Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or regulation to the contrary, government record as defined in section 1 of P.L. 1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1) shall include aggregate information regarding the total number of permits to purchase a handgun and firearms purchaser identification cards, without any personal identifying information, that have been issued by the Superintendent of State Police or the Chief of Police of a municipal police department.
N.J.S. § 47:1A-1.3