It's the same deal in Jersey- called having to show a "need" to carry. I think I'll forward this to Christie's office and await a reply with bated breath...
It is exactly the same in Jersey. My father was an oral surgeon with lots of narcotic in his office throughout his career. In the late 1960s (after NJ changed its gun laws for the worse in 1967) he went to the local PD and inquired about a carry permit - because he got a lot of late night calls from people he didn't know, claiming that they had horrible pain (some did, others were looking for drugs). The chief told him that he'd never get it because he was politically connected enough (at least the guy was honest), but that he could call the cops anytime and have an escort. He immediately began telling people to meet him at the Emergency Room...and now you know part of the reason why medical costs shot through the roof.
I hope that this goes to the USSC, and that they rule correctly on this - just because I'd like to see liberals' heads exploding across the country.