An excerpt from the long opinion earlier this week in In re Application for a Permit to Carry a Handgun by R.R., by N.J. Appellate Division Judges Joseph Marczyk and James Paganelli:
Detective Berry … testified regarding various emails petitioner sent to the Sayreville clerk referring to the "Blood of Christ" and an affidavit submitted by petitioner to Sayreville regarding "[o]ne's [e]ntire [z]ygote/[p]ellucid [m]embrane as the [s]ingular '[h]istorical & [p]resent, [r]eligious & [s]cientific, [n]ative & [c]ustomary, [t]ruth & [m]atter of [f]act' [p]roving [o]ne's [p]ersonal, [p]rivate, and [c]onfidential [p]roperty/[p]aramount [e]quity '[f]ound' within [o]ne's [o]riginal [b]iological /DNA [b]irthday '[c]ake' a.k.a. [o]ne's '[b]aggage and [e]ffects' a.k.a. [o]ne's [p]lacenta." Detective Berry testified he did not understand what petitioner was discussing, and the communications were "kind of rambling" and had nothing to do with petitioner's tax issues.
Detective Berry further testified regarding: petitioner's referencing credit as a "figment of the imagination," ballot harvesting schemes, the banking system being owned by the "cult," a Wisconsin election being rigged by dictators in Syria and Korea, a governor's handling of a teacher shortage, and references to a conservative song writer. Detective Berry stated that in his "training and experience," he never saw "an individual correspond with a government body" in this manner and that petitioner was "not really addressing any specific issue."
In one email, petitioner noted the SPD Chief was married and named his wife and his children. Detective Berry testified it appeared petitioner "cut and paste[d]" this information from the Chief's biography on the SPD's website. Detective Berry referenced this communication in his denial letter. He testified "the way that [petitioner] was interacting regarding his permit [application]" caused him concern, as petitioner "was demanding answers" and "wasn't letting the investigative process play out." He also testified petitioner's references to the Chief's family caused him concern.
