We continue to approach a point of irreconcilable differences.  This one is the reverse problem of federalism, when the laws of one state to another are so diametrically opposed that national continuity becomes a major issue.  Of course, the dramatic expansion of power from the Judiciary via the 14th ammendment should have at least fixed these kinds of situations.  According to that decision, a citizen of the United States has rights that are universal at the State level, as reaffirmed recenty by the Supreme Court.  So, you are permitted to own firearms as a federal citizen, no matter what State you live in, but apparently not in the manner you carry it.

This should at a minimum be a huge warning and caution for everyone buying firearms in states neighboring those with draconian gun laws, given at time of purchase.  There should also be some leeway built into NJ law for the obvious, inevitable, and predictable case of people accidentally crossing the invisible line of a State boundary.  Frankly, if this kind of thing stands, then we really ought to have immigration and customs checkpoints entering NJ to explain the rules of the State, or most common rules, etc (like California does with its Fruit inspection checkpoints).  Also, it would really drive home the atmosphere law abiding citizens live under in NJ.

And last but not least, it's also a good lesson in what you do and do not need to state to a police officer at a traffic stop.  He had no probable cause for inspecting her vehicle for a firearm, and she had no obligation to answer any questions about it.  Whether she had an obligation to offer it up morally is another Post.

http://www.my9nj.com/story/25996007/nj-gun-permit-problems