Combat Auto

What are folks using these days to get "4 color passport sized photos" for the application? Last time I did that was for my passport at least 10-15 years ago. Do those little photo booths still exist? Are there on line services who will convert a selfie from your smart phone into passport size photos and snail-mail them back? Thanks in advance, -Joe

I'm still learning but I think the answer is you can qualify with as many guns as you want (each requiring a test). I do not believe another permit application is required. But you need that "certificate" for each gun in a sad event if you have to use it in court after a SD shoot...I am going to use my 9mm (they are easier to shoot obviously) for the permit process and qualify later with my 45.

Did they start you at 7 yards? And what was the nature of the timing? Was it separate for each distance? (About) how much time did they give at say 7 yards vs 25 yards? Thanks in advance!

Never Mind, I got my answer, I called GFH, if you pass the shooting qual no other training or testing needed.

Just found this on GFH: This is not a beginner course! You will be required to demonstrate safety, familiarity, and accuracy. It is pass or fail. – No holster needed – All shooting from the ready position – 50 rounds per firearm – FBI Q target – 24 rounds at 7 yards – 14 rounds at 10 yards – 6 rounds at 15 yards – 6 rounds at 25 yards For a total of 50 rounds. Must hit at least 40 rounds out of 50 (80%)... Only 6 rounds at 25 yards makes this pretty easy for folks who have been shooting for many years...But as noted by another poster, there doesn't seem to be common standards across all ranges. Still, I will practice this (routine) with my 9MM PPQ. I have a 1/2 body type target from Wilson with a 7" circle etched on the body. Later I'll qual with my 45.

Hey folks, I am somewhat confused by Nappen's list of requirements to prove safe handling of a firarm (listed below)...Are both 1 and 2 required, or does #2: The Handgun Qualification passing score cover everything? Thanks in Advance, Joe "Completion of a firearms training course substantially equivalent to the firearms training approved by the Police Training Commission as described by N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6j; Submission of an applicant’s most recent handgun qualification scores utilizing the handgun(s) he or she intends to carry as evidenced by test firings administered by a certified firearms instructor of a police academy, a certified firearms instructor of the National Rifle Association, or any other recognized certified firearms instructor; or Passage of any test in this State’s laws governing the use of force administered by a certified instructor of a police academy, a certified instructor of the National Rifle Association, or any other recognized certified instructor."

Thanks...Sounds right...Two close friends living near me moved last year, another died either of phenonium or COVID 2 years ago...I may have to use a friend from Staten Island for reference 3...I have other friends who just don't "get" 2A so I'd rather not ask them (they been brainwashed).

Can anyone confirm that it is acceptable to the State'NJ that a person living in another state can be used as a reference on the carry permit application? Thanks in Advance.

I "get" the target, but could you clarify, is this a police qualification (the high round count, the many guns, and weapon light)? What does HQc2 and HNQC stand for? Thanks in advance.

Thanks you!

Thanks for the information! What is the passing score on the 2 scenarios you presented?

I spoke to my neighbor last night who is a retired Corrections Officer, yep he did say that it is a silhouette type target (and that years ago they used the more stringent oval with points increasing closer to the X...He also told me the max shot is 50 feet (also shorter than years ago). And he said as long as you hit the target you get 1 point...These make it a relatively easy shoot, but he did caveat that it can change from year to year and even btwn different Qual-Officers who are running the test. He also said, and I was surprised at this, that he has to qualify 2X a year, I figured once a year...Can anyone confirm it is also 2X a year or not for those who are not retired cops?

That looks good thanks for posting...He has a 2 part set up, part 1 NJ AG use of deadly force policy, and part 2 a qual...Did you take both these with them and do these cover all the training needed for the CCW. Thanks in Advance...

That's a big help, thank you...Is the assumption that they will also do it for non retired police?

I have been googling since Saturday with no luck - yes, lots of people selling course, not much mention that their courses meet the requirements for Carry in NJ (I think there was such a small market for it here so that is the result for now)....I also sent an e-mail to my range to see if they are going to sponsor the required Training class and/or actual Qualification shoot (of course for a fee, we are not Communists :-))...Hence if you have names of places already supporting the Carry Permit process training and qualification, it would be greatly appreciated (I am sure by many) if you could kindly post them.

Congratulations NJ Gun owners. The Naysayers have been telling us for many years this day would never come in NJ, yet on Thursday and Friday it did. I especially like how fast the NJ AG complied. Obviously, I need to listen into this thread. C.A.

Good step for CA, Lefty will ask for a full panel now, which I understand is 11 judges randomly selected from the 9th circuit. Luck of the draw, can go either way, but unlikely any lefty judge will side with "us", and always a possibility that a rhino judge will side with "them". Pray, maybe we will get lucky in the random "drawing" and have the odds on our side. Forget the SC, they just refused to take 11 or so gun cases including our NJ carry case. The appellate courts will decide the legal future of 2A unless POTUS gets to appoint another Justice in TERM#2...That is the reality...Thanks to Trump we have a fighting chance in the Appellate's but still just a chance.

Thanks for posting this link, I haven't seen a consolidated sight like this for NJ so it is a very positive thing. Please don't take the negativity above as a reason to be discourage. Just standard BS with NJ it seems, even when ANJRPC started the law suits for the 10R limit and carry rights, folks bitched and complained about donating, how crappy our lawyers are, what a waste of time it is, and how some are so smart because they moved... Maybe that is the difference btwn us an VA. More bitching than action up here. Although I don't expect we will match what they did down there, all efforts Pro-2A are good, so keep up the good work!

VA-Patriots are the real deal...Organized, coordinated, approximately 90% Sanctuary 2A for the entire state, forming militia, local-cops, sheriffs on their side, a lot different then NJ. VA has a significant gun culture. Basically they are telling the Evil-Governor, you want them "come and take them", and I believe they mean it. Consider joining the VCDL if you have a few bucks (only 25$). VA is the modern-day acid test to see if citizen's can resist communist-state tyranny in our country (VA will not be the last state to be flipped left due to demographic changes in this country). Although I don't think here in NJ we will ever duplicate what they are doing there (I am still waiting for the NJ republican party and my state senator and assembly-person's to get back to me on my Sanctuary 2A request for my township - lol), a win for the VA-Patriots will be a win for all of us, if they pull it off.

Nomination for new NRA spokesperson :-): They really are standing-up down there.

Yippee, and still one more slot to fill. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/trump-flips-federal-appeals-court-with-bridgegate-attorney

Non-event, especially for us in NJ, and will get trashed in the Senate...Our future is only between the whims of the Murph vs the Supreme court.

Yep...They were quite pathetic, the Lefty's did them selves no favor. The Republican's for once did an outstanding job calling out the charade in general, and getting M.C. to admit to his true intentions: Book deals and Paid-Guest appearances.

That just about sums it up. Unfortunately, we aren't using our full 5,000,000 NRA member's to affect. Nobody wants to do anything until the crap washes up on their shore. Well, I tell my friends outside NJ, it (the crap) is coming soon to a town near you. BTW, I haven't been able to find this statistic, but does anyone know how many NRA member's we have in NJ?.