BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is celebrating the continued success of the permit-to-carry fee nullification resolution efforts in New Jersey. Along with their partners, the Committee is pleased to report that there are now six municipalities in four counties that have adopted resolutions to refund or waive the $150.00 portion of permit-to-carry fees. This project has gained strength and momentum since Englishtown passed a first-in-the-state Committee-backed resolution in June 2025.
The permitting fee rebate resolution project is a shared initiative between CCRKBA, New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate, and the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. The organizations and their grassroots activists are in talks with over 45 other municipalities across the Garden State, virtually in all 21 counties.
Despite Councilman Juan Marti’s significant effort over multiple council meetings to get this measure passed, the leadership from Old Tappan, N.J., completely dropped the ball and voted down the measure after it was introduced. Led by Mayor Thomas Gallagher, the fully Republican council failed to pass the resolution.
“I’m very pleased to see so many towns committing to the permitting fee nullification program we’ve been championing with our partners at NRA-ILA and NJFOS. The Borough of Butler passed their resolution on August 18, following Vernon Township’s passage on the 11th,” Said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “I’m tremendously disappointed with Mayor Thomas Gallagher, Council President William Boyce, Councilmember Ronald Binaghi Jr., and Councilmember Jin Yhu from Old Tappan. They voted against liberty in their town to defend a discriminatory and exclusionary policy.”
Voters across New Jersey will be watching how municipalities handle these resolutions in their towns. New Jersey was forced to recognize the Second Amendment, and it’s not likely constituents will forget if they find out local leaders have just been paying them lip service.
“We are extremely proud of the energy that has built up in this project, the hard work our members are putting in, and the hard work being put in by our friends and partners at the NRA and CCRKBA. It’s an important election in N.J. this year, and the GOP clearly wants to court votes from the members of our organizations. This is an opportunity for politicians at the ground level to demonstrate their commitment to actually protecting fundamental rights,” said Joe LoPorto, Director of Legal Operations for NJFOS. “The Trump Administration has made the Second Amendment a national priority. N.J. GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli has made the Second Amendment a priority for his campaign. When local elected officials claim to support the Second Amendment and then vote to preserve discriminatory and exorbitant barriers to exercising those rights, it undermines everything that is being done across the state and across the nation.”
If you’re interested in raising a permit-to-carry rebate resolution in your jurisdiction, reach out to our boots-on-the-ground partners at NJFOS HERE. A copy of the joint policy brief with model resolution can be found HERE.