In Re Gun Permits of Preis

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

The question in this case is whether employees of a private-security agency have a preferred right by virtue of their status to obtain a permit to carry a gun. We find no such preference in the legislation. We therefore concur with the Law Division’s view that the statutory standard calls for a permit to be issued only to those who can establish an urgent necessity for protection of self or others — as for example, in the case of one whose life is in danger as evidenced by serious threats or earlier attacks. We reverse the judgment of the…