I am a very vocal pro-gun advocate on Facebook, which has led several people to ask me about how to buy a gun in NJ, so I have put together a "Gun Law Basics" form to give out to prospective gun owners because I got tired of typing the same thing over and over. (Note that it is geared to college students, so age is a concern.)

 

Partially in response to the discussion in the "Not good folks" thread, I'm thinking about expanding it into a larger primer/ info packet that addresses more of NJ's firearms laws. In particular, I want to add sections on the AWB and evil feature list to educate the uninformed.

 

Anyway, I'd like to share the "Gun Law Basics" form and see what you guys think about it. Any feedback from you folks with more experience is welcome and revisions will certainly be made.

 

Gun_law_basics_layman_terms.pdf

I can't get yours to download.

 

Here is my canned response that I use when we get that type of question here on the board...

 

 

An FPID (that's Firearms Purchaser Identification) card is needed to purchase long guns or handgun ammunition in NJ. It is good for as long as you live at that address (and DL & FPID addresses must match). You can purchase as many long guns as you want, once you have this. No constraints. In order to purchase a handgun, an individual Permit to Purchase (P2P) a handgun must be obtained for each handgun you desire. You may only purchase one handgun in any 30 day period - one gun a month (OGAM) - unless you fall under and have applied for one of the exemptions.

 

The process for applying for your FPID and/or P2P's, or for a change of address on an existing FPID, is the same and consists of three elements:

 

Element 1 - The Application - Form STS-033. This is used for both FPID's and P2P's and you may apply for both simultaneously - just check the applicable boxes at the top of the form.

 

Element 2 - Fingerprinting or Non-criminal Background Check - If this is your initial application you are required to be fingerprinted. NJ now uses a third party entity (Morpho-Trak aka Sagem Morpho) to accomplish this. Your PD will give you instructions and you will have to make an appointment. There is a charge for fingerprinting - not sure exactly but it's appx $50 - $55. Subsequent applications (i.e. for P2P's) will not require fingerprinting*, just the completion of form SP-212A. (Non-criminal Background Check). This form is printed on yellow paper and is only available from your PD. There is an $18 charge for the Non-criminal Background check (MO made out to NJSP / SBI Division).

 

Element 3 - Mental Health Background Check - Complete form SP-066. This form must be signed in the presence of the investigating police officer or their designate.

 

The application and Mental health forms (STS-033 and SP-066 respectively) are available on line at the NJSP website…

http://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/firearms/sts-033.pdf

http://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/firearms/sp-066.pdf

…or are available from your PD.

 

The FPID card is $5 and the P2P's are $2 each. The P2P's are good for 90 days, and can be extended for another 90 days (180 days total from date of issue)*.

 

Please note that any additional forms or requirements beyond those listed above are illegal. The police are supposed to be bound by the statutes just as we gunowners are - that is not always the case. If they place an additional form or requirement in the process it is up to you whether to resist/refuse or comply - in either case I'd notify the NJ2AS and let them know - they are working on getting all PD's to comply with the law.

 

You can apply for as many P2P's as you want - but unless you file for an exemption, you can only use one every 30 days. Do not let the PD tell you that you cannot have the number of P2P's you have requested - they cannot restrict that.

 

*At the discretion of your CLEO

 

 

That about wraps it up. Good luck.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Thanks Pizza Bob, your canned response is very thorough! Will take your points into consideration.

 

Have you tried downloading with a different browser? I had no trouble re-downloading it via Google Chrome, and my post shows it has been downloaded 8 times so it doesn't seem to be a technical issue on the forum's side of things.

 

P.S. I have learned so much from your posts on this forum. Thank you for being so spot-on all the time!