NJ now has a reasonable concealed carry proficiency test

[1sailor]

I used to work part time behind a sporting goods counter. You would be amazed at the number of people who would come in for ammo and not have any idea what ammo their gun actually used. One of our other employees was actually asked by a customer if he would show them the correct way to load their pistol. I personally believe that there should be at least an online test to gauge your knowledge regarding safety and safe firearms handling. It doesn't have to be anything too grueling just a basic test given after watching a video online. Hunter safety courses have been required in many states for minors for years with no ill results.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Meanwhile Florida did a away with CC permits. Anyone (not a prohibitive person)can carry a gun now
Heck all the convicted felons do it.
All the CC is good for is eliminates a 3 day wait if you buy a gun

FL still does not have a RIGHT to carry. The State Supreme Court has ruled it is a privilege and is and affirmative defense in court due to Norman v State.

 

[Oldsalt66]

I don't find it reasonable AT ALL. I fail to understand how anyone who supports the constitution could, but YMMV. The majority of states have no such provision and about have the states have universal carry, and the millions of legal gun owners have not being going around shooting innocent bystanders by accident. The goal of those provision are and always was to make obtaining a permission slip as costly and as tedious as possible.

That's the only goal.

Previous to July 1, 2023 when unlicensed carry was enacted here in Florida, the only "proficiency" required was to fire a single round from a handgun and have it exit the barrel.

As of that time, Florida had the highest number of concealed carry licenses in the entire country, and yet, the lack of "proficiency" standards posed absolutely no discernable public safety issue.

Now that we've got unlicensed carry with the only prerequisite being that one isn't a federally prohibited person, nothing at all has changed.

Folks who support unconstitutional proficiency standards always seem to support a standard which they, themselves, can achieve, but which eliminates many other Americans who also have the right to bear arms.

It's a form of elitism.

 

[Magnum_PI]

I find any laws or rules that encroach on our rights or outright try to strip us of our rights to be "unreasonable" at the least, or at worst wholly unconstitutional.

The age old adage comes to mind, it's a slippery slope... we give an inch, they'll be back finding a way to take a mile.

This just smacks of trying to keep guns out of the hands of private and law abiding people.

Just a reminder, laws only effect people who actually follow them. I don't see criminals lining up to turn in their heat if they can't pass a shooting test...

 

[Oldsalt66]

What punishment?

This punishment, which is meted out personally against local legislators who ignore Florida's state preemption law and enact local municipal or county gun statutes.


Florida Legislature May Impose Penalties on Local Legislators Who Illegally Impose Gun Control Laws

 

[BE Mike]

Licensed drivers kill many more people each year than individuals armed with firearms and driving is a privilege, not a right. Once licensed, rarely do drivers ever have to display their competency after that initial test. The reason is that people would never put up with having to demonstrate their driving competency periodically. Politicians can push gun owners around and get away with it.

 

[s&wchad]

This is good news for our members in NJ. In the not so distant past, "shall issue" was a pipe dream for them.
Progress is made one step at a time.

We're done here...