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Howard    538

Howard
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Very interesting topic. In the town of Dover (Morris County) during the warm weather the town has an organized flea market every Saturday. There is always a vendor there that has lots of BB pistols for sale. They are very real looking, in fact the first time I saw them there I thought they were real guns. The cops walk around and see this all day long and no one ever says a thing. How can this be?

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TK421    2

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She and the seller violated NJ law.

 

Actually not really, there is a federal preemption against states regulating BB gun sales; NJ would be enforcing an invalid law if they tried to prosecute you for it.

 

15 U.S.C. §5001(g)(ii)

 

15 USC § 5001 - Penalties for entering into commerce of imitation firearms

(a) Acts prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, enter into commerce, ship, transport, or receive any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm unless such firearm contains, or has affixed to it, a marking approved by the Secretary of Commerce, as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

 

(b) Distinctive marking or device; exception; waiver; adjustments and changes

(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3), each toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm shall have as an integral part, permanently affixed, a blaze orange plug inserted in the barrel of such toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm. Such plug shall be recessed no more than 6 millimeters from the muzzle end of the barrel of such firearm.

 

(2)The Secretary of Commerce may provide for an alternate marking or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm not capable of being marked as provided in paragraph (1) and may waive the requirement of any such marking or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm that will only be used in the theatrical, movie or television industry.

 

(3)The Secretary is authorized to make adjustments and changes in the marking system provided for by this section, after consulting with interested persons.

 

© “Look-alike firearm” defined

For purposes of this section, the term “look-alike firearm” means any imitation of any original firearm which was manufactured, designed, and produced since 1898, including and limited to toy guns, water guns, replica nonguns, and air-soft guns firing nonmetallic projectiles. Such term does not include any look-alike, nonfiring, collector replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898, or traditional B–B, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure.

 

(d) Study and report

The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics is authorized and directed to conduct a study of the criminal misuse of toy, look-alike and imitation firearms, including studying police reports of such incidences and shall report on such incidences relative to marked and unmarked firearms.

 

©  1 Technical evaluation of marking systems

The Director of [2] National Institute of Justice is authorized and directed to conduct a technical evaluation of the marking systems provided for in subsection (b) of this section to determine their effectiveness in police combat situations. The Director shall begin the study within 3 months after November 5, 1988, and such study shall be completed within 9 months after November 5, 1988.

 

(f) Effective date

This section shall become effective on the date 6 months after November 5, 1988, and shall apply to toy, look-alike, and imitation firearms manufactured or entered into commerce after November 5, 1988.

 

(g) Preemption of State or local laws or ordinances; exceptions

The provisions of this section shall supersede any provision of State or local laws or ordinances which provide for markings or identification inconsistent with provisions of this section provided that no State shall—

 

(i)prohibit the sale or manufacture of any look-alike, nonfiring, collector replica of an antique firearm developed prior to 1898, or

 

(ii)prohibit the sale (other than prohibiting the sale to minors) of traditional B–B, paint ball, or pellet-firing air guns that expel a projectile through the force of air pressure.

 

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CMJeepster    2,781

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Actually not really, there is a federal preemption against states regulating BB gun sales; NJ would be enforcing an invalid law if they tried to prosecute you for it.

You can roll the dice. I wouldn't. ;-)

IANAL, but...

 

It is a firearm as defined by NJ law. She did not obtain it in accordance with said law. Seller didn't comply with NJ law.

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Very interesting topic. In the town of Dover (Morris County) during the warm weather the town has an organized flea market every Saturday. There is always a vendor there that has lots of BB pistols for sale. They are very real looking, in fact the first time I saw them there I thought they were real guns. The cops walk around and see this all day long and no one ever says a thing. How can this be?

Probably airsoft...

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halbautomatisch    60

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You can roll the dice. I wouldn't. ;-)

IANAL, but...

 

It is a firearm as defined by NJ law. She did not obtain it in accordance with said law. Seller didn't comply with NJ law.

Unless the seller was in NJ (which I highly doubt), the seller is not required to follow NJ law. The potential problem is for the buyer, I wouldn't discuss this on a public forum.

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