Rickap7 10 Posted April 27, 2020 New to the gun world waiting on my HG permit just a simple question I hope I see on sites the price of the gun and nice and tax? what is NICS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted April 27, 2020 Background check. Costs 16 bucks? Or something 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Underdog 1,593 Posted April 27, 2020 After, you wait and pay fees and jump through the hoops you will have to purchase a firearm through a firearms dealer (FFL) that will demand his or her cut for the transactions you do and you will have to go through an additional instant background check at the time of purchase, and you may be delayed with that as well. Certainly no guarantee that you will be able to pickup your firearm on the day you fill out paperwork for it at your FFL dealer. That has typcally cost about $20. If you are NOT buying the firearm through the FFLs stock or and/or ordered through the FFL (shipping fees may apply), you will have to pay a transfer fee to acquire the firearm that somene brought in for you to pickup or from an external entity that you may have had ship it there (in which case you would be responsible for the shipping fees). And since you are only allowed a handgun every 30 days, you would be required to pay the additional NICs check for EACH one that you purchased or acquired through an FFL as well as the applicable transfer fees. Welcome to the community. Make sure you familiarize yourself to all of NJ's unjust and Draconian gun laws, as any you may inadvertedly break will result in a felony offense. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,301 Posted April 27, 2020 Once you have the firearm, additional costs you will encounter, in roughly increasing order, are: 1) Firearm accessories 2) Ammo 3) Range Membership 4) More Ammo 5) Your Next Firearm The cycle then repeats, starting with 1). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted April 27, 2020 Remember, this is NOT an inexpensive hobby to participate in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted April 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, 10X said: 5) Your Next Firearm After you go through the pain in the butt of starting to apply for a pistol permit, you'll be like "might as well apply for two." Then it comes down to, "No sense having them and not using them." Then once you discover how (relatively) easy it is to buy long guns without all the purchase permit stupidity, you'll grab an shotgun and a rifle. Then you'll develop a burning urge to get out of NJ. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisS 31 Posted April 27, 2020 23 minutes ago, Handyman said: After you go through the pain in the butt of starting to apply for a pistol permit, you'll be like "might as well apply for two." Then it comes down to, "No sense having them and not using them." Then once you discover how (relatively) easy it is to buy long guns without all the purchase permit stupidity, you'll grab an shotgun and a rifle. Then you'll develop a burning urge to get out of NJ. Holy crap... if this isn’t the exact blue print I’ve been inadvertently following. Ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted April 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, ChrisS said: Holy crap... if this isn’t the exact blue print I’ve been inadvertently following. Ha. We've all been there, my friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WP22 1,558 Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, ChrisS said: Holy crap... if this isn’t the exact blue print I’ve been inadvertently following. Ha. It's not like we trying to enable you or anything like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted April 27, 2020 25 minutes ago, WP22 said: It's not like we trying to enable you or anything like that. But we're glad you joined the New Jersey Firearms Addicts Support Group. Coffee, donuts and cookies without nuts are on the back table. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brisco 130 Posted April 27, 2020 What about the gun safe that shrinks on you? ”I’ll never need a 20 gun safe, but I can keep some ammo in it” 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted April 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Brisco said: What about the gun safe that shrinks on you? ”I’ll never need a 20 gun safe, but I can keep some ammo in it” Praise Jesus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeSC 1,204 Posted April 28, 2020 14 hours ago, Handyman said: We've all been there, my friend. ... and some of us actually escape! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shepherd9 215 Posted April 28, 2020 17 hours ago, Handyman said: After you go through the pain in the butt of starting to apply for a pistol permit, you'll be like "might as well apply for two." Then it comes down to, "No sense having them and not using them." Then once you discover how (relatively) easy it is to buy long guns without all the purchase permit stupidity, you'll grab an shotgun and a rifle. Then you'll develop a burning urge to get out of NJ. Fairly accurate description of my behavior. Apply for 5 or 6 permits at a time now instead of 2 or 3. Safe overflowing and in need of a capacity upgrade. And lately a trend of me emailing real-estate listings in TX to my wife seeing if I can get her hooked. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites