I’m glad to see my SAF membership dues being put to good use. The SAF is really good with cases like this and has beaten several gun grabbers’ brains in once these cases went to court. The precedent has been well established. No, you cannot just deny a constitutional right by fiat.
New Jersey law has had that effect for maybe 50 years or more. You may not possess a firearm without possessing state permission in the form of a permit to purchase. A firearm you legally possess may not be carried outside your home or business without a permit to carry. To obtain a carry permit you must prove a NEED to be armed. The proof is almost never considered sufficient, unless of course you are among the "connected".
I've tried several times over the years to search the number of carry applications submitted and the number of permits granted but could find no data on either. There are 8 reasons for denial on the permit form. I listed them here:
A. CRIMINAL RECORD
B. PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE
C. MEDICAL, MENTAL OR ALCOHOLIC BACKGROUND
D. NARCOTICS/ DANGEROUS DRUG OFFENSE
E. FALSIFICATION OF APPLICATION
F. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
G. LACK OF JUSTIFIABLE NEED
H. OTHER (SPECIFY)
Any bets that G is the most common "reason" given in denials?