NJ Man Denied Firearm Purchase Permit Because Of Wife’s Prior Felonies
Via James England on Concealed Nation
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — A southern New Jersey man cannot buy guns because his wife’s prior felonies and a misdemeanor domestic violence offense present an “unacceptable threat to public health, safety and welfare,” a state appellate court ruled.
This is the unfortunate result of unreasonable gun-control, the law states that if the restricted person does not have access to the weapon then the spouse may own and posses a firearm in the home. Reading through this report they man clearly restricted access from his wife to the firearms and has a proven rack record with the guns he currently owns and keeps in the house.
These cases call into scrutiny the motivation and intent of our legal system, it seems as though that even though this man had taken the appropriate precautions in order to keep his wife away from the guns and followed the rules in attempting to get the permits he need to upgrade his collection he was denied based on her actions rather than his own. The track record should come into play here, this man has responsibly kept his guns away from his wife for years and now as he looks to expand the collection he is denied.
There are many products on the market today like this biometric lock handgun safe which would without a doubt prevent anyone from accessing the gun but the man himself. These measures are practical solutions to issues that will plague our citizens for years to come and the man in this story was willing to go the these lengths to protect his right to keep and bear arms but the court was not open to solutions that did not involve taking his rights away.
When we look at recent tragedies plaguing New Jersey like the Carol Bowne story, it is very hard to imagine why the state would want to get in the way of more citizens right to protect themselves. Ultimately this falls at our own feet, we need to become activists for our rights and not just if we’re dealing with legal blocks to our rights but on a daily basis it is our duty to stay informed and keep an eye on new legislation as it is presented.
