62 days to get permit to purchase in New Jersey

bushmaster1313 · Oct 8, 2021

My New Jersey permit to purchase a handgun finally came through 62 days after completing the online application. This was 32 days after the 30 days under which the State must approve or deny the application.

Notably, in the four years since my last handgun purchase I had not committed any felonies, parking violations or anything in between. Perhaps that’s why my permit was approved so quickly.

But hey, what’s 62 days when what we are talking about is merely a Right that the Constitution says Shall Not Be Infringed.

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On the deadly serious side, to a single mother living alone who can’t afford a lawyer and wants a gun at home to protect her family because she fears from a drug addicted and jealous ex-boyfriend — 62 days is an eternity.

fanaticwesson · Oct 8, 2021

Gun policies are becoming more complicated and beyond belief. Happy it came through for you earlier. Planning on buy some new guns?

len917 · Oct 8, 2021

For NJ residents--Do what I did MOVE TO PENNA.

Bajadoc · Oct 8, 2021

Wow, thats worse than California.

alwslate · Oct 8, 2021

Your violation would seem to be choosing to stay in NJ.

bushmaster1313 · Oct 8, 2021

Bajadoc said:
Wow, thats worse than California.

Believe it or not getting a permit to purchase in New Jersey has become significantly easier:

) Two month wait rather than six months or more.

2) Police no longer send a letter to your supervisor at work saying you have applied to purchase a handgun and do they have any problem with that.

3) it’s all online, so your local police chief cat put off your appointments to fill out the application and pick up your permit.

4) if you have you fingerprints on file from a previous application you do not need to get fingerprinted again. Before, your fingerprints expired after 5 years.

5) permits automatically renew after 90 days for another 90 days. Before you had to apply for a renewal.

Note. Each handgun still requires its own permit.

bushmaster1313 · Oct 8, 2021

alwslate said:
Your violation would seem to be choosing to stay in NJ.

More like a symptom of mental illness.

fordson · Oct 8, 2021

Educate me: do you need to identify the type of handgun you wish to buy, such as, Colt 1911, or SW M29?

Babysitr · Oct 8, 2021

WOW, I thought Illinois was bad....(and it is!)

bigwheelzip · Oct 8, 2021

I don't know if it's still required, but years ago a friend that I've known since childhood requested me to be a character reference for his NJ handgun ownership permission.

We had a great laugh at the irony, because at the time he was the manager of the Verrazano Bridge, and as such had the right to conceal carry on-duty as well as had a key to the bridge's weapons room.
Start of 2002 NYC Marathon at the Verrazano Bridge:

Edit for a fun point of reference: Y'all have seen this friend before, in the photo I use for birthdays on the forum. He's the boy that is standing at the far left at my brother's 1st birthday party.

bushmaster1313 said:
Believe it or not getting a permit to purchase in New Jersey has become significantly easier:

) Two month wait rather than six months or more.

2) Police no longer send a letter to your supervisor at work saying you have applied to purchase a handgun and do they have any problem with that.

3) it’s all online, so your local police chief cat put off your appointments to fill out the application and pick up your permit.

4) if you have you fingerprints on file from a previous application you do not need to get fingerprinted again. Before, your fingerprints expired after 5 years.

5) permits automatically renew after 90 days for another 90 days. Before you had to apply for a renewal.

Note. Each handgun still requires its own permit.

Wyo · Oct 8, 2021

Good Lord! I just applied on a Form 1 for a short barreled rifle from ATF and it only took them 24 days to approve it. 62 days?! 6 months!? That oughta be against the law. Oh, wait. It already is.

bushmaster1313 · Oct 8, 2021

fordson said:
Educate me: do you need to identify the type of handgun you wish to buy, such as, Colt 1911, or SW M29?

One permit for each time you want to get a handgun but you do not specify the type of gun.

Then when you complete the transfer the make, model, and serial number goes to the State and Local Police as a form of de facto registration.

bk42261 · Oct 8, 2021

bushmaster1313 said:
Believe it or not getting a permit to purchase in New Jersey has become significantly easier:

) Two month wait rather than six months or more.

2) Police no longer send a letter to your supervisor at work saying you have applied to purchase a handgun and do they have any problem with that.

3) it’s all online, so your local police chief cat put off your appointments to fill out the application and pick up your permit.

4) if you have you fingerprints on file from a previous application you do not need to get fingerprinted again. Before, your fingerprints expired after 5 years.

5) permits automatically renew after 90 days for another 90 days. Before you had to apply for a renewal.

Note. Each handgun still requires its own permit.

You say that like it's a "Good Thing"?

fordson · Oct 8, 2021

bushmaster1313 said:
One permit for each time you want to get a handgun but you do not specify the type of gun.

Then when you complete the transfer the make, model, and serial number goes to the State and Local Police as a form of de facto registration.

Hmmm………, and because of all this, Newark is a safer place to visit, I assume.
Not trying to be snarky or augmentative. Just….hmmmm………..

K Frame Keith · Oct 8, 2021

Jersey is a great place to earn high wages but a terrible place to retire. Unless you’re a millionaire, you have the choice of living in tax induced poverty or leave for greener pastures. Been there, done all that.

Sam McCord · Oct 8, 2021

Won't be long til you can't own one at all so be happy, enjoy it while you can

Golphin · Oct 8, 2021

bushmaster1313 said:
Believe it or not getting a permit to purchase in New Jersey has become significantly easier:

) Two month wait rather than six months or more.

2) Police no longer send a letter to your supervisor at work saying you have applied to purchase a handgun and do they have any problem with that.

3) it’s all online, so your local police chief cat put off your appointments to fill out the application and pick up your permit.

4) if you have you fingerprints on file from a previous application you do not need to get fingerprinted again. Before, your fingerprints expired after 5 years.

5) permits automatically renew after 90 days for another 90 days. Before you had to apply for a renewal.

Note. Each handgun still requires its own permit.

Nothing easy or easier about that. Crazy is what I would call it.
I can't believe the people of NJ put up with such stuff. No way I could or would live there.

GaryS · Oct 8, 2021

They're really tough on toll evaders in NJ.

bigwheelzip said:
I don't know if it's still required, but years ago a friend that I've known since childhood requested me to be a character reference for his NJ handgun ownership permission.

We had a great laugh at the irony, because at the time he was the manager of the Verrazano Bridge, and as such had the right to conceal carry on-duty as well as had a key to the bridge's weapons room.

terry_tr6 · Oct 8, 2021

if a person were to move to NJ from a state like Florida(purely theoretical question as there are probably no instances of this happening), what do they do about all their firearms? do they need to do some kind of batch registration? Do they need to do this before they are allowed to enter NJ? Or do the firearms get put into some kind of third party storage while they await permission to be brought into the state? I can only imagine the **** storm that would descend on them if they were discovered to have not declared them.

LVSteve · Oct 8, 2021

fordson said:
Hmmm………, and because of all this, Newark is a safer place to visit, I assume.
Not trying to be snarky or augmentative. Just….hmmmm………..

Ahh, chasing all those gun laws must be why LE in Newark was largely unconcerned when a guy at work got dipped at the airport there for his wallet. All his driving licenses (he's from overseas), credit cards, the whole nine yards.

As for the gun approvals, LVMPD over the last 15 years has taken longer and longer to do their "special" background checks for CCW permits. This happens even when you're at the same address and have never had contact with LE in this or any other state. Uh-huh.

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