I was walking to Lou at LRB about my move to Jersey and the fact that handgun licences are cheaper there and we got into discussion over which state I should get a driver's license for in terms of getting a pistol permit for that state. Well, I found ou tI don't NEED to do that!!!! Jersey issues FID's to non-residents!! YES! So it looks like I'll be at calverton every sunday (not fort dix) with my NY-legal assault weapons (kept in NY of course) while I rent in NJ with a few handguns and shotguns for meeself! SHWEET.
From packing.org
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From the NJSP
You may bring a handgun into NJ under these circumstances:
(1) To go target shooting for the day, with friends, or by oneself. That presumes acting within the law. Gun locked in box in trunk, ammo locked separate. If the vehicle lacks a trunk, gun locked up and ammo also locked up. Only a direct route to the place of shooting and back to your home. Don't wander around, or linger with the gun in the trunk.
(2) You may bring a handgun without a permit to NJ such as when renting in the state if you have a certain purpose.
He made the distinction between casually throwing the gun in the trunk to go visit Grandma (NOT ALLOWED), and a person renting in NJ who brings along their gun for target shooting while renting in the state. Again, locked in trunk, arrive at the rental dwelling, secure gun inside. Only take outside to go to the place of shooting and return home. West Trenton @ 609-882-2000 if you want to call and confirm yourself.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: Some NJ residents here on this board insist that non-residents who want to bring guns into NJ should have a NJ Firearms ID card? After recently speaking to Attorney Evan Nappen for two hours about NJ, I too now am inclined to agree. Attorney Nappen advocates it because it provides a positive means for a police officer to establish that you are a law abiding citizen. That's because the process is very intrusive and a little expensive, but the card is good for life, with no additional costs.
Non-residents must apply at a NJSP Barracks near you (no roadways, GSP, TPK etc.) There, you would fill out a form for a background check, allow a mental health check, and provide two references who would definitely be contacted about your character. The Sergeant handling firearms would then fingerprint you. There is a fee of $72.00 that must be paid at that time. Once all your paperwork comes back, the Sergeant would call you to come pick up the card(right thumb print applied to the back) and you sign it in front of the officer.
Whew! Not saying it's fair, sane, morally right, or Constitutional, only giving the message. That's NJ for you folks?
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