Is a locked, soft container legal? Of course the gun/mags would be unloaded and separate from ammo.

2C:39-6

g.All weapons being transported under paragraph (2) of subsection b., subsection e., or paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection f. of this section shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in the course of travel shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.

 

 

Locked isn't required, only "securely fastened.". Hard/soft is not specified. Loaded mags do not a loaded gun make. Ammo is not required to be separate.

 

If it's in the trunk, you don't even need a case.

 

You're good. As always, IANAL

Loaded mags do not a loaded gun make.

 

I read several threads that contest this idea. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I would rather cma and just keep the ammo away from any parts of the guns while in transport.

I read several threads that contest this idea. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I would rather cma and just keep the ammo away from any parts of the guns while in transport.

By all means transport your gun and ammo in a manner that is comfortable for you while still within the law, this question gets raised at least once a month.I will,however direct you to a very convenient sticky on the right hand side of the forum page which lists just about all pertinent firearms laws in NJ.I personally prefer to spend my expensive range time shooting rather than reloading and am confidant in the fact that in the unlikely event of a stop or traffic accident, I am perfectly legal with all of my mags and speed loaders fully loaded. The loaded mag is a loaded gun argument is essentially a old wives tale perpetuated by alarmist usually quoting some fictional stop where some body's friend of a friend was jailed for a loaded mag. Never happened.....

I read several threads that contest this idea. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I would rather cma and just keep the ammo away from any parts of the guns while in transport.

 

 

Please post the laws that contradict what's already been stated here concerning the legality of loaded mags, not within the firearm.

wonder if it would be legal to have this gun with loaded mags stored in the stock? I

 

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/13470/Kel-Tec+SU-16B+Sub-16+.223+16%22+Carbine+Black+LW

Since NJ statute doesn't define what "loaded" means, I would argue the most logical definition. If you take any safety(s) off and pull the trigger. If it goes bang it was loaded, if it doesn't, its not.

I think, but may be wrong, that the locked container law he is thinking of is the feral interstate transportation law.

Within state (NJ Law):

All weapons being transported ... shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in the course of travel shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.

 

Between states (Federal Law):

... during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.