Why Would Anyone Want a Firearm?

From Charles C. W. Cooke at National Review:

To propose that a government could restrict access to ammunition without gutting the Second Amendment is akin to proposing that a government could ban churches without hollowing out the First. If a free people are to enjoy their liberties without encumbrance, the prerequisite tools must be let well alone.
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That those who would engage in such supervision do so with good intentions is neither here nor there. When, in their infinite wisdom, the legislators of New Jersey passed the draconian permitting requirements that have led to their constituents’ waiting months for the chance to buy a gun, they presumably believed that they were striking a strong blow for public safety. In truth, however, they were overstepping their legitimate bounds and condemning a handful of American citizens to ignominious death. One such citizen, a diminutive woman named Carol Bowne, found this out firsthand in June of this year, when, having waited long beyond the statutory processing window, she watched her stalker of an ex-boyfriend come into her driveway with a knife and stab her to death. “Who does not see that self-defense is a duty superior to every precept?” asked Montesquieu in his magisterial Spirit of the Laws. Judging by our present debate, the answer to this question is “Too many.”

The State of New Jersey, the local Sheriff, and Governor Chris Christie is responsible for her death. Why? What have they done since Ms. Bowne murder to fix the situation? Have they changed the law, so at the end of the 30 day processing time, the permit is automatically granted, if the local sheriff causes any delay? No. Have they done anything to improve the situation? No.

That puts any future murders on their bloody hands, period.