In NJ the only people who really have a right to carry are the cops and retired cops. Retired cops get a retired officer permit which they pay $50 per year. It's not just regular police, but also COs, MPs, coast guard and other LEOs, including LEOs that moved to NJ from out of state.
Last year, NJ reported $440,000 in income from the retired officer handgun permits.
So if you do the math, that works out to ~8800 retired police officer handgun permits, since the fee is annual.
So this is the other piece of the puzzle that has been missing. We now know that ~1200 civilians and 8800 retired police have carry permits. This means that ~10,000 people in NJ have carry permits, with most of them being retired police. This is out of a population of ~8 million.
The stats are from the Governor's FY15 budget statement at http://yourmoney.nj.gov
Last year, NJ reported $440,000 in income from the retired officer handgun permits.
So if you do the math, that works out to ~8800 retired police officer handgun permits, since the fee is annual.
So this is the other piece of the puzzle that has been missing. We now know that ~1200 civilians and 8800 retired police have carry permits. This means that ~10,000 people in NJ have carry permits, with most of them being retired police. This is out of a population of ~8 million.
The stats are from the Governor's FY15 budget statement at http://yourmoney.nj.gov