A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a New Jersey law authorizing the state's attorney general to sue gun manufacturers and sellers for endangering public safety, finding it ran afoul of a federal law protecting the gun industry from such claims.
The preliminary order by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi in Trenton, New Jersey, means the law cannot be enforced while the judge considers a legal challenge by the National Shooting Sports Foundation , a gun industry group. It comes a day after a different judge"NSSF wholeheartedly welcomes this decision," said Mark Oliva, a spokesperson for the group.
A spokesperson for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the governor was disappointed and confident the order would be reversed on appeal.gun rights, allows the state attorney general to bring lawsuits accusing gun manufactures and sellers of creating a "public nuisance" that endangers health and safety - for example, through dangerous marketing or failing to prevent illegal trafficking.
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