A New Jersey appeals court has upheld against a Second Amendment challenge the state’s “justifiable need” requirement for obtaining a permit to carry a handgun outside the home.
“The Legislature has determined that the presence of readily accessible handguns in public places of this densely populated State presents an inherent risk of serious injury from accident and misuse,” the judges held Monday in a published opinion. “The risk of accident and misuse in public places of this State where a carry permit is required is enhanced—if for no other reason than a handgun poses a greater danger in public than it would if left at home.”
