With the birth of our first we recently just sold our small ranch. We're currently looking closer to my in laws and Springfield is on the the top of our list.

 

Does anybody live in Springfield and how 2A friendly of a town is it? Thanks

I am not from Springfield, but quite a few of my rifles are

Illinois or Massachusetts?

Springfield Burlington County?

Illinois or Massachusetts?

Being that I posted in a NJ forum let's go with New Jersey.

Also Union County, thanks

I know nothing of the north jersey springfield you speak of. Sorry bro.

Can't say much about their local permit process but the Union County police shooting range is in Springfield and I believe is open to public on Sunday afternoons.

Excellent, thank you. I'm dreading the FID transfer process

Reminder - when you go to apply for your new FID - "I can't find my current FID".  Don't surrender your current FID if they ask for it.

If you can be as close to short hills as possible... it's nice and you can walk to the sh train station. I lived in that area for 10 years.

No help here but I have a question that's somewhat off topic. Noticed you said your dreading the FID transfer, I might be moving this summer, sadly in NJ still, since my address will be different I have to apply for a whole new FID or can they just change the address?

You will have to reapply using the same initial process in your new town however this time check off change of address on the top of the form. As mentioned by another member don't relinquish your current FID. When I bought my current house it was still in the same town as my previous house however I still had to submit a new forms ST-033 & SP-66.

 

The reference letters also went out as normal. The clerk punched a hole in my FID and said it's no longer valid until the process for my new one was done.

 

I would look at the neighboring town of Mountainside instead.

 

Any reason in particular?

You will get your permits much faster. I am not sure but I think taxes will be lower too as there is no High School, smaller PD and no Fire Dept. There is a volunteer FD though and Westfield and Springfield would send trucks anyway. Nice town, most people are friendly.

Springfield is a nice town, and is surrounded by other nice towns.    Mountainside, Westfield, Cranford, Summit, Millburn.    I'm a real estate lawyer in Westfield.   Feel free to shoot me a message if you want more details or if you need a referral to a good realtor.