Hello guys,

I have been trying to find out IF we have to now register our firearms in this state?  I have searched on here and found traces of that we may have to but nothing etched in stone and the way these new laws are formed it is extremely hard to trudge through and even find the answer on a State site FFS.  I know about the magazine change but not if their is a requirement as of yet that firearms of any or a certain type need to be registered. 

 

Thanks in advance,

Scott

Handguns acquired as a NJ Resident have been registered since 1968ish using a Permit to Purchase.

Long guns are not registered, but those acquired thru a dealer are documented on paper.

Exceptions are inheritance.

As noted above, sales in state are recorded. Guns inherited or brought in when you move here are exempt.  There is no need for you to do anything to register your firearms.

Thanks for the responses.  I was aware of what was posted above...was not too sure if there was any new requirements to register firearms even thought there was already a purchase permit and/or and FFL paperwork on file.  Somebody had told be even though I had purchase permits and ffl paperwork for my firearms I may still have to register each firearm separately....sounds dumb but that sure would NOT prevent this state from doing it.

Actually, there IS a firearm registration in the new mag law, however it's voluntary. The State Police have released a form if you were really interested in doing so. This might be what you heard about "registration".

7.      (New section)  a.  A person who legally owns a firearm ²[with a fixed magazine capacity holding up to 15 rounds which is incapable of being modified to accommodate 10 or less rounds and was purchased on or] as set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection² prior to the effective date of P.L.      , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall register that firearm within one year from the effective date²[this act]:

     (1)   a firearm with a fixed magazine capacity holding up to 15 rounds which is incapable of being modified to accommodate 10 or less rounds; or

     (2)   a firearm which only accepts a detachable magazine with a capacity of up to 15 rounds which is incapable of being modified to accommodate 10 or less rounds² .

     ²b.²  In order to register the firearm ²pursuant to subsection a. of this section², the owner shall: 

     (1)   complete a registration statement, in the form to be prescribed by the Superintendent of the State Police; ³and³

     (2)   ³[pay a registration fee of $50 per firearm; and

     (3)]³ produce for inspection a valid firearms purchaser identification card, permit to carry a handgun, or permit to purchase a handgun. 

     ²[b.]     c.²   The information provided in the registration statement established pursuant to subsection ²[a.] b.² of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to:  the name and address of the registrant; the number or numbers on the registrant's firearms purchaser identification card, permit to carry a handgun, or permit to purchase a handgun; and the make, model, and serial number of the firearm being registered.  Each registration statement shall be signed by the registrant, and the signature shall constitute a representation of the accuracy of the information contained in the registration statement. 

     ²[c.]   d.² An applicant shall register the firearm in the law enforcement agency of the municipality in which the applicant resides or, if the municipality does not have a municipal law enforcement agency, any State Police station.

e.² Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.     , c.    (C.      ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the superintendent shall prepare the form of registration statement as described in subsection ²[b.] c.² of this section and shall provide a suitable supply of statements to each organized full-time municipal police department and each State Police station. 

     ²[e.]   f.²  One copy of the completed registration statement shall be returned to the registrant, a second copy shall be sent to the ²[Superintendent] superintendent², and, if the registration takes place at a municipal police department, a third copy shall be retained by that municipal police department. 

     ²[f.] g.² The heir or estate of an owner of a firearm which has been registered pursuant to this section shall within 90 days after the owner's death dispose of that firearm in accordance with section 5 of P.L.        , c.     (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)^1 2.²

https://legiscan.com/NJ/text/A2761/id/1812547

 

Thanks...now that helps a lot.  Now I know why I come here to read all the time....  Its appreciated.