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.
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.
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.
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.
Yes. With no unreasonable deviations from your travels you may drive through New Jersey with any type firearm or ammunition.
Private firearm sales must go through a licensed dealer, except for transactions among immediate family members, law enforcement officers, or licensed collectors. Certain temporary private transfers are also exempt from this rule.
In order to transfer a gun through an FFL at a gun store or the likes, a specific Federal Firearms License transfer process must be followed: the recipient needs to be present at the FFL's licensed location and satisfy the background check requirements, fill out a Form 4473, and then take possession of the firearm.
If you are a resident of New Jersey and would like to have a firearm shipped to us so we can transfer it to you, we'll be happy to accommodate. Transfers are $61.00 for a handgun and $60 for long guns and $15.00 for each additional item, if picked up at the same time. All prices include NICS.