Anselmo

Pel I see people using the big muffs and others using the tiny plugs on my trips to the range. The muffs seem more popular based on my very limited experience. I use some $20 Peltor muffs. They're fine for handguns but maybe not so good for long guns if the muff gets in the way. The passive muffs seemed as good as the electronic muffs I tried. Are you near sighted or far sighted? I'm near sighted and I shoot without Rx. The target is blurry but the front sight is in focus. I have trouble shooting at the all black targets. I do much better if the target has an orange bulls eye. Tried the safety glasses over my Rx glasses but the results without Rx were better. You might want to try it both ways and see which is better for you.

Good job, Chuck. I just got back the certified letter receipts and am mailing them in tomorrow for my expungement. How long after expungement did you wait to reapply for your FID?

It is certainly a step in the right direction. "Do we want to be standing in line at a grocery store, at a movie theater, sitting next to someone in a church or anywhere else not knowing whether that person is legally carrying a handgun?" Isn't this the same situation you're in if you venture out of NJ into most any other state in our nation?

One thing I don't understand, why does PA take the trouble to enumerate certain crimes that will prohibit gun possession if the Federal felony ban is already in place and is broader in scope? Also, a Federal definition of a felony might not match a state's definition of felony. As I understand it, NJ doesn't use the term felony. NJ uses indictable offense. The older NJ gun laws (2001) enumerated crimes. The newer revision (2006) states simply "crime".

That is possible. I don't remember and I don't know exactly how the law works in NJ. My lawyer worked things out the best he could. You can be charged with xyz and found guilty of a disorderly persons, 4th degree, 3rd degree or 2nd degree offense all under the same statute depending on the facts of the case and whatnot. If I had to guess I'd say the charge was downgraded in exchange for my guilty plea.

Mailed in my paperwork on Sept. 14 and Mercer county filed it on Sept. 21. I received filed copies today. The people working in Mercer were extremely friendly when I called to ask them if I needed certified funds/money order if a personal check was acceptable. They said personal check was ok. Court date is the middle of December. I clarified with the municipal court that my infraction was a disorderly persons. Which makes sense because the court clerk said if it was an indictable offense, it would have been heard in county court not municipal court. I need to call the expungement division tomorrow to get something clarified.

+1. Hopefully the good karma will help you later on.

I hope this doesn't happen to me. If it does I'll have to hit you up for some advice.

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I mailed my pro se expungement paperwork in last week. I will keep you posted.

I am not a lawyer but my research on the topic indicates this: In NJ, your friend can't possess a gun if he has been convicted of a crime. So, he can't shoot your gun in NJ. NJ simply says conviction of a "crime" is a prohibition to possession of a gun. The definition of "crime" is vague and not specific so I would err on the conservative side and consider any indictable offense a crime or as stated above, a domestic violence disorderly persons conviction. A lawyer may be able to argue that a crime needs to carry a 6 month or 1 year or more jail sentence but I'm not a lawyer so I wouldn't take that stance without legal back up from an attorney. I'm currently working to expunge a conviction of mine that is 26 years old with 6 month suspended sentence. Until then I won't possess/shoot a gun in NJ. I go to PA to shoot. In PA the offenses are enumerated in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a). http://reference.pafoa.org/statutes/PA/18/II/G/61/A/6105/persons-not-to-possess-use-manufacture-control-sell-or-transfer-firearms/ I would not consider any of the enumerated offenses to apply to your friend and the alcoholic/drug addict section would apply to someone in rehab or been deemed an addict/alcoholic. I don't believe there is an assumption that someone convicted of drug possession is a drug addict in PA. PA states you need 3 drunk driving convictions as a prohibition to possession of a gun. However, applicable to your friend and prohibiting him from possessing/shooting your gun in PA: (2) A person who has been convicted of an offense under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or any equivalent Federal statute or equivalent statute of any other state, that may be punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding two years. So, a minor drug charge, your friend can shoot in PA but not NJ. A major drug charge, your friend can't shoot in NJ or PA. But, it is only my opinion, you need to be sure.

Excellent, I'm planning to join whenever I get cleared to purchase a firearm. Shooting outside seems like more fun than inside.

2 G's is way more than I want to spend. I can't justify the cost for something that is much more of a "want" than a "need". I'll try myself. If I lose, I'm just back to where I started.

Did you do the expungement yourself? How much did it cost for the attorney? I downloaded the expungement forms, they seem straightforward enough to complete without an attorney. I will give Nappen a call next week.

I'll go for expungement and then reapply.

I don't have a firearms ID card. I was applying for both the FID and handgun permit.

My wife echos expungement. I forgot all about it. I should have had the conviction expunged years ago. How do I withdraw the application? Haven't my local police already stopped the process?

Hi all, I'm hoping I can get some advice here. I was arrested and convicted of eluding arrest (2C:29-2b) in 1984 when I was 21 years old. My local police have informed me that even though a significant period of time has elapsed it raises questions as to my suitability for handgun ownership and have therefore denied my application. My ex-wife took out a restraining order on me in 1996 but it was lifted as soon as I went to court to contest it as she lied to the court to get it put on me. No other criminal problems. I haven't even been fingerprinted yet. That is scheduled for next Saturday. 1. Should I just accept this and cancel my fingerprinting appointment? 2. Should I get fingerprinted and appeal to Superior Court of Burlington County? Thanks for any advice.