New Jersey sees 3,000% increase in permits to carry guns
A year after the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of Americans' right to carry guns in public, the issuance of permits to carry guns has skyrocketed in the Garden State.
In 2021, the year before the ruling, 631 gun-carry permits were issued in New Jersey. That number went up to 19,933 in 2023, a 3,000% increase, according to recently released data by the Attorney General's Office.