Believing that gun rights activists are getting the short shrift in the state, New Jersey 2A Sanctuary formed last December. Part of the mission of the non-partisan advocacy group is encouraging counties and municipalities to support its cause through resolutions, and several members were on hand as the Barnegat Township Committee adopted a resolution at its March 3 meeting.

“I don’t know if we’d have a First Amendment if we didn’t have a Second Amendment,” said Mayor John Novak in urging the…