Legal Opinion
In re the Application for a New Jersey Permit to Carry a Handgun by Pantano
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 22, 2013PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
OSTRER, J.A.D.
Richard Pantano appeals from the trial court’s October 31, 2011 denial of his application for a permit to carry a firearm under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4. The Manalapan Township Police Chief had approved Pantano’s application in December 2010 and the State appealed. In a written opinion, Judge Francis P. DeStefano concluded after a testimonial hearing that Pantano had not demonstrated “a justifiable need to carry a handgun.” N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4(d). Pantano asserts the court erred in finding no justifiable need, and, in the alternative, he argues the…
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