THIRD CIRCUIT AGREES TO 

December 12, 2025.  Earlier this week, a middle-level federal appeals court agreed to rehear ANJRPC’s “carry killer” lawsuit, Siegel v. Platkin, in front of the full panel of all 14 judges. This move wipes away the terrible decision of a three-judge panel earlier this year, and essentially represents a “do-over” of the appeal.  The appeal will be reargued on February 11, 2026.

This decision also reinstates the legal state of affairs that existed prior to the three-judge panel ruling. Until the full court rules, New Jerseyans will remain subject to the partial suspension of the carry killer law that went into effect in 2023 (see below for more details).  

That means that for the duration of the new appeal, the categories of place restrictions challenged in the lawsuit where gun owners can and cannot lawfully carry (NOTE: these are not complete lists) are as follows: