NJ Making Changes To “Ensure Efficient Consideration in Processing Firearm Permit Applications”

By Brandon

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s office announced on Friday a set of regulatory changes that are supposedly going to “Expedite Review of Firearm Identification and Carry Permits for New Jersey Residents.

Part of this is the addition of “‘serious threats’ to the circumstances that could demonstrate a special danger to the applicant’s life.”

Is driving through the bad parts of New Jersey considered serious threats? I guess it depends on who you ask. Regardless, progress is progress… right? …right?

From their website:

Attorney General Issues Directives, Processes Regulatory Changes to Expedite Review of Firearm Identification and Carry Permits for New Jersey Residents; New “Serious Threats” Standard Will Help Provide

Trenton, NJ – Acting on Governor Chris Christie’s commitment to ensure fair and consistent application of the state’s gun laws that respects individual’s Second Amendment rights and protects public safety, the Office of Attorney General announced a directive and guideline issued by Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy, and a regulatory change to align the regulations governing the issuance of a carry permit with New Jersey Supreme Court precedent interpreting the statutory standard of justifiable need. Taken together, the changes will help ensure all applicants receive efficient and uniform consideration in the processing …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation