Tariq

How does this effect hospitals now, such as RWJ in New Brunswick?

So this means any time I go to someone’s home I have to have permission from them to carry?

I concur . If I read it correctly (very big if) we can still carry in our vehicles and now I’m just trying to ascertain if the private property rule is still in effect. Namely I don’t have to have prior permission to carry outside my house.

Can someone give a summation of what (if anything) has changed from the TRO?

Mercer County

After 125 days (since 9/29/22 submission) I finally picked up my permit today.

I would hope so but I’m not feeling confident. Then if I call to check then I’m afraid she’ll get upset and say if I haven’t called then it’s not ready and possibly put me at the bottom of her list because she feels I’m annoying her.

Congrats. Did they call you to come pick it up? Ours was supposed to have been signed the same day and I’m still waiting.

Congrats! What are the restrictions? I’m hoping to get the call this week as well.

You’re news inspired me to call myself and I was told the same thing. Hopefully next week we can go to pick them up.

Good news! Do you know what number you were? I was 219 and so I’m trying to see where they are at as of the 18th.

Congrats! Now I just hope the PD will let us know ASAP when they receive it. Congrats! Now I just hope the PD will let us know ASAP when they receive it.

For what it’s worth. I talked to Mercer County Superior Court on Friday and confirmed my application was with the judge and I was number 219. I was told that they are now just working to get the permits out and I could possibly expect to have mine signed off on in the next two weeks. We shall see. I won’t get my hopes up too much though

Just spoke with Mercer County Superior Court. The record’s department confirmed that they have my application and it should be sent up at the end of this week. Also spoke to Nicholas, the judge’s law clerk (very nice by the way), he informed that once the judge is back next week they should be essentially rubber stamping the applications because of the new law and currently he has about 40 applications with him and then however many he receives from records this week. So it looks fairly optimistic for those of us in the courts that we will receive ours within the next 60 days.

What was the total time from start to finish?

Congratulations. So it is possible.

I hope your right (though I don’t have high hopes ;) ). According to the PD my application has now been sent to the court and so I’m allegedly at the the end of that line. Does anyone know where they’re at in terms of numbers? I figure I’ll give a call in about a month to check.

That’s what doesn’t make sense (outside of just trying to delay the process). If they already know applications are being kicked back, why not just do it right the first go round so you don’t have to keep going back and forth? I can understand if they don’t want to do it but if you’re going to have to do it anyway, why make it so you have to go through it twice?

The one in Mercer County They didn’t so now I have to worry about that. I didn’t mention anything yet because I want them to take my money order so they have it and can’t use that as another delay and also I only spoke to the secretary and so I know she doesn’t actually do the approval or the reference contacts.

Got a call from Hamilton PD today that they’ve approved my application and I can bring in my money order. We’ll see what happens from here.

Did they ever end up contacting your references?

Yeah, since my application hasn’t even left HTPD, I would be hopeful to get my permit sometime early next year.

Please keep us informed of your progress as you seem to be the closest of anyone that I see posting in Mercer County.

Speaking of which, I spent some time today talking to a lawyer about this whole situation and he shared the following. You’re absolutely right, some judges are intentionally dragging their feet on the process but for more than one reason. At the end of the day it’s really just a hope that it will discourage people from applying or to retract their application and wait to apply when the new bill is passed in which they will be removed from the process. However, if you’ve already submitted your application and you don’t retract it, even after the bill is passed you will still have to get approval from the judge. Now if you do decide to retract it and resubmit it, there’s no guarantee that the time line will be faster because essentially you will be placed back in the queue and the new bill now gives 90 days for approval but also gives a possible extension of another 30 days if it’s requested. So essentially you have to make a choice as to what you feel might be the “quicker” option. It could be that the judges once the bill is passed will quickly try to get rid of the applications that they have or they can drag their feet and rely on the fact that they’re understaffed. Or, you can go with the new process, pay the extra fees and redo the application with its additional requirements and hope that it will be at least processed quicker. Either way we lose.

I’m happy for you and jealous at the same time.