SF-TX
06-02-2016, 10:48
Why anyone would willingly live in a state that can arbitrarily deny one the ability to exercise their God-given and constitutionally protected right to self-defense is baffling. Of course, the LTC's situation is not that simple.
Chief Barcus, I suggest you surrender your weapon, because I am certain there is no special danger to your life that can't also be avoided by other means.
...Responding to the application, Oceanport’s chief of police, Daniel W. Barcus, contended that Russell had failed to demonstrate “justifiable need”: “There are no specific threats or previous attacks on you,” Barcus wrote, and neither is there any “special danger to your life that cannot be avoided by means other than by issuance of a permit to carry a handgun.” The answer to the question was “no.”
Story (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435564/gun-rights-concealed-carry-second-amendment-new-jersey-us-congress)
Chief Barcus, I suggest you surrender your weapon, because I am certain there is no special danger to your life that can't also be avoided by other means.
...Responding to the application, Oceanport’s chief of police, Daniel W. Barcus, contended that Russell had failed to demonstrate “justifiable need”: “There are no specific threats or previous attacks on you,” Barcus wrote, and neither is there any “special danger to your life that cannot be avoided by means other than by issuance of a permit to carry a handgun.” The answer to the question was “no.”
Story (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435564/gun-rights-concealed-carry-second-amendment-new-jersey-us-congress)