3rd Circuit Affirms Ruling Dismissing Constitutional Challenge To N.J. 3D Gun Law

( February 13, 2026, 3:13 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 12 affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a suit filed by a publisher of 3D gun printing files and a gun rights advocacy group challenging New Jersey’s law prohibiting the distribution of those files to state residents who are not licensed gun manufacturers, finding in part that the publisher and advocacy group lack standing absent allegations that they were prevented from making “a 3D printed firearm” and that the complaint was deficient in alleging harm....