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Clarification on the "One Handgun..." Rule

OGWATDP - One Handgun Within A Thirty Day Period 47 members have voted

  1. 1. Assume that I bought my first handgun on 1/1/2012. What is the earliest date that I can lawfully buy my second?

    • 1/30/2012
      0%
      0
    • 1/31/2012
      46%
      22
    • 2/1/2012
      53%
      25

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I can't believe we have 30 posts about this.. Buy a gun today, Tomorrow is day 1 in your count to 30, day 30 you can buy a gun..

I can't believe we have 30 posts about this.. Buy a gun today, Tomorrow is day 1 in your count to 30, day 30 you can buy a gun..

 

 

Damn. I may even be able to remember that, when you put it like that :).

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@ Ray - It's a little of A, a little of B. I have a full 29 days to wait between purchases so that's some time on my hands ;) Also, since they are limiting us with this rule in the first place, I don't see the sense in a self-imposed extra day of wait time if it's not necessary - and from what I've found so far, it isn't.

 

At the time of this posting, half of us are wrong and half of us are right. To think, all this could be laid to rest if a friggin example was put on the damn law to begin with.

What have you found so far?

 

18 months of prison or freedom and $10,000 fine or extra money for plinking over a 4th degree felony, seem like two very good reasons to give a safety buffer. IMHO. And not being eligible to ever purchase a handgun (or any other firearm) again once your 18 months is over is also worth considering.

 

So, what is it that you've found, other than some nice lady's verbal opinion?

This should be caught and stopped by the NICS check on the Jersey side. Since Jersey charges us $15 for a free call to the FBI, they should also be required to verify compliance with OGAM. We'll call it a "legal fee." I realize this is not how it works, but it should work this way.

I can't believe we have 30 posts about this.. Buy a gun today, Tomorrow is day 1 in your count to 30, day 30 you can buy a gun..

 

And a dead even vote count 19-19

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@ Ian - Funny how last week you two were saying "call the State Police and stop speculating", but now, the answer from the State Police is dismissed as "a nice lady's verbal opinion." Yes, thank you for making us aware of the consequences of breaking the law, but as I (and the State Police, and 3 gun shops I called today, and 18 other members) see it, it would be following the law to the letter. I'll give the two lawyers on retainer by my gun club a call tomorrow and let you know what they think.

 

@ PK 90 - Not sure where you're going with that last comment. But in responding to your previous post, I excluded Sunday private sales since the likelihood of finding a local private sale of the exact gun you want in the time-frame you need is pretty slim. But for the sake of entertaining this option, either method would include two Sundays in the 13 gun cycle, and the last pistol would be purchased 12 days earlier under W30D vs. 30DB - makes sense since you are adding an extra day and all.

You're right. I did say to call that number. I don't know why. Even the NJSP site puts up a disclaimer that they are not authorized to provide legal advice. If you have access to competent legal advice, since you're not getting any here, you should use that. If they give you the green light, great.

 

Good luck on Saturday and don't forget to post pictures of your new purchase.

If you plan to buy a handgun every 30 days for a couple years straight, you are in the wrong state.

 

The whole permit process stinks but I'm just not seeing the significance of purchasing the 13th gun 12 days later. Maybe I just don't have enough money to make it a concern for myself. Furthermore, you're assuming you will have permits in hand. Even if your local PD gives you 6 and extends 3 of them, you still have to hope you'll get the next 6 on in accordance with your schedule. If you want to purchase in quantity, you should apply for an exemption.

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@ Anselmo - My bank account would never speak to me again if I bought multiple pistols as once, but one a month does all right for my budget. I would love to choose my state of residence solely on the basis of "gun friendliness" but alas it cannot be.

 

I went to my FFL today (Day 30, by my count) and here is what happened:

 

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Newest addition, a CZ-75D Compact PCR. Forgive the crappy webcam photo. No hiccups with the transfer, save the NICS check took a while to process since their computers were down for a few hours yesterday, or so I was told.

 

So the correct answer to the original poll is Option 2.

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Only six guys with AUGs? I can take them! *flexes internet muscles*

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