Terry S. Russell, Army officer dealing with terror threats, denied concealed carry permit in N.J....

This is why I love VA and living in 2nd Amendment friendly states. There is no need to justify the need for a CCP. A background check and training is all that is required. The second amendment is justification enough for carry friendly states.

I'm sorry, but if we let you protect yourself, than everybody is going to want to protect themselves and we just can't have that. (I hope you can hear the sound of sarcasm dripping from my voice) NJ is wrong.

CPO Andy Carrillo, MS maybe the state doesn't want to infringe on the well established community groups that provide protection for a fee...

This was an attempt at humor, hard to get the Tony Soprano accent to come through the keyboard.

I am amazed and the thought processes of some of the areas of this country. It seems like the areas with the worse crime rates are the areas with the most restrictive weapons laws. If the local law enforcement cannot protect the citizens, the legislature should provide some measure of self protection. Then again, I guess when you have a body guard, protection isn't as much of an issue.