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The Second Amendment Foundation is expanding a lawsuit against New Jersey officials after discovering what it says is a disturbing pattern: law-abiding residents allegedly losing gun rights not because of anything they did, but because of who they lived with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the central claim in Aliaj v. Fort Lee Police Department<\/em>,<\/a> a federal lawsuit that now includes multiple plaintiffs who say Bergen County officials revoked permits, denied applications, and confiscated firearms based solely on concerns about other people living in their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And if SAF’s allegations are accurate, the implications are pretty staggering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case originally began with plaintiff Elsid Aliaj, whose firearms were allegedly confiscated by authorities<\/a>. SAF has now amended the lawsuit to add plaintiffs Martin Hroncich and Luis Rene De La Cruz Franco, both of whom reportedly experienced similar permit denials, revocations, or firearm confiscations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the amended complaint, none of the plaintiffs were prohibited from possessing firearms themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, SAF says county officials targeted them because they shared residences with individuals authorities either believed were prohibited persons or suspected might be prohibited from firearm ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Think about that for a second. Imagine losing your driver’s license because your roommate got too many speeding tickets. Or having your hunting license revoked because your cousin broke a game law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s essentially the constitutional question at the center of this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAF Senior Director of Legal Operations Bill Sack argues Bergen County has effectively adopted a policy of guilt by association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What we learned after filing this case on behalf of Mr. Aliaj is that the constitutional abuse he suffered was all too common in Bergen County,” Sack said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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