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AR laws and rifle laws in Nj

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Okay so I was contemplating picking one of these (http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/mobile/product/69670/mossberg_37202_tactical_22lr_adj_stock_10rd) up for fun or going all out and getting an AR build, but was not sure what's legal not legal in NJ. I know there are minimum length limits and no full auto I heard. Can someone please enlighten me?

 

Thanks!

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/29389-nj-law-summary-read-first-nj-gun-law-faqs/

 

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A semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following:

 

This means that if it is a semi-automatic rifle and has a detachable magazine it can have ONE of the following features and still be legal, but if it has two or more, then it would not be legal.

 

 

(1) A folding or telescoping stock;

(2) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;

(3) A bayonet mount;

(4) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor;

(5) A grenade launcher

 

Example

1) An AR15 (which is a semi automatic rifle that has a detachable magazine ) with a pistol grip. LEGAL

2) An AR15 (which is a semi automatic rifle that has a detachable magazine ) with a pistol grip AND a flash hider. ILLEGAL"

 

 

 

OTHER FIREARM LEGALITIES/QUALIFICATIONS

It is also important to observe the minimum length a firearm can be.

 

Rifle

  • Overall Length 26in or more
  • Barrel Length 16in or more

Magazine Capacity

  • A semi automatic firearm may not have a capacity greater than 15 rounds.
  • A semi automatic shotgun may not have a capacity greater than 6 rounds.

You may not ever posses a magazine for a semi automatic firearm that exceeds these limits, not even while modifying them to a legal limit.

The magazine must be modified before it reaches your hands. You may also not have a magazine that exceeds NJ legal capacity in the form of a "kit" or disassembled in pieces.

 

How To Transport

  • Unloaded: The firearm must be unloaded, as in there must be no ammunition in the gun. NJ defines the word firearm meaning the actual gun, under current law transportation of a loaded magazine would not be considered a loaded gun
  • Cased/Wrapped: If the vehicle has a defined trunk separate from the passenger compartment, the firearms are to put in the trunk. If no trunk is present (as in a SUV) the firearm must be in a fastened case/wrapped/etc.
  • Destination: It is important to recognize that NJ dictates that your course of travel while transporting firearms should be as direct as is reasonably possible.

http://njgunforums.c...j-gun-law-faqs/

 

"

A semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following:

 

This means that if it is a semi-automatic rifle and has a detachable magazine it can have ONE of the following features and still be legal, but if it has two or more, then it would not be legal.

 

 

(1) A folding or telescoping stock;

(2) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;

(3) A bayonet mount;

(4) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor;

(5) A grenade launcher

 

Example

1) An AR15 (which is a semi automatic rifle that has a detachable magazine ) with a pistol grip. LEGAL

2) An AR15 (which is a semi automatic rifle that has a detachable magazine ) with a pistol grip AND a flash hider. ILLEGAL"

 

 

 

OTHER FIREARM LEGALITIES/QUALIFICATIONS

It is also important to observe the minimum length a firearm can be.

 

Rifle

  • Overall Length 26in or more
  • Barrel Length 16in or more

Magazine Capacity

  • A semi automatic firearm may not have a capacity greater than 15 rounds.
  • A semi automatic shotgun may not have a capacity greater than 6 rounds.

You may not ever posses a magazine for a semi automatic firearm that exceeds these limits, not even while modifying them to a legal limit.

The magazine must be modified before it reaches your hands. You may also not have a magazine that exceeds NJ legal capacity in the form of a "kit" or disassembled in pieces.

 

How To Transport

  • Unloaded: The firearm must be unloaded, as in there must be no ammunition in the gun. NJ defines the word firearm meaning the actual gun, under current law transportation of a loaded magazine would not be considered a loaded gun
  • Cased/Wrapped: If the vehicle has a defined trunk separate from the passenger compartment, the firearms are to put in the trunk. If no trunk is present (as in a SUV) the firearm must be in a fastened case/wrapped/etc.
  • Destination: It is important to recognize that NJ dictates that your course of travel while transporting firearms should be as direct as is reasonably possible.

 

+1 to you..

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