I was just curious what it was like buying guns before and after the AWB of 1994. Did you have to hide your M16's and AK's or register them?

IIRC, didnt matter in NJ, the current NJ laws were here anyway.

NJs AWB went into effect in 1992. You had a VERY short period in which you were able to register your firearm with NJSP, Sell it out of State, or render it Permanantly inoperable. After that it became Contraband and you became a felon. While the Federal AWB allowed for Pre-ban firearms and Magazines NJ's law never did so.

I remember that, the sargent major had me register my m-1 with the NJSP..

In 94 people and companies still shipped basically whatever you wanted to NJ. There was no problem getting mags and parts until only a few years ago.

I remember that, the sargent major had me register my m-1 with the NJSP..

 

M-1 Carbine?

Before 92 you could buy whatever you wanted in NJ as far as I know. Except NFA stuff was either illegal or nearly impossible depending on type. I had a Mini-14 with tons of 30 and 40 round mags. I had a friend with a Colt AR. I got caught with guns underage by police a few times, including traffic stops, sometimes they let me take them home and once they took them to the station and made my parents come and get them. I routinely carried an air pistol on my hip at an apartment complex at the age of 14, and setup targets by the entrance to the complex and practiced in front of 2 cops waiting for speeders. They laughed, I forget if I talked to them. This was during the 80s, and the laws on airguns and carry were roughly the same as they are now, but nobody I ran into seemed to care about the laws.

 

In highschool, students that were hunters would park their cars on school property with shotguns in window racks. And we had a smoking section at the highschool. Under 18 not allowed to smoke, but never enforced.

 

All in New Jersey.

Were you ever allowed shall issue carry in NJ?

Were you ever allowed shall issue carry in NJ?

 

Not in my lifetime.

Were you ever allowed shall issue carry in NJ?

There may have been a time, pre-1968 that there werent ANY permits necessary for anything, but once Title 2A came into effect (Precursor to the current Criminal Code) it codified the Permit system.

My buddy has an application for a NJ carry license from the first half of the 20th century. I forget the date but I am sure it is between 1900 and 1940, probably on the earlier side. I seem to think it was around 1911.