewrite of Title IX education regulations, and restore protections for women and girls.” The @GOP platform reflects the majority of Americans who want to protect women’s sports. We must fight back against Far Left Democrats and their radical woke agenda that steals opportunities away from women. We will also cut federal funding for any school that pushes woke… pic.twitter.com/Q6SkA9622Z — Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) July 11, 2024