New Gun Law Permits Retired Law Enforcement Officers to Carry Firearms in New Jersey

New Gun Law Permits Retired Law Enforcement Officers to Carry Firearms in New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed a new law that permits many former uniformed law enforcement officers to carry a firearm during retirement. Previously, only interstate, state, and local police officers, county sheriff’s deputies, corrections officers, and state or county park police officers were allowed to continue to carry their firearms into retirement. Now, […]

Lawsuit Filed to Block New Handgun Carry Permit Regulations in NJ

Lawsuit Filed to Block New Handgun Carry Permit Regulations in NJ

As expected, New Jersey State Democrats have filed a lawsuit in an effort to block Governor Chris Christie’s recent regulations that make it easier to obtain a handgun carry permit in New Jersey. On April 3, 2017, the Democratic Legislature filed a complaint in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, challenging the validity of […]

New Jersey Legislature Plans to Oppose Easier Handgun Carry Permit Rules

New Jersey Legislature Plans to Oppose Easier Handgun Carry Permit Rules

Democratic legislators in New Jersey are poised to do whatever it takes to block Governor Chris Christie’s recent measures to ease handgun carry permits in New Jersey. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) said that going to court “may be the only recourse” NJ legislators currently have available to stop the handgun carry law. Similarly, Senate […]

New Law Permits Armed, Retired Police Officers at NJ Schools

New Law Permits Armed, Retired Police Officers at NJ Schools

On November 30, 2016, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill that permits public and private schools and community colleges to hire armed, specially trained, retired police officers to provide security on school grounds. The new bill addressed specific concerns that some opponents of the bill had when it was first passed […]