Keep in mind that this is an article by the BBC, which is as liberal as our MSM. Furthermore, New Jersey is one of the nation’s most liberal states and private firearms ownership is more difficult here than in most other states.
I'll attest to that! However, ownership is possible within the constraints of the State law and parts of our State are armed to the teeth.
You can't carry concealed here, but you can carry on your property or place of business. It's fun to freak out the liberal neighbors when they stop by to chat.
I read about a pizza delivery kid in NJ who bought a used car and hadn’t cleaned it out thoroughly, when cops stopped him and searched the car. In the glovebox lint was a single .22 bullet someone had left there. Supposedly that is a serious crime in NJ.