Loud boos and jeers erupted Wednesday evening when New Jersey’s Democrat governor was introduced prior to the NJ Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres, a moment captured on video that’s now going viral among pro-2A circles. The event honored Olympian Jack Hughes, the Devils’ star center and a New Jersey native, but the crowd’s thunderous disapproval drowned out any applause for Governor Phil Murphy, whose anti-gun policies have made him public enemy number one for gun owners in the Garden State. This wasn’t just a spontaneous sports heckle—it’s a raw, unfiltered snapshot of mounting frustration from everyday Americans fed up with Murphy’s relentless assault on Second Amendment rights.
Context is key here: New Jersey under Murphy has become ground zero for some of the most draconian gun control measures in the nation, from magazine bans and assault weapon prohibitions to the infamous seven-bullet loading limit that was mercifully struck down by the courts (but only after years of legal warfare). Murphy’s regime has pushed red flag laws, permit-to-purchase requirements, and one-gun-a-month limits, turning law-abiding citizens into criminals for exercising their constitutional rights. The hockey crowd—blue-collar fans from Newark to the suburbs—represents the working-class backbone that’s increasingly alienated by these nanny-state edicts. Booing a governor at a Devils game isn’t partisan theater; it’s a bellwether of populist revolt, echoing the same energy that fueled massive turnouts at recent pro-2A rallies in Trenton.
For the 2A community, this viral clip is pure gold: it humanizes the backlash against gun-grabbers, showing that even in deep-blue New Jersey, support for Murphy’s policies is paper-thin among real people. Implications? Expect this footage to supercharge recruitment for grassroots groups like ANJRPC and fuel turnout in upcoming elections—Murphy’s up in 2025, and if boos at a hockey game are this loud, imagine the vote. It’s a reminder that while elites like Murphy hide behind podiums, the Second Amendment’s defenders are in the arenas, cheering for liberty one jeer at a time. Share this far and wide; it’s the kind of organic pushback that shifts narratives and wins battles.
