From the opinion:
"In denying J.H.'s application, both the Chief and Judge Kelly reasoned that J.H. and his two children reside with J.H.'s wife, who is disqualified from possessing firearms. Specifically, the judge found that J.H.'s wife's background raised serious concerns about her living in a house with firearms, even if owned by her husband, who states he will keep them locked up and out of her control. At the evidentiary hearing on J.H.'s application, it was determined that his wife had been sentenced on June 16, 2000, to probation for possession of a controlled dangerous substance 3 A-4538-13T4 (CDS) with the intent to distribute. She had also been sentenced on December 9, 2005, to probation for possession of CDS. These convictions bar J.H.'s wife from possessing firearms. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c(1). More recently, in December 2011, police were called to the family residence by J.H. because his wife had hit him. At that time, J.H. told officers that his wife was drinking a lot and needed help. Additionally, in 2013, J.H.'s wife was convicted of driving while intoxicated after mixing alcohol and Ambien. She was stopped by the police twice on the same day. During one of those encounters, officers found a bayonet inside her vehicle. At the hearing J.H. admitted that the bayonet was his, and that he had left it in the car after taking it to a trade show." Those are called facts derived from evidence.
This is the law: "An individual's Second Amendment right to bear arms, U.S. Const. amend. II, is "subject to reasonable limitations." Crespo v. Crespo, 201 N.J. 207, 209-10 (2010). To purchase a handgun in New Jersey, a person must apply for a FPIC and a permit. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3. A "person of good character and good repute in the community in which he lives . . ." must be issued an FPIC and permit unless, among other reasons not relevant for 5 A-4538-13T4 purposes of this appeal, "issuance would not be in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare." N.J.S.A. 2C:58- 3(c)(5); N.J.A.C. 13:54-1.5(a)(5)."
This is where he explains how that law, applied to the facts, require the permit be denied:
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In Clark, supra, the trial court held that an application to purchase handguns could be denied because the applicant's spouse, with whom she resided, was disqualified from owning a gun for a prior burglary conviction. Id. at 153-54. In that case, there was a substantial likelihood that the applicant's spouse would have access to her handguns because the applicant testified that she intended to attend target practice with her husband, and keep the guns in the marital residence. Id. at 154. The facts of the present matter differ from those in Clark in that the applicant testified his wife had no interest in guns and he would keep them locked away from her, although in the residence. However, the facts in this case suggest an even higher risk than existed in Clark, where the spouse solely had a prior burglary conviction. Here, the spouse had two convictions relating to CDS, and an alcohol problem that had led to domestic violence."
Arbitrary - "not planned or chosen for a particular reason : not based on reason or evidence." The decision was based on evidence and reason. Since you do not know what evidence is and lack reason, your opinion is expected.