{"id":226353,"date":"2025-12-08T14:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=226353"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:19:08","slug":"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quiet rebellion is spreading across New Jersey.  And it has nothing to do with gas pumps or pork roll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A grassroots wave of 2A activism has now pushed 12 municipalities to nullify their local permit-to-carry fees, putting <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/real-ar-15-shotgun-hot-rodding-raac-mka-1919\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1818\">real money back into the pockets of gun<\/a> owners and firing a shot across the bow of the state\u2019s anti-gun machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest to join the movement is Howell, N.J., which passed its rebate resolution on Nov. 25. That makes an even dozen towns stepping up to refund their residents after New Jersey lawmakers piled on extra fees post-<em>Bruen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-how-we-got-here-bad-fees-meet-good-pushback\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-level=\"2\">How We Got Here: Bad Fees Meet Good Pushback<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-dozen-towns-one-message-respect-the-right\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-level=\"2\">A Dozen Towns, One Message: Respect the Right<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-impact-over-125-000-saved-every-year\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-level=\"2\">The Impact? Over $125,000 Saved Every Year<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-we-got-here-bad-fees-meet-good-pushback\"><strong>How We Got Here: Bad Fees Meet Good Pushback<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/florida-court-upholds-open-carry-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1819\">Supreme Court\u2019s <em>Bruen<\/em> decision opened up the right to carry<\/a>, New Jersey legislators responded with more hoops and higher costs. Among them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>$50<\/strong> diverted to a victims compensation fund (struck down by the 3rd Circuit as unconstitutional).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$150<\/strong> kicked to municipalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wow-small-town-sheriff-sentenced-for-selling-machine-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1821\">small towns<\/a> weren\u2019t having it. Englishtown was first to say, \u201cNope,\u201d refunding the $150 back to applicants. Now Howell has joined the roster, unanimously agreeing (with one <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/city-decide-fate-police-chief-pointed-gun-council-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1822\">council member<\/a> absent) to return $125 of its cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-dozen-towns-one-message-respect-the-right\"><strong>A Dozen Towns, One Message: Respect the Right<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese municipalities have decided to respect the rights of their citizens,\u201d said Alan Gottlieb, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccrkba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\">CCRKBA<\/a> Chairman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that every new resolution weakens the hold of \u201canti-liberty forces\u201d in the Garden State.  And praised the combined grassroots firepower of CCRKBA, NRA-ILA, and NJFOS members who pushed this movement forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-illegal-ways-cops-check-your-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\">The Illegal Ways Cops Check Your Gun<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of towns now rejecting the unconstitutional fee structure includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beachwood, Butler, Dumont, Franklin Borough, Hardyston, Hopatcong, Medford Lakes, Vernon, Englishtown, Howell, plus Cresskill and Readington, which went even further by passing ordinances instead of simple resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howell Councilman Ian Nadel, who led the effort locally, summed it up bluntly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Second Amendment is the only Amendment that seems to be under repeated attack, especially in the state of New Jersey,&#8221; he quipped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-impact-over-125-000-saved-every-year\"><strong>The Impact? Over $125,000 Saved Every Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the organizations involved, nearly 200,000 New Jerseyans stand to benefit as an estimated $125,000+ in unjustifiable fees disappear annually. That\u2019s a real-world win in a state where exercising your rights often comes with a price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this movement isn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/fallout-from-garland-v-vanderstok-a-doomsday-scenario-for-gun-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1820\">gun owners<\/a> in other towns want to advance their own rebate resolution, NJFOS is inviting them to reach out for assistance. A joint policy brief and model resolution are also available for anyone ready to take the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"twelve-new-jersey-towns-nuke-carry-permit-fees\" title=\"Twelve New Jersey Towns Just Nuked Their Carry Permit Fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That makes an even dozen towns stepping up to refund their residents after New Jersey lawmakers piled on extra fees 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