Hi All. A few weeks ago I had submitted all The necessary paperwork to apply for my FID in Plainsboro. When it came to number of P2Ps I put down 4 based on my research and some of the advice given in this forum.

 

A few days later the lady in the records dept calls to tell me that the max number of permits you can get at once is 3, that they all have to be used within 90 days, and that you have to get approval from the chief of police to extend them beyond 90.

 

Does the max number of permits vary by town? I could swear that I've read about folks who've applied for as many as 5 at a time.

Does the max number of permits vary by town? I could swear that I've read about folks who've applied for as many as 5 at a time.

As I understand it, there is no limit to the amount of permits you could purchase at one time. I KNOW that it cannot vary by town, so whatever NJ law is, your town must abide by. There should be no reason why you shouldn't be able to buy 4, as it's completely reasonable to purchase 4 pistols with at least 30 days between each purchase over the course of 180 days (including the 90 day extension). Once you get more responses, I would call back and explain this to her, hoping that she realizes. If that doesn't work, then a call to the NJSP firearms department should straighten things out.

i had this happen to me earlierthis year, just call the njsp, you explaining the law to your local pd wont yield any results, they wont believe you, why should they? njsp will take care of it in a jiffy...

There is no restriction on how many you can get at a time, however with extensions you can not use any more than 6 permits. Everyone should apply for 6 at a time not matter what, as long as your only buying 1 gun a month, if you are applying for an exemption for multiple guns time, then the Sky's the limit.

i use the lucky number 6! after the 3 expire, you can renew the other 3!

this way, ur covered for 6 months!

once they are all gone, repeat the process! ur PD will eventually hate you!

Here you go, NJ2AS has a copy of the letter from the NJSP confirming that P2P cannot be limited:

 

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/19258-njsp-letter-to-chiefs-proving-ppps-cannot-be-limited/

6 isn't the lucky number though. What if you buy one. Then one week later find a group of 3 you want to file exemptions for. And 3 the month after

6 isn't the lucky number though.

 

Ok then go with the lucky number of 8, that's a luck number to some..

6 isn't the lucky number though. What if you buy one. Then one week later find a group of 3 you want to file exemptions for

 

no $$$ in the budget for more than one a month, unfort im still unemployed!

i had this happen to me earlierthis year, just call the njsp, you explaining the law to your local pd wont yield any results, they wont believe you, why should they? njsp will take care of it in a jiffy...

 

Yeah, because there is no way a citizen can possibly know the laws of his own state. At least that's the impression I get everytime I try to explain to the local pd that they don't know what their talking about.

no $$$ in the budget for more than one a month, unfort im still unemployed!

 

Aren't we all these days?

I usually apply for at least 6. You can apply for 200 if you wanted. While there is legally a limit you can use without exemptions, there is no limit to the number you apply for.

There have been members here apply for 20.

I haven't done 20, but I've done 10