Hi guys , quick question, I have a friend who I'd like to gift my long gun to , but he does not have a firearms ID card or a hunting license,  can I still legally gift him one of my long guns  in New Jersey 

If you are in NJ and still alive, your non-FPID holding friend in NJ CANNOT legally receive your long gun, either as a gift or a purchase.

If you're dead, he can receive ANY firearm from you as a bequeath as long as he is not a Prohibited Possessor.

15 minutes ago, njJoniGuy said:

from you as a bequeath

And that means explicitly stated in a will or some other document. Not sure the estate can legally distribute to non-next in kin without that.  Otherwise it technically goes to the heirs who can then transfer it to the non-family members but that needs a FID. 

Had a similar question with slightly different situation.

As the SN implies, I am a former resident of NJ now in a much more gun-friendly state. I want to gift my father in NJ one of my shotguns (legally owned and purchased months ago by me, but not what I wanted) because he and the missus are getting up in years and the good ol' Lousiville slugger is not gonna cut it much longer as they lose grip strength. My current understanding of the NJ laws about gifting long guns and familial transfers; and the Fed laws leads me to two conclusions. Let me know if I missed anything.

1. I need to bring/send the shotgun to an FFL in NJ (transporting it IAW NJ laws to the shop if I bring it in-person) and the patriarch needs a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and to be NICS-checked to take possession and have it transferred.

2. The transfer is covered by a COE form between immediate family members (even though I am a resident of a state in the Midwest), but the father needs to have a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card

Reckon that sounds about right? 

As I see it, any way I do it, NJ makes the receiver register with a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card first before they can take it.

#1 is correct.  The FFL will take care of #2.

16 minutes ago, GRIZ said:

#1 is correct.  The FFL will take care of #2.

I figured. NJ is ridiculous about guns. I was going to bring some other pew-pews to do some shooting while there, and realised I'd have to get all new mags.

Many thanks for the answer!