Quote History Quoted:In addition to the mag capacity restriction on retired LEO, NJ also has a restriction on "hollow point" ammunition. The quote below comes from
this NJSP website.
"It should also be noted that, as civilians, retired officers cannot legally carry hollow-point ammunition or utilize high-capacity ammunition magazines (capable of holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition) in the handgun they are carrying."
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The NJ hollow point restriction is for retired LE living in NJ. Retired LE living outside NJ and covered by LEOSA are allowed to carry hollow point ammunition. However, since LEOSA does not address magazine capacity, you are limited to their magazine restrictions.
12. Can New Jersey RLEOs carry hollow point bullets in New Jersey, and does LEOSA provide any additional authority outside of New Jersey law to carry hollow point bullets?
RLEOs who retired from a New Jersey law enforcement agency and reside in New Jersey cannot carry hollow point bullets in New Jersey. N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(f) states that, with very few, narrow exceptions (none of which apply to an RLEO), only active law enforcement officers are authorized to carry hollow point bullets.
Under LEOSA, all other RLEOs who meet the applicable requirements (see Questions 3-5) may carry any “firearm” as defined by LEOSA. See U.S.C. 926C(e)(1)(A). That term includes “ammunition not expressly prohibited by Federal law or subject to the provisions of the National Firearms Act.” 18 U.S.C. 926C(e)(1)(B). However, LEOSA precludes the carrying of “machine guns,” as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(b), “silencers,” as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(24), and “destructive devices,” as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4). See 18 U.S.C. 926C(e)(A-C).