Gun owners challenge NJ restrictions on nonfirearm weapons

New Jersey restricts when people can use weapons like knives, slingshots, and pepper spray in public for self-defense. Gun owners are challenging that law in federal court.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 560

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Gun rights advocates have a new target in their crusade to strike down New Jersey’s longstanding prohibitions on weapons, suing Monday to overturn state restrictions on the use of items like knives, stun guns, slingshots, brass knuckles, bear spray, and bats for self-defense.

The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Arizona-based Knife Rights, and four New Jersey gun owners are asking a federal judge to declare the restrictions illegal and unenforceable …

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