NJ and Guns (Visit)

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Being from NC I have a CHP and I travel all over the eastern seaboard with NP. I have to go to NJ for a visit with a friend who is ill.
I know I can not carry their but can I when I get to the boarder put the gun in a locked case and the magazine somewhere else. Another words is there anyway to bring my gun legally into NJ by a non resident?
PS One thing is for sure when you get into NJ from PA I have noticed in the past most of the cars pulled over are from out of state.
 
Being from NC I have a CHP and I travel all over the eastern seaboard with NP. I have to go to NJ for a visit with a friend who is ill.
I know I can not carry their but can I when I get to the boarder put the gun in a locked case and the magazine somewhere else. Another words is there anyway to bring my gun legally into NJ by a non resident?
PS One thing is for sure when you get into NJ from PA I have noticed in the past most of the cars pulled over are from out of state.
I would not risk it, besides FOPA would not cover you if your ultimate destination is NJ. And, even if you are passing through NJ and you should be covered under FOPA. You can use FOPA as a defense at your trial and you might get off...after spending thousands in legal fees.
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Personally I would not bring any kind of firearm into New Jersey.
You should do a search and find how many folks have been arrested in NJ for having a firearm and no NJ owners' permit.
I'd add MD, NY, MA, CT and RI to the list of I'm never going there armed.
 
Leave the gun at home. I live in NJ and the laws are terrible. As I understand it you would be OK if you were going directly to a range to shoot. Without a NJ FID card you would not be allowed to possess the guns anywhere else legally. FOPA would only cover you if you were passing directly through the state. Stopping to visit an ill friend is not OK. Many NJ gun laws require mandatory minimum sentences of 5-10 years with no discretion given to the prosecutor.
 
Personally I would not bring any kind of firearm into New Jersey.
You should do a search and find how many folks have been arrested in NJ for having a firearm and no NJ owners' permit.
I'd add MD, NY, MA, CT and RI to the list of I'm never going there armed.
Correct...let me add here that even NJ residents who have their handgun locked in a box in a trunk and have the Firearms ID Card are only allowed to go from the gun store where they bought the handgun to their house. And from their house to the gun range and back with NO pit stops or 'deviations' along the way.

In other words, they are only allowed to go directly to the gun range and back home. No stopping for food or gas or picking or dropping someone off. Nothing

That is how bad it is in that state.
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Do not bring any firearms or ammunition into New Jersey. Period. A former soldier of mine had a 1911 in his glove box and traveled into NJ and was arrested during a traffic stop. Not being from the state he wasn't used to the laws. Last I heard from him, he was convicted on weapons charges and facing a long prison stay for a legal firearm from his home state.
 
Since you are stopping in NJ you must comply with the same laws that apply to residents.
The firearm must be unloaded, magazines and ammo in a container separate from the firearm. No magazine with a capacity greater than 15 rounds. No hollow-point ammo. No loaded magazines.
The firearm must be contained in a closed and fastened case or securely tied package, put it in the trunk.
You are only allowed to be in possession of a firearm outside your own home or business under certain conditions. Two that would apply to you is the exemption for hunting or the exemption for target shooting. The hunting exemption only applies during hunting season for holders of a NJ hunting license. The target shooting exemption only applies while traveling directly to a range for purposes of practice or match. Directly means you cannot stop for food or gas.
If you are pulled over while traveling to your friend's house, state that you are traveling directly to a range for target shooting. There is a list of ranges on the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs website. When leaving NJ you need only state that you are traveling directly home. If staying at a hotel, stay in Pennsylvania not NJ.
 
You can't bring the gun into NJ legally since you are making the stop at your friends home. But you could leave it for "cleaning" at a PA border gun shop and pick it up when you return to NC.

That way you have protection most of the trip. The gunshop will put it in their bound book, but TMK no 4473 is needed upon retrieval.

Dogtown Tom or other gun shop pros will know for sure.
 
Leave the gun at home, or at the border.

The interstate transport laws do NOT allow you to travel with the firearm, because you would not be able to legally have the firearm in NJ. If you were travelling straight through NJ, then those laws would apply.
 
Be 100 % New Jersey complaint while visiting your friend. Also it might be a good idea to sanitize you vehicle of any and all firearm related things.
 
Yes! Remember that NJ considers BB guns, air guns, and blackpowder weapons as firearms. Your son's Red Ryder is the same as a Barrett 50 Cal in the (alleged) mind of Trenton.
 
geim druth even sling shots are illegal in NJ
The leave at a gun shop for cleaning won't fly either. You cannot if from another state than the gun shop fill a 4473 and get your gun.
 
You cannot if from another state than the gun shop fill a 4473 and get your gun.

