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Court upholds woman's firearms permit denial
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/28/05
BY JOE ZEDALIS
MANAHAWKIN BUREAU
A New Jersey Appellate Court on Thursday upheld a Stafford Township decision denying a resident a firearms permit because her husband was considered a threat to public safety.
Superior Court Judges Francine I. Axelrad and Stephen Skillman upheld a decision by the Ocean County Superior Court denying an application by Barbara Knight to obtain the permit.
Stafford Police Chief Larry D. Parker originally turned down the request because of the background of the applicant's husband, Kenneth Knight.
Court documents noted that Kenneth Knight had two failed suicide attempts in 1987 and 2003. He also had a previous arrest for domestic violence where he struck his wife and damaged the house and a car with a sledgehammer, according to the decision.
Barbara Knight applied for the firearms permit so her 11-year-old son could hunt deer and pheasant.
"The applicant did not show she intended to, or was capable of, keeping her husband from any weapons purchased with her permit," the two judges concluded.
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Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/28/05
BY JOE ZEDALIS
MANAHAWKIN BUREAU
A New Jersey Appellate Court on Thursday upheld a Stafford Township decision denying a resident a firearms permit because her husband was considered a threat to public safety.
Superior Court Judges Francine I. Axelrad and Stephen Skillman upheld a decision by the Ocean County Superior Court denying an application by Barbara Knight to obtain the permit.
Stafford Police Chief Larry D. Parker originally turned down the request because of the background of the applicant's husband, Kenneth Knight.
Court documents noted that Kenneth Knight had two failed suicide attempts in 1987 and 2003. He also had a previous arrest for domestic violence where he struck his wife and damaged the house and a car with a sledgehammer, according to the decision.
Barbara Knight applied for the firearms permit so her 11-year-old son could hunt deer and pheasant.
"The applicant did not show she intended to, or was capable of, keeping her husband from any weapons purchased with her permit," the two judges concluded.
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