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 may complete the application using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer. When completing the application you will need the email addresses of 2 reputable references. Your references can be family members.
Been convicted of aggravated assault, arson, burglary, escape, extortion, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault; bias intimidation or endangering the welfare of a child; or any weapons offense; or any domestic violence offense including crime such as harassment, stalking or criminal restraint.
N.J.S. § 2C:58-3 outlines the circumstances under which a person cannot be issued firearms or handgun permits. This section prevents anyone from being issued this identification or permit if they are convicted of any crime, disorderly persons offense, or domestic violence-related offense.
Complete the online application. You will need the email addresses of 2 reputable references. You will be receiving automated email updates throughout this new process. Once your application is complete, a department representative will contact you when the process is complete.
How Long Does It Take to Get a Permit to Carry? It depends. Your township or the NJSP have 60 days to approve your application, otherwise it's deemed automatically approved.
18 U.S.C. 922(g)(4) prohibits possession of a firearm by any person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective, or who has been committed to a mental institution.