Hi all, are 30-30 hollow points legal in jersey?

I don't see why a certain caliber would be illegal

The only legal ramifications with hollow points are when they are used in a crime

 

 

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yes hollow points are legal in all calibers

Depends on your definition of legal.

The only legal ramifications with hollow points are when they are used in a crime

 

Not quite. Objects can not be illegal. I'll assume you meant that the possession of hollow points would be illegal if used in a crime. True, but, the possession of hollow point bullets would also be illegal under any circumstance if the possession is outside the stated exemptions in the law.

I was under the impression that it was illegal to have hollow points in new jersey, a friend was asking me about it yesterday and I couldn't give him an accurate answer because I wasn't sure. Thanks for the help

Read up on this and it will clear most of the questions that your friends will ask you.

 

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

Think of hollow points being legal only in the same places as a handgun.

 

Not quite. Objects can not be illegal. I'll assume you meant that the possession of hollow points would be illegal if used in a crime. True, but, the possession of hollow point bullets would also be illegal under any circumstance if the possession is outside the stated exemptions in the law.

 

I think I see what you're saying. For example, someone goes for a drive to the grocery store but packs up their pistol and hollow points (let's say the ammo is properly separated as required).. The guy gets pulled over and announces he has his pistol in the back... Is the possession of the hollow points an additional crime?

 

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Yes.

 

But to add, separation of ammo from the firearm is also not required.

Yes.

 

But to add, separation of ammo from the firearm is also not required.

 

I dont follow, can you explain? Thx

 

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There is no law that says ammo must be separate from a firearm, only that the firearm needs to be unloaded.

Interesting. I just brushed up on the transportation laws and I don't see anything that specifies separation of ammo and firearm. I always put my ammo in the trunk and firearm in the back seat... Wonder why I've been doing that all this time...

 

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I think I see what you're saying. For example, someone goes for a drive to the grocery store but packs up their pistol and hollow points (let's say the ammo is properly separated as required).. The guy gets pulled over and announces he has his pistol in the back... Is the possession of the hollow points an additional crime?

 

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If you want to see just how bad it can get, consider this - a 525 round pack of .22 LR hollow point is 525 felonies.

 

Alternatively, and this has actually happened in this state - one loose .22 LR hollow point that fell in the car is a felony offense if found by the police.

 

If you buy it in the store, take it directly home. If you go to the range with it, go directly there and directly back. Otherwise you are in a big jam if you get caught. I have a big problem with NJ dealers selling hollow points and giving no guidance at all. They really ought to warn you, considering how much of a jam you can get into if you buy some and then go to the mall and then to the movie theater and then to the supermarket, etc., with it in your car.

Interesting. I just brushed up on the transportation laws and I don't see anything that specifies separation of ammo and firearm. I always put my ammo in the trunk and firearm in the back seat... Wonder why I've been doing that all this time...

 

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Personally I put them both in the trunk so nobody sees one or the other and decides go fishing. Long guns are fine in the back as long as they are cased or in a securely tied package. Handguns go unloaded in the trunk.