I do apologize if this topic has been discussed before. If anyone has any knowledge of these laws, please let me know. If there are no answers to be found here, I may ask Nappen what the store is with this.

 

I was perusing the NJ firearm statutes tonight and noticed something regarding the continued validity of an FID. Under 2C:58-3 section f it states:

 

"A firearms purchaser identification card shall be valid until such time as the holder becomes subject to any of the disabilities set forth in subsection c. of this section, whereupon the card shall be void and shall be returned within five days by the holder to the superintendent, who shall then advise the licensing authority."

 

I find nothing that ties this validity to the address on your driver's license. So, why then when we go to use our FID do they check it against our driver's license address, and why, then, do we have to get an FID updated when we move?

I do apologize if this topic has been discussed before. If anyone has any knowledge of these laws, please let me know. If there are no answers to be found here, I may ask Nappen what the store is with this.

 

I was perusing the NJ firearm statutes tonight and noticed something regarding the continued validity of an FID. Under 2C:58-3 section f it states:

 

"A firearms purchaser identification card shall be valid until such time as the holder becomes subject to any of the disabilities set forth in subsection c. of this section, whereupon the card shall be void and shall be returned within five days by the holder to the superintendent, who shall then advise the licensing authority."

 

I find nothing that ties this validity to the address on your driver's license. So, why then when we go to use our FID do they check it against our driver's license address, and why, then, do we have to get an FID updated when we move?

 

like I have said on several occasions.. there is no need when doing face to face private sales to show anything other than your FID..

NJ dealers are required (I believe through administrative code) to check an additional ID to verify who you are when doing a transaction..

I am unsure of the exact law that requires you to update your address.. but since when you buy a gun you have to provide your address.. it is only logical it would have to match that which is listed for your FID.. because a dealer would not be able to sell you a gun with mismatched info..

The worse part is that NJ doesn't perform a "change of address" for FPIDs. Instead they take the opportunity to harrass you, your employer and your references into another FULL investigation. So, something that should have taken 15 minutes to type up a new card is a ~3 month process.

So is it legal to transport a firearm to and from the range with DL and FID that don't have matching addresses?

So is it legal to transport a firearm to and from the range with DL and FID that don't have matching addresses?

 

No firearms purchaser ID is required to transport firearms to a range, so your FPID could say Donald Duck, 1 Buena Vista Drive and it'd still be as legal.

No firearms purchaser ID is required to transport firearms to a range, so your FPID could say Donald Duck, 1 Buena Vista Drive and it'd still be as legal.

 

Here's a pic of me driving to the range with my nephews.

 

I moved out of NJ two years ago. My FID got lost in the shuffle. Was I supposed to notify the State? If I move back to NJ can they just issue me a new one even though I do not have the FID ID Number?

I moved out of NJ two years ago. My FID got lost in the shuffle. Was I supposed to notify the State? If I move back to NJ can they just issue me a new one even though I do not have the FID ID Number?

 

No notification necessary. However, I would have a police report made stating that it was lost. Because, some people are willing to accept only the FPID from a buyer when selling a long gun to them. So someone could be buying long guns using your FPID. See a problem here?

 

Yes. You can apply for a new one and more than likely you will be issued another with the same SBI#.