The case of R.R. v. New Jersey, brought by the Nappen firm, dates back to a 2022 denial of a permit to carry a handgun, pursuant to the state’s N.J.S.A. sec. 2C:58-3c(5) “in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare,” clause.
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The petition is a long shot by any standard, but if taken would mark one of the first cases challenging the state’s permitting scheme on grounds of racial disparity and would perhaps be of interest to the Civil Rights Division led by AAG Harmeet Dhillon.