The Tormey Law Firm secured a significant Second Amendment victory for an Essex County client whose firearms had been seized under a Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (TERPO). After more than a year of litigation spanning two counties, the court dismissed the TERPO, denied the State’s request for a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO), […]
On March 19, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a detailed 32-page ruling in State v. Glover, addressing constitutional challenges to several firearm-related counts. The panel reversed part of the trial court’s judgment that had favored the defendant, reinstating a previously dismissed charge while leaving an existing count intact under review. The decision sharpens […]
How New Jersey Sentences Gun Charges New Jersey, when it comes to firearm charges, has some of the most stringent laws in the nation. Though one might expect leniency for a first incident, jail time looms large under these tight regulations. Because the laws rank among America’s toughest, consequences can be much heavier here. Frequently, […]
It is later than you would like as you are walking toward your vehicle, standing on a subway platform waiting for the train past rush hour, or crossing an empty parking garage. It can make you feel vulnerable and unsafe. In New Jersey, people frequently turn to items such as pepper spray, stun devices, or […]
Why Operability Matters in New Jersey Gun Charges To be classified as a firearm in New Jersey, the weapon has to actually fire a bullet. Only devices able to shoot something using explosive power count as real firearms. So when someone gets charged, it matters whether the item could truly go off at the moment […]