Dr. Goodshot 26 Posted December 7, 2020 When you apply for a permit to purchase a handgun, and you already have an FID, do you have to do the entire process again? I understand that you don't have to get re-fingerprinted, but do they send the mental health check again to the states you lived in before New Jersey? I mean, if they already got that information from those states, isn't it in their files? I obviously haven't been committed in another state if I haven't been back to that state since coming to NJ. Also, do I have to get two references again like I did the time before? Other than fingerprinting, what else is different when you apply for the permit after you've gotten an FID? Do they use the information they already have in their files? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Stu 1,918 Posted December 7, 2020 They do they whole shebang over again, except the morphotrack part. That includes the mental health check. This is the NJ government at work. You didn't expect efficiency did you? 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeSC 1,204 Posted December 7, 2020 It's for your safety. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PK90 3,570 Posted December 8, 2020 You may have become a prohibited person since your last application. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted December 8, 2020 Just like the need for a NICS at the place of purchase after the entire BG check routine in order to get the pistol permits. Insanity, $15 at a time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Goodshot 26 Posted December 9, 2020 If I moved to NJ from, say, California in the last ten years, then when I apply for an FID they send a letter to CA asking if I've ever been thrown into a looney bin in that state. So if I go to apply for subsequent permits, it would be silly of them to ask CA again, since they've already told them that I haven't, and I haven't lived in that state since my first application. So why don't they just look in their files and see that the query has already been answered? They should, but I have a feeling they don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,259 Posted December 9, 2020 16 hours ago, Dr. Goodshot said: If I moved to NJ from, say, California in the last ten years, then when I apply for an FID they send a letter to CA asking if I've ever been thrown into a looney bin in that state. So if I go to apply for subsequent permits, it would be silly of them to ask CA again, since they've already told them that I haven't, and I haven't lived in that state since my first application. So why don't they just look in their files and see that the query has already been answered? They should, but I have a feeling they don't. It would seem silly. Which means it is almost assuredly the way it works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites