In a remarkable and unexpected turn of events, a New Jersey Superior Court has acknowledged that the Second Amendment applies to us NJ inmates. The Nappen law firm has a press release with more details on the case. In the end, this particular result won't effect many New Jersians but every baby step we take forward is encouraging..

In the New Jersey case, the appellant was denied re-issuance of his Firearms Purchaser ID card based on his consent to relinquish firearms seized in a domestic dispute in 2000. In 2004, New Jersey enacted a law barring Firearms Purchaser ID cards to any person whose firearms have been seized and not returned.

The Honorable John H. Pursel, J.S.C. held that the statute did not apply and the Firearms Purchaser ID card should be issued because the appellant did not know that his prior consent to relinquish his firearms would subject him to permanent loss of his Second Amendment rights under the 2004 law.

The state has predictabally appealed the decision.

via ssvette