I am a retired police officer and have been during business with the shop that has it for years....The price will be below $500.00.

Below $500 is a great price...

I'd pounce...

The more I checked, the more I realized I can live without the rail on this gun...

No pounce for NJ residents! Takes about three months to obtain a "Permit to Purchase" so I may have it by Christmas!

I was at Ray's earlier this evening. They had at least four of the early 4553's. They are dealer samples and all were under $500.

And mine is in their safe......

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Originally posted by spadesfalcon:
No pounce for NJ residents! Takes about three months to obtain a "Permit to Purchase" so I may have it by Christmas!

I'd have to move to another state...

If it's not illegal, I'd have to arrange for the shop to send it to another shop to a close-by gun-friendly state, have a friend buy it, let him keep and shoot it long enough to get under the "primary purchaser" provisions (say, a month), then have a private sale back to me.

Nice try, don't it won't work. ALL handguns sales MUST go through FFL with the purchaser providing a "Permit to Purchase. Every handgun, every time!

You can't buy one out of state in a private purchase -- and then bring it home?

I believe I'd challenge that provision in court.

Only a long gun, not a pistol or revolver.....

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Originally posted by Outrider:
You can't buy one out of state in a private purchase -- and then bring it home?

I believe I'd challenge that provision in court.

On what grounds?

An unreasonable abridgement of my individual rights to arm and keep bears...

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Originally posted by spadesfalcon:
Nice try, don't it won't work. ALL handguns sales MUST go through FFL with the purchaser providing a "Permit to Purchase. Every handgun, every time!

You need a Permit for each handgun, but the transfer does not have to go thru an FFL if the seller is also a resident of NJ. Just fill in section A on the bottom of the permit, instead of section B.

Outrider,

It is Federal law that requires all handgun transfers to occur within your state of residence, following whatever state requirements are in effect at that time.