I am not inheriting any pistols, nor will I for the forseeable future unless I have a long lost uncle or something I dont know about.

 

Anyway, one can legally inherit firearms as-is providing he or she is willed them or simply next in line. Anyway, say someone does indeed inherit a pistol and can legally own one, what paperwork ties them to that specific firearm? Reason being, It is a pretty smart idea to keep the pistol permit in your safe and a copy or two handy, but if its inherited how would an LEO know? Get pulled over, and you have a pistol in the trunk and an FID plus no other paperwork seems kinda fishy.

There is no firearm registration in NJ. As long as you acquired it legally, you have nothing to fear.

 

If you were willed the firearms (which is the only legal way to inheret firearms), then a copy of that should be sufficient. If it was not in the will, and say Uncle dies, Aunt does not want guns, and decides to give to you, she must either disclaim the assets (legally) and it will go down to the next beneficiary, or she can take possession, and then transfer to you, at which point, you would need Pistol Permits.

I am not inheriting any pistols, nor will I for the forseeable future unless I have a long lost uncle or something I dont know about.

 

Anyway, one can legally inherit firearms as-is providing he or she is willed them or simply next in line. Anyway, say someone does indeed inherit a pistol and can legally own one, what paperwork ties them to that specific firearm? Reason being, It is a pretty smart idea to keep the pistol permit in your safe and a copy or two handy, but if its inherited how would an LEO know? Get pulled over, and you have a pistol in the trunk and an FID plus no other paperwork seems kinda fishy.

 

A LEO on the side of the road isn't going to determine whether or not you bought and own the firearm. He is going to determine if your possession of that firearm at that location is legal or not, i.e. you were going to a range or another exempted location. If there is some reason to suspect the firearm is stolen(i.e. there was a break in 1 mile away), then he might ask for purchase paperwork but more likely he's going to evaluate if you appear to be the thief and arrest you or not accordingly.

There is no firearm registration in NJ. As long as you acquired it legally, you have nothing to fear.

 

If you were willed the firearms (which is the only legal way to inheret firearms), then a copy of that should be sufficient. If it was not in the will, and say Uncle dies, Aunt does not want guns, and decides to give to you, she must either disclaim the assets (legally) and it will go down to the next beneficiary, or she can take possession, and then transfer to you, at which point, you would need Pistol Permits.

 

 

Did that legal acquiring of the pistol from the Uncle to the Aunt also require an entry in the will or does legal possesion from husband to wife, aunt to uncle, etc occur by being the next of kin and not needing to be willed?

Get pulled over, and you have a pistol in the trunk and an FID plus no other paperwork seems kinda fishy.

 

I don't mean to sound like a jerk (and believe it or not, I'm not trying to be one either), but it only seems "fishy" because a New Jersey perspective on guns has been embedded in you by living in this state. Say you were a Pennsylvania resident driving in PA. There is no piece of paper that you would be carrying around with you to show a police officer. That state, like the rest of Free America, does not have firearm registration. Your name is run through NICS at time of purchase, and the gun's serial number goes down in the FFL's ledger, and that is it. If you did a face-to-face transfer, there would be no government paperwork, period. Just a bill of sale between two individuals.

I'm not trying to get on your case, just provide a little perspective on how things are in the rest of America and how they should be here too. That said, I understand and agree with your firearms paranoia. Not having it as a New Jersey gun owner means putting your freedom at risk.

If there is some reason to suspect the firearm is stolen(i.e. there was a break in 1 mile away), then he might ask for purchase paperwork but more likely he's going to evaluate if you appear to be the thief and arrest you or not accordingly.

 

I doubt even that would prompt an officer to ask for a p2p copy. The serial number will be run through NCIC and if there is no hit, that will be the end of it.

Did that legal acquiring of the pistol from the Uncle to the Aunt also require an entry in the will or does legal possesion from husband to wife, aunt to uncle, etc occur by being the next of kin and not needing to be willed?

 

The person that the inheritance defaults to is not required to have any notation in the will to inherit guns legally. They simply go to that person upon the death of the spouse, last remaining parent, etc. If there is a specific notation in the will "Janie gets my guns", that person is not required to have paperwork either, other than potentially being required to produce the will if it ever came to it.

Thought so. Thanks.

I know its off topic, but should I carry my paperwork for the weapons on me when transporting. Besides my duty and off duty??

I can see no reason to do so.