Shear_stress
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New Jersey gun owners, please help me out. I've got the chance to live and work in your state for a couple of months and I'd love to take some shooting irons with me. Let me first say that I have no delusions of being able to carry, possess arbitrarilly-defined "assault weapons" or "high capacity magazines", or transport loaded guns in my car.
It's news to no one that New Jersey is a state where one should, uh, tread lightly when it comes to guns. So, I decided to check NJ's laws on the possession of weapons:
Yikes! But then I saw the following sections:
It appears to my untrained eyes that there is nothing to prevent someone from possessing (but not purchasing) non-assault weapons or high-capacity magazines and transporting them to and from the range (albeit locked and stored separately from ammo). What have I missed?
Thanks!
It's news to no one that New Jersey is a state where one should, uh, tread lightly when it comes to guns. So, I decided to check NJ's laws on the possession of weapons:
2C:39-5. Unlawful Possession of Weapons.
b. Handguns. Any person who knowingly has
in his possession any handgun, including any
antique handgun without first having obtained a
permit to carry the same as provided in
N.J.S.2C:58-
c. Rifles and shotguns.
(1) Any person who knowingly has in his possession
any rifle or shotgun without having first
obtained a firearms purchaser identification card
in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.
Yikes! But then I saw the following sections:
2C:39-6 Exemptions.
e. Nothing in subsections b., c. and d. of
N.J.S.2C:39-5 shall be construed to prevent a
person keeping or carrying about his place of
business, residence, premises or other land
owned or possessed by him, any firearm, or
from carrying the same, in the manner specified
in subsection g. of this section, from any place of
purchase to his residence or place of business,
between his dwelling and his place of business,
between one place of business or residence and
another when moving, or between his dwelling
or place of business and place where such
firearms are repaired, for the purpose of repair.
For the purposes of this section, a place of
business shall be deemed to be a fixed location.
f. Nothing in subsections b., c. and d. of
N.J.S.2C:39-5 shall be construed to prevent:
(3) A person transporting any firearm or knife
while traveling:
(a) Directly to or from any place for the purpose
of hunting or fishing, provided the per-son
has in his possession a valid hunting or fishing
license; or
(b) Directly to or from any target range, or other
authorized place for the purpose of practice,
match, target, trap or skeet shooting exhibitions,
provided in all cases that during the course of
the travel all firearms are carried in the manner
specified in subsection g. of this section and the
person has complied with all the provisions and
requirements of Title 23 of the Revised Statutes
and any amendments thereto and all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder; or
It appears to my untrained eyes that there is nothing to prevent someone from possessing (but not purchasing) non-assault weapons or high-capacity magazines and transporting them to and from the range (albeit locked and stored separately from ammo). What have I missed?
Thanks!