NJ Court Denies Man Pistol Permit Due to Wife’s Drug Abuse Convictions

By Robert Farago

Is New Jersey America’s black hole when it comes to gun rights? You could make the case that Hawaii deserves that honor. Or California. But this story out of the Garden State elevates Governor Christie’s home to a new level in the annals of gun control-related Constitutional infringement. Specifically, “A state appellate court has ruled that a southern New Jersey man cannot buy guns because his wife is a convicted felon who’s been accused of domestic violence . . .

In their ruling issued this week, the two-judge panel found that the guns’ presence in the man’s home would give his wife greater access to firearms, creating an unacceptable threat to public health, safety and welfare. They said the man’s Constitutional right to own weapons was “subject to reasonable limitations.” . . .

The man had said he would keep the guns locked up and out of his wife’s control. The weapons he wanted to buy were intended to replace “antiquated” guns dating to the 1940s that he now uses for target shooting with his son.

The ruling noted that the man’s wife has two felony convictions for drug offenses and also was convicted of drunken driving. It also said police were called …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns