The Third Circuit has revived a closely watched challenge to New Jersey’s gun-industry public-nuisance statute, allowing the National Shooting Sports Foundation to continue pressing claims that the law is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law. In a September 8, 2026 decision, the appellate court reversed a lower-court stay that had paused the federal case while related state-court issues played out.

The dispute centers on a New Jersey law authorizing civil actions against firearm manufacturers, distributors, and sellers for conduct alleged to endanger public health and safety.

The U.S. Supreme Court closed out a closely watched cross-border liability fight this week by unanimously rejecting Mexico’s effort to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for firearm trafficking and cartel violence south of the border.