a federal appeals court heard oral arguments yesterday and a lawsuit brought by a national firearm trade group against New Jersey the lawsuit challenges the legality of a public nuisance law signed by Governor Murphy in 2022 it allows the Attorney General to sue gun manufacturers and gun sellers to hold them liable for acts of violence other states like New York California and Delaware have public nuisance laws but whether or not New Jersey maintains its rights to sue won't be determined for some time we spoke with a gun safety group and with Lawrence Keane who's the group that sued New Jersey New Jersey should stop trying to blame law-abiding manufacturers Distributors retailers for the actions of criminals New Jersey citizens should demand that the Attorney General the governor and law enforcement focus on arresting Prosecuting criminals and enforcing the laws that exist New Jersey passed a law that it intended to uh help keep its citizens safe to hold the industry accountable for its role in gun violence and this challenge in court should not stand in the way of of that intent we're really hopeful that this panel of the third circuit sides with gun safety and with the attorney general's office [Music] [Music]