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Ha-ha! You're right although the way it is written is to confuse. I read a lot of federal regulations for my job but NJ regulations are the worse. If these guys are experts the law enforcement agency needs to train them before giving them a firearm because they might shoot each other.

You need to quote the entire section of the statute. I believe "by law enforcement agency" means that they are running the firing range and that the transfer of the firearm is only for the sole purpose of shooting on the range. Since Lautenberg and Miller were not on a firing range then in my opinion I believe they did illegally possess the firearms when they handled them. See below for the entire section of the statute. "2C:58-3.1. Temporary transfer of firearms 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:39-9, N.J.S.2C:58-2, N.J.S.2C:58-3 or any other statute to the contrary concerning the transfer or disposition of firearms, the legal owner, or a dealer licensed under N.J.S.2C:58-2, may temporarily transfer a handgun, rifle or shotgun to another person who is 18 years of age or older, whether or not the person receiving the firearm holds a firearms purchaser identification card or a permit to carry a handgun. The person to whom a handgun, rifle or shotgun is temporarily transferred by the legal owner of the firearm or a licensed dealer may receive, possess, carry and use that handgun, rifle or shotgun, if the transfer is made upon a firing range operated by a licensed dealer, by a law enforcement agency, a legally recognized military organization or a rifle or pistol club which has filed a copy of its charter with the superintendent and annually submits to the superintendent a list of its members and if the firearm is received, possessed, carried and used for the sole purpose of target practice, trap or skeet shooting, or competition upon that firing range or instruction and training at any location. A transfer under this subsection shall be for not more than eight consecutive hours in any 24-hour period and may be made for a set fee or an hourly charge. The firearm shall be handled and used by the person to whom it is temporarily transferred only in the actual presence or under the direct supervision of the legal owner of the firearm, the dealer who transferred the firearm or any other person competent to supervise the handling and use of firearms and authorized to act for that purpose by the legal owner or licensed dealer. The legal owner of the firearm or the licensed dealer shall be on the premises or the property of the firing range during the entire time that the firearm is in the possession of the person to whom it is temporarily transferred. The term "legal owner" as used in this subsection means a natural person and does not include an organization, commercial enterprise, or a licensed manufacturer, wholesaler or dealer of firearms."

I would never open the door to someone I do not know, not even the police. In fact, I put a 6 foot high aluminum fence around our property to deter anyone from stepping onto the property. I then got a big dog (an Akita), an alarm system and several cameras. Nobody comes to our house without calling first, even my parents.

Welcome!

Welcome. Just joined the forum myself. Dave

That's funny. They must have laughed at them because it looks like they left with their heads down feeling embarrassed and moneyless.

That was a concern of mine also. I tested it out by leaving the shotgun up on the magnets for 2 days to see if a paperclip and several staples would stick to the barrel. Nothing stuck and they immediately fell to the ground. I do not usually keep my shotgun on the magnets for more than a few hours so not sure what would happen if you kept it on the magnets for several weeks. It is my understanding that in order to align the molecules and magnetize metal using a magnet you need to rub the metal across the magnet several times. Even if you were able to magnetize the barrel of a shotgun in this way the magnetism would only last a few seconds. I would not be too concerned with magnetism of the barrel. I think it would take a lot more than these magnets to make the barrel magnetic.

Thanks. My misses gave me permission to do what I want in our office (within reason). LOL

Nine ceramic magnets on paint stirrers enclosed with electric tape. You can see how I made it at my blog. Dave

My Home Defenders. Glock 19, Kimber 1911 Custom Target II, my loyal Akita and my pump action Mossberg 500 hanging on the wall!

My Kimber Custom Target II

Thanks for the welcome! Dave

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Dave and I live in Winslow Township (South Jersey). Fairly new to firearms. Bought my first firearm in 2007. I did dabble with rifles and shotguns as a boy scout. Thanks for the great forum. Dave