am i correct in reading this part " the initial issuance of firearms purchaser identification cards and any permits to purchase a handgun to residents seeking to purchase a rifle, shotgun, or handgun, as the case may be, but who at the time of their application for a firearms purchaser identification card or permit to purchase a handgun are the holder of a valid driver’s license or identification card that is not embedded with information affirming that they are qualified and eligible to purchase a rifle, shotgun, or handgun.  Such paper cards and permits shall be issued and shall be valid only until the holder’s driver’s license or identification card is first subject to renewal; or"

 

​means that if you have a paper card it is good for 73 months after this is established. Then after that they will no longer be accepted and you will have to get the new kind.

There was a debate, earlier in the bill's infancy, as to issuing a separate NJ DMV firearms license, much like the paper ones of today.  It would be an additional license. 

 

This was struck down, in favor of:  You MUST have possession of your NJ DMV to drive, and you therefore MUST have possession of your firearms ID to drive.  Backdoor, "scope creep", "mission creep", whatever you want to call it....  Now an FPID is required to drive a vehicle and transport firearms.

 

It was already asked in another thread.  You cannot have 2 DMV licenses, not an option.  So only illegal "non DL NJ residents", ie illegal aliens, non drivers, out of state residents, etc will be eligible for a NJ DMV Firearms license that is NOT a driver's license. 

 

Whether the law states it or not, if you transport firearms you WILL BE REQUIRED to have your FPID in your possession.  Eventually, this too will become statute after due time, since "It's already common place your honor, and in essence it's already required anyway by DMV and NJSP so why not just make it law...."

 

 it is still in the legislature ( a new section if im reading this correctly) that the AG will still make the final call of either a embedded DL or a separate digitized card