Lt. Col. Terry S. Russell of the United States Army applied for a concealed carry permit almost one year ago, according to the National Review. He was denied by Oceanport Police Chief Daniel W. Barcus because he failed to show "justifiable need," despite the fact that, as Russell explained in his application,

1) "service members, including family members, have been specifically targeted by radical extremist" groups;

2) the U.S. military has "verified" that "ISIS has placed a significant emphasis to actively identify US military personnel"; and

3) that Picatinny Arsenal itself (where Russell works) had been evacuated recently "due to the discovery of a dry run attempt to drive a Vehicle Borne Improved Explosive Device onto Post."

The Police Chief didn't buy it.

"There are no specific threats or previous attacks on you," Barcus wrote in his denial letter, and neither is there any "special danger to your life that cannot be avoided by means other than by issuance of a permit to carry a handgun."

Russell brought the case to court, where Superior Court Judge Joseph Oxley sided with Barcus. "Although there may have been threats received at the Picatinny Arsenal," Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni wrote, "none of these threats appear to specifically relate to this applicant — he is in no different position than any other person who is assigned to that facility."