West Milford, N.J., recently became the 18th city in the state to vote to refund all or part of the fees required to obtain...

West Milford, N.J., recently became the 18th city in the state to vote to refund all or part of the fees required to obtain a carry permit in the Garden State. The move was in response to a plan formulated by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the New Jersey Firearm Owners Syndicate (NJFOS) to persuade municipalities in the state to voluntarily drop the excessively high fees imposed by the state for concealed-carry permits. A New Jersey statute requires permit holders to renew their permits every two years for $200, of which $150 goes directly to the issuing municipality and the other $50 to the...