You can. I have done it more than once. No 4473 required on the repair. He can take the gun back to North Carolina. Betcha you a bushel of Florida oranges! :D You can't buy another gun in another state. Yours goes on the fritz, you take it to have it fixed. Only fair. ;)
 
Your question has been thoroughly answered by others, to which I would add the following:

  • Do not drive in the left lane of a three lane highway. The left lane is for passing only. I have observed many people being stopped for that. A traffic stop might reveal the presence of prohibited items that will invite additional scrutiny (examples mentioned earlier - magazines, ammunition, empty shells, a knife... etc) so you don't want to be stopped.
  • Conduct a vehicle equipment check prior to departure and upon arrival. That means all lights must be operative. Use them in strict adherence to the law. No cracked windshields, for example.
  • Signal all turns and lane changes in strict accordance with the law. There are minimum distances required.
  • Verify all required vehicle markings and required documents are absolutely correct. For example, your vehicle registration might need to be signed for it to be effective. I personally observed a vehicle immediately impounded for that reason. If you require liability insurance in your state you will be required to provide proof of it.
  • A yellow light means stop if you are able to stop given the roadway conditions and other variables (I have a long story about that; ultimately I prevailed).
  • If you must park your out of state vehicle on the street do so legally. There are maximum distances from the curb for example (another story; I prevailed again).
  • If your vehicle is damaged, excessively rusty, has illegible or obscured tags, appears to be rear-end heavy, or contains a lot of junk you will invite unwanted attention (yet another story).
  • To summarize the above don't give anyone the slightest reason to stop and interrogate you, and you'll be fine.
I could go on, but if you adopt a mindset that you will be entering occupied foreign territory in which you are the enemy you'll be OK. If you are signaled to stop, immediately clear the roadway bringing your vehicle to a safe stop, shift your transmission to park, set the brake, shut off the engine, turn on all interior lights, place both hands at the top of the steering wheel and wait. Instruct any passengers to do the same. Do nothing else. The officer conducting the vehicle stop will direct further actions. Do not give him or her any reason to become uncomfortable.

Oh one more thing: if you observe a vehicle stopped on the shoulder you are required to clear the adjacent lane. Slow down and merge if necessary. A friend of mine, PA resident, failed to do that and was issued a summons for a court appearance. Although that's all the police appeared to be doing in that case (pulling people over who failed to keep the adjacent lane clear) his claim of entrapment didn't fly. That's also the law in PA, (NY too, perhaps many other states), so he should have known better.

I recommend you program an attorney's phone number into your phone before going. Good luck.
 
Short answer: No, you can't bring your gun legally. FOPA protects you if you're travelling through New Jersey. You are staying in New Jersey where possession of a handgun is illegal. You can go to jail for ten years.

In other words, don't do it.
 
Getting the facts is the proper way to get your information.
Not opinions.

Google ........New Jersey hand gun laws.
 
Getting the facts is the proper way to get your information.
Not opinions.

Google ........New Jersey hand gun laws.
Here are some comments from the people who live in New Jersey.

http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/in...isiting-dad-in-nj-want-to-bring-rifle-pistol/

Leave the handgun at home.

Handguns are illegal in NJ except through exemption which is when you apply for your pistol permit and register them through the state

Also, you would not be within the exemptions contained within NJ law on the handgun because you are going to your dad's house from the airport assuming you don't own that house and you do not live there and then departing from that location to the range.


Unfortunately, the safest advice is to leave your guns at home.


Kind of ironic that someone from CA cant find a way to bring guns into NJ legally

And don't think of storing your handgun in New Jersey.


http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/in...-new-jersey-can-i-store-pistol-at-hosts-home/


IMO..............you cannot have that handgun in NJ just visiting unless your LE.


You would be in violation of NJ law. If it was me, I would store it outside NJ and pick it up as I was leaving


Sadly there is no legal way for a civilian non resident to bring a handgun to NJ.


The answer is: Don't bring your hand gun.

If you are on a lease of the property, you are considered in possession of it and can legally have a handgun there. You could then travel to a range or gunsmith with it.

If you're just staying at a friend's house, it's not legal for you to have a handgun there.


Bottom line, as others have stated. Don't bring guns (especially handguns) into the state. You have heard from people who live in the state and have to deal with New Jersey's antiquated, confusing and draconian gun laws on a daily basis.

No one here wants to see anyone gets jammed up and sent away for 5 years because "it was legal in another state" thought it would be OK in New Jersey.....it is not OK.
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I totally fail to understand why folks who travel to states with Draconian gun laws still insist that they absolutely must bring their guns. One poster on another site even wanted to bring his (federally legal) submachinegun into New York City and carry it openly!!!

If you feel you will face such a high probability of danger that you must be armed at all times (your testimony sent the "capo di capi" to prison for life), bring your gun and take the chance you won't be arrested and imprisoned.

If you don't anticipate any more than normal danger, and want to obey the law, leave the gun at home. Period.

In fact, while NE states have a high crime rate, crime usually does not impact tourists or visitors, or even average citizens. Most crime involves people who live in high crime areas (not on the average tourist's sight seeing list) or who are themselves involved in crime. Exercise normal caution, and the chance of needing to defend yourself is vanishingly low, even in "high crime" states or cities.

Jim
 
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