As some of you know I shoot in my back yard. As so do a lot of my neighbors (their yards that is). I've never had a problem with this in any way. But the wife decided to see if we were legit. As it turns out. My township does NOT have any discharging laws. None.

 

I grew up in Howell and at the time the law was that you had to be 200 feet from a occupied dwelling. A house basically. Jackson was 400 feet from any dwelling. Garage, out building, chicken coup, whatever. And Bricktown forbid any discharging what so ever.

 

My question is, what are YOUR restrictions? I'm just curious to see how it varies throughout the state.

I am guessing b/c we are more densely populated, that here in Old Bridge we have a NO DISCHARGE LAW.. but I will have to look out of curiosity.

but I will have to look out of curiosity.

 

This is what I am encouraging.

Winslow Township:

Winslow Township:

 

 

Interesting. I'm not all that familiar with Winslow. With the exception of your area, is it built up?

60+ square miles and 45,000+ residents

60+ square miles and 45,000+ residents

 

 

 

Great point! We are 102.9 sq mi. With a pop of 651.

I can't find anything for Clark...

No discharge for East and West Windsors. Exception to Citizens rifle and revolver club.

my neighbors freak when they see me carrying my gun from my car into the house :x

Cherry Hill.... seriously, I dont even have to look. NO DISCHARGE... not even bows. I had a target bale setup in my back yard (1 acre of woods) and a friend/cop buddy of mine told me not to get caught or piss of the neighbors because it was verboten.

I can't find anything for Clark...

I dug through the codes last night and found nothing for Old Bridge either.. Is there a mandate from the State, where if a township does not have these regulations the state wide ones take over?

I can't find anything for Clark...

I dug through the codes last night and found nothing for Old Bridge either.. Is there a mandate from the State, where if a township does not have these regulations the state wide ones take over?

 

I've never read anything to suggest that. And given my situation, I'm not sure how much I wanna dig.

:mrgreen:

that website just does not list them all. Try finding your towns website, and there should be a link on there to the town regulations.

Haven't seen anything for Plainsboro twp (been through their Codes). The 2000 census puts us at 20k people in 12.2 square miles, though most of that population is centralized in townhouses (which are no longer allowed to be built in the township) that are in the southern part of town. Rest of the town is woods or farmland-- and most of that has been deemed preserved.

West Orange is a No Discharge town. Stupid West Orange.

Town of Secaucus Town Ordinance:

 

Enacted 1959

 

72-4. Use of guns prohibited in town; exceptions.

The use of guns, pistols and firearms of all descriptions is hereby prohibited in the Town of Secaucus, in the County of Hudson; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to a practice pistol range in use by members of a regularly constituted Police Department or civilian defense unit nor to a properly constructed and operated indoor and outdoor rifle or pistol range, nor to the use of such instrumentalities in the lawful defense of persons or property.

 

Town I work in, is no shooting within City Limits, except for an approved Range, which there are none anymore since the PAL range closed years ago. Where i Live, i have No idea honestly.

I was just discussing this with my old man (I have a bad cat problem). I know it's illegal in Bayonne because many people have been arrested for it, especially shooting at animals.

I was just discussing this with my old man (I have a bad cat problem). I know it's illegal in Bayonne because many people have been arrested for it, especially shooting at animals.

 

 

Every Municpality in Hudson County has the Ordinance.

Parsippany sucks

 

 

Discharge, firing and use prohibited.

 

The discharge, firing or use of any gun, pistol, firearm or weapon of any description whatsoever at any place whatsoever in the Township is hereby specifically prohibited