New Jersey Handgun Permit Applicant Murdered During Delay

By Robert Farago

When New Jersey hair stylist Carole Brown’s [left] relationship with boyfriend Michael Eitel [right] went south, she feared for her life. For good reason. Eitel went to the salon in Somerdale where Brown worked and smashed the windows on her vehicle. Brown told Eitel to move out of her home and filed a restraining order. In mid-April, Brown applied for a handgun license to protect herself from her ex. On Wednesday, with her application still languishing at her local police station, Michael Eitel stabbed Carole Brown to death outside her home . . .

The case has triggered the gunblogosphere’s entirely justified sense of outrage. Even the mainstream Garden State media, which treats gun rights like syphilis and pro-gun advocates like lepers, have covered the story from a semi-sympathetic point-of-view. Especially as the Berlin Township police dropped the proverbial ball. nj.com:

Thirty days. Or is it two to three months?

Berlin Township police Chief Leonard Check said at his department, it’s the latter when it comes to approving firearms permits and involves multiple organizations coordinating to give the green light.

Scott Bach, the executive director of the Sussex County-headquartered Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns