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Originally Posted by vipermd
When you say unregistered carbine, do you mean any semiautomatic rifle??
nj does not have a choice but to recognize FOPA, but he was talking about a SHTF scenario, in which case he would not be concerned with nj BLUE. Be Safe,
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In the 1992 Florio Assault Weapons Ban, the pre-ban ARs, M1 Carbine, AKs, and SKS's (with installed bayonets and detachable magazines were SPECIFICALLY targeted, as were anything substantially identical. Owners were permitted to register M1 Carbines and ARs if they were actively engaged in either NRA or DCM/CMP competitions. After the ban went into effect, a person could own an AR-style rifle only if it were neutered and didn't bear the AR15 logo on the firearm. If a semi-auto rifle doesn't look military, and the detachable magazine held less than sixteen rounds, you were fine. Commercial Browning BARs, Remington Gamemasters (or was it the Woodsmaster) and such were safe.
Yes, technically NJ is obligated to recognize FOPA, but what is exercised and what is the law are not necessarily the same in NJ. For example:
A person traveling through the state with larger than ten round magazines is breaking the law.
A person traveling through the state with hollow points is breaking the law.
People with hollow point key rings have been convicted of illegal possession and sentenced to mandatory 3.5 year minimum sentences.
LEOs carrying hollow points or magazines larger than ten rounds that didn't have arrest authority prior to retirement are denied the protections of LEOSA and are prosecuted.
I know what the federal laws claim, but in NJ, prosecutors (at the behest of the AG) charge and prosecute violations of NJ law then worry about honoring federal law only if they are rebuked upon appeal in federal court.