We reported back in July how several gun-rights organizations had joined together in a novel approach to get concealed carry lowered or dropped completely. After...

We reported back in July how several gun-rights organizations had joined together in a novel approach to get concealed carry lowered or dropped completely. After the 2022 ruling in New York Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, Garden State lawmakers hiked the cost of a concealed carry permit to $200. Currently, $50 of the fee is paid directly to the Superintendent of the State Police, while the other $150 is paid to the applicant’s municipality. However, there’s nothing barring jurisdictions from refunding applicants the municipality’s portion of the fee. A negligible amount of these funds goes into the administration of issuing the permits. Seeing an opportunity, the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), New Jersey Firearm...