Judge blocks New Jersey ban on guns at beaches, casinos

FILE PHOTO: A sparsely populated beach is seen in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jessica Kourkounis

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked New Jersey's recently enacted bans on carrying guns at beaches or casinos, though she left in place other restrictions passed by the state in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year expanding gun rights nationwide.

The order from U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden, New Jersey, came in response to a lawsuit brought by seven people and the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs challenging parts of a law signed by Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in December.