I’ll save people the click and say that the story reveals that it’s actually the fact that the state offices which issue Driver’s Licenses are closed due to Corona which is causing the issue.
He shouldn't feel bad. I'm a lifelong NJ resident with spotless record (well, couple of speeding tickets) and in the first town I tried to get a firearm permit I was told that Officer X was the only one who processed the paperwork but it was his day off. Please come back another day. But it always turned out to be his day off, or he was out to lunch, or he had a recent death in the family, or ... I eventually got the point.
When I moved to another town they actually would process my paperwork but the rules were draconian. I needed notarized letters from three non-family individuals who would lay out how they knew me and for how long and swear that I was stable and not a danger. And like I said, they had to seal them and get them notarized, I couldn't do it for them. I had one person refuse because guns (it's NJ after all) and one who just said they didn't have time to deal with all that. But eventually I did get them.
When I turned it all in the women who took the material from me said 'you only checked the box for long barrel firearms. Are you sure you don't want the handgun one? If you don't and you want one later you'll have to go through this whole process again." At this point all I could think was 'It's a trap! Don't do it!'
Botttom line: blue states work overtime to block residents from exercising all of the constitutional rights but especially the 2nd amendment.
And the SCOTUS continues to refuse very critical cases against states who clearly shackle and block the free exercise of their citizen’s second amendment rights. There should be sever consequences for that court when continues to refuse hearings any legitimate Constitutional issue brought against a State by its citizens or when it rules against the Constitution Law as is written. Bring my back the gallows in the city square!!