Permits to buy handguns in New Jersey - which has some of the strictest firearms laws in the U.S. - increased by 67% through June compared with the same period in 2012, according to data provided by the state police.
New Jersey issued 59,120 permits required to purchase handguns in the first six months of 2013, the data show. Through June 2012, 35,425 permits were issued, and 64,107 were obtained for the entire year.
Experts, gun rights groups, and new gun owners described the increase as largely inspired by fears that state and federal firearms policies would tighten.
Read the article: The Wall Street Journal
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