The process begins with making application for a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and along the way, requires you to submit to a background investigation by both state and federal agencies, supply references, be fingerprinted, and consent to a mental health records check.
You must be a Permanent Legal Resident/Alien or a U.S. Citizen to apply for a CCW. Visa status is not acceptable for applying for a Concealed Weapon License.
General Summary: No one, with a few exceptions, may carry or possess a handgun open or concealed without a permit. It is also illegal to posses a loaded long gun unless permitted by law e.g. hunting.
Yes. With no unreasonable deviations from your travels you may drive through New Jersey with any type firearm or ammunition.
The firearm should not be directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the firearm and ammunition must be in a locked container other than the vehicle's glove compartment or console.
What are New Jersey's Gun Permit Laws? A completed Consent for Mental Health Search. A written statement outlining a qualification of ownership of any weapons. A list of references that have known the applicant for at least three years.
It's legal to posses a handgun (or any firearm) in your residence or any property owned by you without a permit.
Even with a PCH, there are also restrictions on where you can and can't carry. For example, weapons are prohibited in hospitals, schools, and courthouses. You don't need a gun permit on your personal property in New Jersey.