AnthonyG

Hi, new to the forum I have been on forum for a few days but didn't get around to introducing myself. I have been to a few ranges here and their but I am finally in the market to be a firearm owner and learning all their is to know.I went to SS tonight for first time the staff their is pretty nice and layed back and the place is nice, the only thing was the range master seemed a little too layed back but other then that things were great. I talked to one of the guys that works their he seemed maybe late 20's early thirty's about possibly getting a sig 226 after I had finished shooting. He was really helpful and the price was very competitive. After I got home I noticed that some guys were gonna meet up their. Wish I would have read that earlier would have stayed around to try to meet some guys from here but oh well know better for next time Haha.

I totally agree with this I think its better to have the topic on the table then nothing going on, and it would definitely get lowered at some point in the process.

The link to the webpage TRENTON — A lawmaker wants to make it easier for New Jersey residents to carry handguns, and he thinks the state can make some money in the process. State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May) introduced a bill last week that would allow residents to carry handguns if they go through a background check, complete courses in firearms safety and the lawful use of force, pass a test and pay an annual $500 fee. Current state law only gives carry permits to those who demonstrate a "justifiable need" to their local police chief and then a Superior Court judge — a nearly impossible hurdle, Van Drew says. "You have to fear for your life, that you’re going to be killed, in essence," said Van Drew. "It’s virtually never done." Van Drew owns two handguns — but he can’t carry them around. New Jersey residents may purchase handguns through a permit process that involves being fingerprinted by local police and undergoing a background check. A permit must be obtained for each handgun purchased, and the buyer must go through a background check each time he or she wants to buy another pistol. The state also has strict regulations guiding how handgun owners may transport their pistols outside their homes, requiring the pistol to be placed, unloaded, in a fastened case and carried in the trunk of a vehicle. If the vehicle has no trunk or separate compartment, the unloaded handgun must be kept in a locked box out of reach of passengers. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: • Gov. Corzine signs new law limiting N.J. gun purchases • N.J. law limiting handgun purchases unfair to retailers, says task force chief Those rules also apply to the handgun owners who hold special "carry permits" unless otherwise specified in the permit that allows them to have their handgun on their person. Each "carry permit" is tailored to the person holding it, setting the specific hours in a day, days in a week and the exact locations and circumstances in which a handgun owner may carry his or her gun. Van Drew represents a largely rural and traditionally Republican South Jersey district and is one of the Legislature’s most conservative Democrats. He opposed the "one-handgun-a-month" bill that took effect in January. Since 2007, New Jersey has issued 1,595 new and renewed handgun carry permits, according to State Police spokesman Julian Castellanos. Those figures do not include permits for armored car employees and retired police officers. Van Drew said he based his bill (S2264) loosely on laws in nearby states such as Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Pennsylvania — which has a population of 12.6 million to New Jersey’s 8.7 million and has more relaxed handgun carry laws — issued 165,857 permits last year at $26 each. Pennsylvania’s gun permits are good for five years, while New Jersey’s expire after two. "It’s relatively safe to say there are more than 500,000 active firearm carry permits in Pennsylvania," said trooper Paul Anderson, that state’s supervisor of the firearms administrative section. Connecticut, which has 3.5 million residents and charges a $70 fee for permits, issued 11,948 new carry permits last year and renewed 21,331. Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said the state took in $750,000 in the first five months of 2009 — the latest data available. Van Drew said the $500 annual fee — up from $20 every two years — would mean "tens of millions" of dollars in new state revenue. To reach the $10 million mark, 20,000 people would have to shell out the $500. Van Drew also said changing the law could head off possible lawsuits challenging its constitutionality, based on the Supreme Court striking down handgun bans in Chicago and Washington, D.C. "There are folks on both sides of this issue and both aren’t going to be happy with me. But I’m trying to strike a thoughtful medium," he said. Indeed, the bill does not please either side. "The $500 fee is outrageous. The proficiency requirements are excessive," said Scott Bach, president of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs. "The idea that a hefty price tag should be attached to a constitutional right is outrageous." Gun control activists also slammed the bill. "Senator Van Drew, for whatever reason, is kowtowing to the pro-gun forces of darkness who want to turn this country into an armed society," said Bryan Miller, executive director of Ceasefire NJ. "It’s very simple: Do we want to be standing in line at a grocery store, at a movie theater, sitting next to someone in a church or anywhere else not knowing whether that person is legally carrying a handgun?" Van Drew admits getting his bill passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature is a "long shot." "I would ask people not to think with emotion but just to think rationally and methodically about this," he said.

The daughter was the beneficiary of his property that I know, my mom is a resident of nj and she has no mental or ciminal issues that could prevent her from owning the guns. The problem is the daughter of the man that died and my mom were too informal about it she basically handed her the guns and that was it. Like I said though the woman had the ownership of them though legally the problem is how she gifted them to my mom. My dad does have a FPID card though, is their some way to say he was gifted them by the woman. The Springfield needs to get to a gun smith because the bolt is jammed and I do not wanna bring it in and get some sort of legal issue cause of how they handled this.

My mom goes to a bible group and one of the women in her group her dad died. He was a war vet and a big gun enthusiast. Some how the woman ended up giving my mom the guns it was from what she said 2 12 gauge shotguns one of which was a George Patton model shotgun from what I was told and a rifle Springfield 1903. I know that its legal to inherit guns, from your father or family if they pass.What should be done in this matter where a person that inherits gives them away.Getting in touch with the woman now may be a issue aswell since this was about 2 years ago and I am unsure if my mother still talks to her. Thanks in advance for any assistance.