In a 69-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan cited the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision to support his ruling.

New Jersey's Democrat Attorney General Matt Platkin complained the ruling "undermines public safety" and that it has "no support in the text or the history of the Constitution."

"Today's decision weaponizes the Second Amendment to undermine public safety," Platkin said. "The AR-15 is an instrument designed for warfare that inflicts catastrophic mass injuries, and is the weapon of choice for the epidemic of mass shootings that have ravaged so many communities across this nation."

Platkin will likely appeal the judge's ruling.