I'm considering keeping mine in the back of my Jeep Wrangler. Per NJ law, it would have to be stored unloaded.  Does anyone know how that is defined?  Can I keep it in a backpack with a couple of loaded mags in a separate pouch on that same backpack?  How about with a mag inserted, but no round chambered?

NJ law just says "unloaded".   FOPA (Federal Firearm Owners Protection Act) says "separate from the ammunition."  NJ law applies to NJ residents in NJ so "unloaded" is enough - no definition in the law.  The NJSP website used to say that the ammo needed to be separate - that was not true.  Don't know what the website says now.

To me, magazine outside the gun, but in the same bag, is good enough.  But with anything gun related in NJ, it just takes one bad prosecutor, a judge who goes along with the bad prosecutor, and a jury who doesn't understand the law.

Thanks MG.  Those were pretty much the same as my thoughts, and I appreciate the affirmation.