A day after the U.S. Supreme Court loosened restrictions on carrying a gun in public, Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed an executive order demanding state agencies start compiling a list of "safe places" in which the state could ban firearms right now. 

The governor also called on state lawmakers to put a bill on his desk expanding the number and types of places where firearms can't be carried. Murphy cited government buildings, sports stadiums, arenas, bars, restaurants, child care facilities and hospitals as sites that should remain gun-free. 

"The right-wing majority has made its decision," Murphy said of the high court during a Trenton news conference. "As tragic and misguided as it was, we must live with it...but that will not stop us from doing everything in our power to protect our communities and our residents." 

The Supreme Court's ruling, which struck down New York's strict process for securing a concealed carry permit, will make it much easier for residents of similarly restrictive states like New Jersey to carry a gun. Murphy's executive order is likely the state's first counterstroke as it looks to maintain control over not only who can carry a firearm, but where they can bring it.

Still, the high court ruling is likely to have an immediate impact on the Garden State. 

At the news conference, New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan said he was anticipating a "dramatic influx" of carry applications — perhaps as many as 200,000. 

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Murphy's executive order comes just as state lawmakers move forward on another package of gun control laws that would, among other things, ban .50 caliber rifles, crack down on ghost guns, require firearms training and mandate microstamping on bullets. 

Seven of these bills have cleared committees in both chambers. An eighth, already moved along by the Senate, was approved by an Assembly committee this week. 

Only one bill, which would increase the minimum age for buying a rifle to 21 from 18, has not cleared the Senate. The Assembly has already advanced it through committee. 

The governor first proposed the package, nicknamed "Gun Safety 3.0," last April but has renewed his push in the wake of an endless series of mass shootings, including the recent massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead.

On Friday, Murphy said the high court's decision made the need for these measures greater than ever. 

The Uvalde, Texas shooting also prompted federal lawmakers to move forward on gun legislation for the first time in three decades.

On Friday morning, Congress sent a bill to President Joe Biden's desk that would boost mental health funding, enhance background checks and close a loophole that allowed some domestic abusers to buy firearms.

But the new laws will arrive in a landscape greatly changed by the New York decision, which Murphy said  "will not make us safer."

"Anyone trying to sell you the notion that more guns means more safety is selling you a false bill of goods," Murphy said. "The Supreme Court's right wing bought that line. But we don't."

The governor also asked that future legislation set a default rule that firearms can't be carried onto private property unless the property owner says it's OK. This might apply to shopping malls, supermarkets, churches and individual homes.

New Jersey acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin said gun control advocates may feel defeated after the decision. But the state will not stand down, he said. 

"We will continue to do everything we can to protect our communities," Platkin said. "And we'll use every tool at our disposal to defend the strict, commonsense firearms laws we do have. And we'll build on the strong foundation we've made in recent years to combat gun violence and enforce policies that we know save lives."

Staff writer Katie Sobko contributed to this report.

Steve Janoski covers law enforcement for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to the most important news about those who safeguard your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.