Legal Opinion
Piszczatoski v. Filko
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 12, 2012No. Civ. No. 10-06110 (WHW)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLS, Senior District Judge.
This case presents a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the New Jersey law governing permits to carry handguns. The challenged provisions in N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-4 and the attendant regulations *816(the “Handgun Permit Law”) require permit applicants to demonstrate a “justifiable need to carry a handgun,” first to a police official and then to a Superior Court judge. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-4(c)-(d) (2011).
The plaintiffs, five individuals denied handgun permits and two issue advocacy organizations, assert that the Handgun Permit Law is facially…
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