svtruth
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are hollow point pistol rounds illegal in NJ?
Could this be moved up to the "Name the most asinine firearms law you can think of " thread?Ugh.... this again....
Hollow-point bullets are generally ILLEGAL in NJ.... 2C:39-3f states that, "Any person, other than a LEO or persons engaged in activities pursuant to subsection f. of 2C:39-6, who knowingly has in his possession any hollow nose or dum-dum bullet [...] is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree".
The activities described in 2C:39-6f are: target shooting, transporting to/from place of target shooting, hunting, transporting to/from place of hunting.
2C:39-3g goes on to state that 2C:39-3f does not apply to the military or LE, and also does not apply to a person keeping hollow-points in their home, from purchasing it and transporting it home.
So, what does all that mean? It means you can buy HP ammo, take it home, keep it at home, take it to the range, and bring it back home from the range. You can NOT drive around with a box of HP ammo in your glove box, as that would be possession outside of the list of exceptions to the law.
Oh, and by the way... this applies to ALL HP rounds... not just pistol rounds. So, don't leave a box of .30-'06 HP rounds in the back of your truck, either.
The only reason I know this is because my brother is a cop and he's been approved to carry it.
The word "expanding" appears no where in chapter 39 of the New Jersey statutes.The wording of the NJ law says "Expanding ammunition."
No, it certainly isn't. Got any case law or other authoratative source showing that a loaded magazine is a firearm?In NJ loaded magazines are treated as a firearm, even in the absence of a firearm. HP in a magazine gets you the extra charge. This is something that is not clear if you just read the statutes.
I too question the "loaded magazine=firearm".... but I can clearly see how one could be charged with possession of a hollow-nose bullet if a single round is found in a car. It's right there up in this thread... 2C:39-3f... "possession of hollow-nose ammunition = 4th degree crime". Doesn't matter if it's one or a hundred... just like it doesn't matter it it's one leaf or a half-pound of weed... possession is possession.I have heard this and that you can be charged with one hollow point in your car.
If a non-firearm owner was caught with a single .22LR hollow-point or one-leaf of marijuana, it would qualify as a de minimis offense in NJ.I can clearly see how one could be charged with possession of a hollow-nose bullet if a single round is found in a car. It's right there up in this thread... 2C:39-3f... "possession of hollow-nose ammunition = 4th degree crime". Doesn't matter if it's one or a hundred... just like it doesn't matter it it's one leaf or a half-pound of weed... possession is possession.
At the discretion of the assignment judge. Here in NJ, any firearms-related charge is looked upon as worse than child molestation. I have little doubt that a charge of unlawful possession stemming from the discovery of a single HP round would be pushed through.it would qualify as a de minimis offense in NJ.
Hyperbole aside, that any NJ prosecutor would even raise the charge is really unlikely. There are no independent 2C:39-3f charges in NJ in over a decade... it's always something tacked on to substantive offenses to act as a bargaining chip during plea bargaining.I have little doubt that a charge of unlawful possession stemming from the discovery of a single HP round would be pushed through.