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Where did you get that number? 30% of the population would be almost 3 million firearm owners in N.J.

In N.J.and with the current job market I'd say that could be a major deterrent to some applicants.

Why is the question on the application at all? If employment status isn't a factor for approval why ask for the info and why call the employer to verify? Totally unjustifiable even by Leftist reasoning.

Not lying, depending on how business is going either one can be correct. And frankly that has to be one of the worst, unjustified questions on the application IMO. I can see that being a deal killer for a lot of people working at, or for, anti- 2nd left leaning employers.

Not from the State's point of view. As far as they're concerned if it discourages just one person from applying for an FID it's all worth it.

Think I'm going to try that one next time.

Make sure your record is squeaky clean before submitting the FID application. No arrests, convictions, electro-shock therapy treatments by a psychiatrist that you've forgotten about.

That falls under the category of unemployed.

As Sniper mentioned, don't waste your time quoting statutes. Want to write a letter, fine, keep it short and to the point: "I applied for an FID on XX. What is the status of my application"?

They probably asked for the paystub BS because you sent that respectful certified letter. Likely had a good chuckle about it after they got off the phone too. On PP applications I state self-employed or unemployed.

Some of you people are unbelievable. GB has removed the seller as a registered user meaning it was probably fraudulent. I likely saved several buyers from getting swindled out of a few thousand dollars (I was almost one of them) and I get told to mind my own business. Gunbroker doesn't have the buyer protections in place Ebay has. Sellers can request money order only as payment. Had the buyers mailed off their $600+ MO's they would have got ripped off as "15636215" was. His listings were word for word lifted from previous completed sales right down to the description regarding condition and modifications with no mention that the photos were not of the actual item for sale. The low "Buy it Now" price was part of the bait, along with some suspicious bidders.

??? He just opened his account today and had at least three listings that were duplicates of completed listings of other sellers with "buy it now" prices well below market prices.

Yeah. I did a little more digging, his listings were lifted, photos and descriptions, word for word from past completed GB auctions. Looked like some shill bidding was going on as well. I submitted it to GB customer support. Some guy just purchased this: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/891620786 Here is the original: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/890745090 I'm not worried about GB, I don't want to see people get ripped off.

A brand new seller on GB with no feedback got me suspicious. He has four no reserve auctions, all with below market "buy it now" prices and two bidders with bids on two of his items, one with zero feedback. The clincher was he was using a photo lifted from a Sportsmans Supply auction, a big seller on GB. How can this seller be reported to GB?

He said it in his reply to your suggestion of shipping to an FFL, apparently after getting nowhere trying to find what he wanted in stock locally: "So, I've visited 3 around me, all local and 2 of them said that they're too busy. The 3rd said that they only work with Buds. I'm going to try and get to Shooters in South Jersey Wednesday and see if they can help me do that. Seems like they all didn't want to be bothered".

Op was trying to arrange an FFL transfer and they turned him down.

I'd be surprised if you can't get Steve at Monmouth Arms to respond. He always answered the phone or replied to emails for me, even outside of his business hours.

Don't waste time and money with shops that aren't interested in your business.

I second the recommendation for Monmouth Arms. Not close to me but well worth the drive.

If you can't use the permit at another FFL order what you want online and have it shipped to the original FFL and then don't use that place again in the future. That was a dumb move on their part.

What FFL? They should have offered to ship it to another FFL.

Things like that have happened you know. Ship it home?

Buy rifles. Concealed carry isn't allowed in N.J. anyway.

PSA could legally ship it to a N.J. FFL but they won't, nor will many other out of state sellers. For example, CDNN will not ship any AR parts to N.J.

The OP didn't say the rifle would be his primary HD weapon, he has a 9mm handgun so maybe that is his primary HD tool and he's looking for an AR in case Antifa rolls into the neighborhood.