Where are we in NJ with dual residency. If you own a home and also rent an apartment are you legally allowed to store your handgun in the apartment and go to and from the range from that apartment?

If you reside at the apartment, then yes.

If you reside at the apartment, then yes.

 

If you possess the apartment, you're good to go. You don't necessarily have to reside there. If you're renting it out to someone else who possesses it, then you're not ok.

I was wondering about this also. I wanted to keep my handgun at my girl's apartment because I stay here 6 days out of the week. Does this count as possessing? Do I have to have a utility bill or something in my name to prove it?

I was wondering about this also. I wanted to keep my handgun at my girl's apartment because I stay here 6 days out of the week. Does this count as possessing? Do I have to have a utility bill or something in my name to prove it?

 

If you are staying there, you are residing there. You have some drawers and a toothbrush? Sounds like a residence to me.

 

e. Nothing in subsections b., c. and d. of N.J.S.2C:39-5 shall be construed to prevent a person keeping or carrying about his place of business, residence, premises or other land owned or possessed by him, any firearm, or from carrying the same, in the manner specified in subsection g. of this section, from any place of purchase to his residence or place of business, between his dwelling and his place of business, between one place of business or residence and another when moving, or between his dwelling or place of business and place where such firearms are repaired, for the purpose of repair. For the purposes of this section, a place of business shall be deemed to be a fixed location.

If you possess the apartment, you're good to go. You don't necessarily have to reside there. If you're renting it out to someone else who possesses it, then you're not ok.

True, that would be a better way to phrase it.

Just for the sake of discussion...I have two apartments (rent) one in Millburn, the other in Queens (NY). I live at both. I work in the city, and if I am tired, or have to be back in the city in a few hours, then I sleep in my Queens apartment. My wife, my daughter, live in Millburn, and I am there most of the time. My FID card is NJ. My Driver's License is NY. My guns are in the NJ apartment, and never brought across state lines. I can't find any law stating that I am doing something illegal. There is no law connecting driver's licenses and firearms (otherwise it would require one to drive in order to own a gun.) The reason why I am posting this is that last weekend I picked up a Sig220Elite from my local FFL. I handed him my FID along with my NJ NON Driver ID. He asked me how I am handing him a NJ non driver ID if he knows I drove to his house. I informed him that my DL is NY, and one has nothing to do with the other. He made a funny face (like I'm doing something wrong) but didn't say anything. However, he didn't know that you are allowed to not provide your SS# for the NICS check either...so who knows...

Just for the sake of discussion...I have two apartments (rent) one in Millburn, the other in Queens (NY). I live at both. I work in the city, and if I am tired, or have to be back in the city in a few hours, then I sleep in my Queens apartment. My wife, my daughter, live in Millburn, and I am there most of the time. My FID card is NJ. My Driver's License is NY. My guns are in the NJ apartment, and never brought across state lines. I can't find any law stating that I am doing something illegal. There is no law connecting driver's licenses and firearms (otherwise it would require one to drive in order to own a gun.) The reason why I am posting this is that last weekend I picked up a Sig220Elite from my local FFL. I handed him my FID along with my NJ NON Driver ID. He asked me how I am handing him a NJ non driver ID if he knows I drove to his house. I informed him that my DL is NY, and one has nothing to do with the other. He made a funny face (like I'm doing something wrong) but didn't say anything. However, he didn't know that you are allowed to not provide your SS# for the NICS check either...so who knows...

You are a resident of both NJ and NY as far as the BATF is concerned, so you can legally buy in both states, including handguns. Of coarse you wouldn't want to bother trying to buy anything in NYC anyway.