Kingsoverqueens

Congratulations. It's nice when they make you proud, isn't it?

Your location. Your firearms. I don't see any issue. What am I missing? Do you interprite the temporary transfer laws to prohibit ANYONE other than yourself from handeling your firearms at your location? As long as the guns are legal guns (not prohibited) and the model isn't an ineligible person I don't see the issue.

Baseball prevents attending. Can we do it on Saturday instead? Pretty please...

One of my references, who is PD in my town, retired. It was nice...they would put the letter in his "in" box and I never had to worry. He just retired. Got a letter (not a phone call) from the PD asking me to call about my application. Crud, I thought. When I call I'm told that the reference isn't back....he retired...sitting in his mail box...should I send it to his house? It's enough to drive you batty. Applications submitted on 3/7. Fortunately the reference is the last thing...everything else is done.

I called the State PD once on this issue and the lady I spoke with was also very pleasant and informative.

The clerk in my PD didn't know this process even existed. If/when I ever do it I'll mail the forms to the state myself with a cover letter and cc my local PD with copies of the form, assuming I'm applying for permits at the same time of course.

Yup. The rub is that NJ doesn't require proof of ownership and long guns aren't subject to a permitting process, so if you are looking to strictly follow the law, then complete a COE when you want to transfer the gun to your brother, and have him give you one when he wants to transfer it back to you. I'm not advocating breaking any laws, but when it comes to long guns, there is no enforceable or required chain of ownership. As long as the person possessing the firearm has an FID and is otherwise transporting the gun properly, I can't envision an issue. Handguns are a different story. So, use the law to your advantage...exchange COE's when you want to transfer and you are good to go.

You're not in Texas anymore son.... lol As I recall you can "lend" a handgun but that in actually means "let them use" provided you are esentially within visual sight (I think the definition in the law said something to the effect of "communciation and visual sight" of the person who is in possession of your pistol. I'm very confident, again, haven't read teh specific law, that you CANNOT lend someone your pistol and let them take possession if you are not present.

I could be wrong, but I don't recall that the temporary possession rule applies to long guns like like it does for handguns. I'm not motivated enough to read back through the laws, but my recolection was that as long as you held an FID you could legally transport and be in possession of a long gun to and from the range. Ownership isn't an issue, and once on the range, ownerhsip also isn't an issue. Again, my recollection, and I could be wrong. If I were you I'd read through the law again only this time looking for where it specifically refers to temporary possetion of long guns. With that said, I'm not aware of any specific requirment to file or even keep a copy of a COE, so in my view, (again-might be wrong) all you both need are FID's and you are OK. ***edit...on further recollection doesn't the temporary possession rule with long guns apply for hunting and minors?

We're out. Baseball calls...

Naaaaaat....what did I say earlier? You weren't shooting yesterday for time...you were shooting yesterday for experience. I don't know your firearm experience and at the risk of sounding preachy, keep in mind that USPSA is essentially running around with a loading gun. Consider the depth of that....running around....loaded gun. Heavy stuff. There are a lot of moving parts, and not getting DQ'd in your first match should be considered an accomplishment. Keep practicing, be safe, and learn. I've been doing it a year and the truth be told I still don't really care much about my times. Speed on steel is another story, but USPSA...time is what the time is.

Is there any other hump?

What, no delivery? pfft.

Steve...thanks for pointing out my error. I wasn't counting the magazine in the gun...just the extra's on the belt, so it should have read 3 minimum...4 is better and 5 is best. I shoot production and unless some hump puts in the Texas Star...I won't mention names but it sounds like Alec Mc...I can finish a stage with 3 magazines total.

I just want to make sure that you realize the event Sunday is outdoor USPSA. If I remember the first event you shot was indoor police carbine combat....two completely different gun sports. For Sunday you'll need a Center Fire Handgun and at least two magazines...3 is better....4 is best. If you search the subforum you'll find some USPSA threads...probably some with video's to give you a better idea of what to expect. Wish I was shooting on Sunday. Ugh.

For your first event not essential because you won't be shooting to impress anyone with fast times...at least that shouldn't be your goal. My advice, which will likely be mirrored by others, is to go SLOW, absorb everything, and build your experience from one event to the next. Make sure you can stage them in your back pocket or somewhere else on your person and practice reloading at home with unloaded magazines so that you are familiar with the process. For your first match you just want to make sure you can complete the reloads safely...not necessarily quickly. That will come. Good luck!

I can let you borrow the 5 I've got but I'm not shooting Sunday, and I'm going to need them Saturday. If you want to meet up Saturday afternoon, or possibly Sunday morning. We're playing baseball in East Brunswick at 10:00 but need to be there earlier.

I loved reading Dr. Suess to my kids. Such fun. You know what else was great...Thomas the Tank Engine. "He's a cheeky little engine." Loved that. Then they grow up.

My friend, who lives in a discharge friendly locality, digs a hole with a post hole digger, traps the critter, turns upside down over the hole, pop pop, opens the cage, covers teh hole. Rinse and repeat....

When I last checked the laws: 1) You COULD relocate them to State Park land. You cannot relocate them to private land without the owners permission. 2) You can destroy them humanely, however, drowning was NOT considered humane. I don't know aobut where the OP lives, but discharge laws prevent me from popping a cap in they ass, yo, and if the the local ASCA guy, Buddy Amato, found out that we were trapping them and otherwise giving them boo boo feelings, he would come over ot my house and cry on me, right after a round house kick to my nads. So my best advice to the OP is to check iwth your local ordinances and such. My town will actally lend residences a trap. We had a feral cat issue and they were very helpful.

With all due respect Griz, I'm really not that concerned with him wondering why I didn't answer his question or don't want to answer his question. It's not a question he should have asked me, and as I see it, I have 3 options if he does ask me: 1) Lie, and be subject to the penalites mentioned earlier in the thread. or 2) Admit to having guns, and run the risk of a search and being inconvenienced or worse getting jammed up by an officer who isn't familiar with the law. "Those are hollow poitns...you can't have them." or 3) I'm sorry sir, but I respectfully refuse to answer that question. You tell me...what would you do? Or what would you suggest that someone like me do? Same with Bluelinefish, or other LE on board.

I keep my FID in the place in my wallet as my drivers license and insurance cards. I should probably move it, but nevertheless, should I get pulled over and he sees the card as I'm fumbeling around for my other documents I can invision very easily him asking if I have any firearms in the car.

Griz, is "I respectfully refuse to answer that question" and acceptable response?

No reason whatsoever, legal, moral, or otherwise, to volunteer that info. There is a school of thought that if you have a CCW on your person, the smart thing to do is to hand the CCW license to the officer at the same time you present your drivers license. The school of thought is not to say "I have a gun" because the officer might repeat that and his twitchy partner on the passenger side of the car my only hear "GUN" and overreact. But in the case of a routine stop, on the way to or from the range, mum is the word, unless asked, and event than I'm not sure I'd fess up. I'd be inclined to respond "I respectfully refuse to answer that question."

No, there isn't a specific "Need" for extra coverage, unless your town requires it, but if you are going to have friends over to shoot, I'd strongly advise getting as much liability coverage as you can afford.