BURTON v. SILLS


99 N.J. Super. 459 (1968)

240 A.2d 432

L. ARTHUR BURTON, LOUIS A. BENTON, EDMOND H. SHULER, AL L. TOTH, HERMAN TREPTOW, GEORGE SCHIELKE AND CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR FIREARMS LEGISLATION, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. ARTHUR J. SILLS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND COLONEL DAVID B. KELLY, SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 9, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William E. Ozzard argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Beekman, Ozzard & Mauro, attorneys).

Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, argued the cause for respondents (Mr. Joseph A. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Stephen Skillman, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges KILKENNY, CARTON and MALECH.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KILKENNY, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their complaint and upholding the constitutionality of the new "Gun Control Law," L. 1966, c. 60.

We affirm the judgment substantially for the reasons expressed by Judge Leahy in his opinion, 99 N.J.Super. 516. We add thereto the following brief supplement.

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