Meanwhile in New Jersey

My opinion of Governor Chris Christie just went up a little bit:

“… Christie said he wants to make New Jersey a “shall-issue” state for concealed carry firearms, where authorities who issue gun licenses grant them in most cases … [Christie] proposed eliminating the “nearly-insurmountable ‘justifiable need’ standard and requiring the issuance of a carry permit to anyone who is not legally disqualified from possessing a firearm and who can demonstrate an understanding of the safe handling of a handgun,” according to his office …”

It’s been a long time since New York passed something like this.  It is not going anywhere right now in Jersey, but hopefully it will encourage other politicians in the northeast to publicly talk about the issue.