Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Nos. 23-1900 & 23-2043
RONALD KOONS; NICHOLAS GAUDIO; JEFFREY M. MULLER; GIL TAL;
SECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION INC; FIREARMS POLICY COALITION
INC; COALITION OF NEW JERSEY FIREARM OWNERS; NEW JERSEY SECOND
AMENDMENT SOCIETY
v.
ATTORNEY GENERAL NEW JERSEY AND SUPERINTENDENT NEW JERSEY
STATE POLICE,
PRESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY STATE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE NEW JERSEY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Intervenors in District Court
(D.N.J. No. 1:22-cv-07464)
AARON SIEGEL; JASON COOK; JOSEPH DELUCA; NICOLE CUOZZO; TIMOTHY
VARGA; CHRISTOPHER STAMOS; KIM HENRY; ASSOCIATION OF NEW
JERSEY RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUBS INC.
v.
ATTORNEY GENERAL NEW JERSEY; SUPERINTENDENT NEW JERSEY STATE
POLICE
PRESIDENT OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE NEW
JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Intervenors in District Court
(D.N.J. No. 1:22-cv-07463)
Attorney General New Jersey and Superintendent New Jersey State Police,
Appellants in 23-1900
Aaron Siegel; Jason Cook; Joseph Deluca; Nicole Cuozzo; Timothy Varga; Christopher
Stamos; Kim Henry and Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc.,
Appellants in 23-2043

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Present: KRAUSE, PORTER, and CHUNG, Circuit Judges
Submitted are:
1. Letter Motion by Attorney Amit Jain Requesting Address Change for
Counsel.
2. Letter Motion by Attorney Mariel A. Brookins Requesting Address Change
for Counsel and to Withdraw as Counsel for Appellants in 23-2043.
in the above captioned case.
Respectfully,
Clerk
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The above-referenced motions by Mr. Jain and Ms. Brookins to amend the opinion
to change their addresses, and for Ms. Brookins to withdraw as counsel for Appellants in
23-2043 are granted. The Court will also make the following changes: (1) the phrase “but
unlike” on page 79 shall be amended to read “and like”; (2) the text “§ 2C:58-4(b) (four-
reputable-persons requirement),” on page 138 shall be moved to page 139 to follow the
phrase “We will affirm as to . . .”; and (3) the phrase “and N.J. Admin. Code § 7:25-5.23(a),
(c), (f)(1)–(4), and (m) (‘Hunting and Fishing Regulations’)” on page 139 shall be deleted.
The opinion filed on September 10, 2025 is hereby vacated and the Clerk is directed to file
the amended opinion contemporaneously with this order. As these amendments do not
affect the substance of the Court’s decision, the judgment and the time for filing a petition
for rehearing shall be unchanged.
By the Court,
s/ Cheryl Ann Krause
Circuit Judge
Dated: September 17, 2025
Sb/cc: All Counsel of Record

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