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I've emailed the officer, NO reply. this also happened during the process to pick up these permits, it took almost 2 months for them, AFTER NJSP did all their background checks. I stopped in today, and someone called ME back, saying its still not ready. its now been 2 weeks since I dropped the permit off for the extension.

I had a permit that was expiring (in 3 weeks), but I was leaving town, so I dropped it off at the local PD before I left—that was 2 weeks ago. I have received NO word from them, so I popped in today to see if it was ready. Just got a call telling me, "NO, it's still not ready". I'm wondering if this is "normal", to take this long, and at what point does this start to become an infringement on the 2nd amendment. thanks

I don't have the number, but if you just look up NJ state police firearms, you'll get the main number and from there you can get to the firearms dept. It helps if you have your confirmation number handy, from the FARS site. If not, they may be able to look it up with your name. good luck

My local PD took their sweet time too, even after I called NJSP and was told that I was approved within a week of online submitting. I also contacted NJ2AS, and they didn't seem to offer much help, nor care, but go for it. Good luck

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I appreciate all the great insight and information on this site. Happy holidays!

Thanks I'm honestly open to pretty much any options, with the exception of joining a club. If you know of any outdoor ranges that do not require you to pay a fee to join, please post them thanks so much

Hi and apologizes if this exists, but didn't see any topics. I'm in Essex County, and was looking for an outdoor pistol range either in NJ or PA. I'm tired of shooting at paper, so was hoping there might be somewhere not too far where one could shoot at something besides a paper target? Thanks in advance

Wow! that is amazing... I did the FARS as well, it took more than 2 months to get 2 P2P's.

This is great. Thanks!

Thanks everyone—some good thoughts here on gun safety and storage. Always a wealth of info on this forum. Happy holidays!

He knows that one exists, it was recently given to me by my father, its a tiny .22. I don't advertise to him that I have another, so im just looking to keep them safely hidden, esp if he should get curious. Like I said, he's not a criminal, so not looking for something that he can't pry open, just something that the lock can't easily be defeated—like most I've seen on Amazon, etc.

Thanks everyone. I actually don't even keep ammo in the house, as that was part of the "deal" I made with my wife, plus these are not for self defense, just range use.

Thanks all. Not looking for "Fort Knox", or to protect from burglary, just from a potentially curious boy. He's not a criminal, so I'm not needing the sturdiest of safe's just something that will keep his potential curiosity at bay, and not something that can be defeated easily by watching a YouTube video. As-is now, the gun is trigger-locked, then locked in a Zero Halliburton combo case, so its secure, but my wife...Need to triple assure her.

thanks, that's what I've been thinking about. Haven't really found any that seem like they are sturdy enough/smart enough to not get hacked. If you have any that you know about, I'd love to have the models/makes. thanks

thanks, do you know who makes it? model? Most of what I've found are either the electronic/biometric style, that also have a key—which seems to able to be "easily" defeated by watching any number of online videos. that's what I'm trying to avoid. thanks

Hello. Looking for a small gun safe—big enough for 2-3 (or more) handguns. I've done a lot of research and can't seem to find one that isn't easily "defeatable" in some sense. I have a 12 yr old boy, so as he gets older, obviously want to make sure he can't just look on Youtube to find out that a straw/pen/ etc can easily open one of these safes. Would love to hear any thoughts. thanks

I ask, because I filled out the online FARS, was approved by State Police within a couple weeks, or less, and my local PD has been taking over 4 weeks now, doing whatever they need to do on their end to approve me for 2 purchase permits. Im really getting annoyed at this process....Doesnt seem right, does it?

Curious why one must go through their local PD for purchase permits. And if this isn't true, please enlighten me. thanks in advance

Hey thanks! but I still need to use one of the permits? no way around that? can't use the Voluntary form that I downloaded?

Thanks for all the info, and sorry if this opened a can of worms... Seems the short answer is that I must use one of my highly coveted "permit to purchases", take the firearm to the FFL, pay their fee, and have it legally transferred into my name. Sound right? thanks

what does that mean exactly? im a registered user of this site.

thank you. that makes no sense (not your fault). im not purchasing it...I am awaiting still my purchase permits though...been 3 weeks + now since NJSP have approved them, but my local is dragging the process out.

the gun was only ever registered in CA. its been in NJ storage locker for 25 + years. I just need to know what, if anything, I need to do. Saw posts that said NJ does not require handguns to be registered, so im confused. that's not very helpful...what is the "crime". I was given this (or maybe I wasn't, I can't remember now).

Not sure what I need to do here.

hey, im also Maplewood... Have my FID and made a purchase last March. I recently applied online for 2 more purchase permits, got approval from NJSP saying everything is fine, and that i should be able to pick up permits at PD...But, i had to go in, meet with them, pay, and now wait for 1-2 weeks more, while they do more investigating...Not sure why this is, esp after NJSP have told me there's no reason why the local PD should do anything further.