Can I bring a firearm into NJ?
<p>If I'm planning to visit some family in NJ would it be legal for me to bring a pistol that is locked in a container into the state?</p>
<p>I've found information saying that it should not be an issue if I'm traveling through the state but may be an issue if I'm stopping in the state?  There are several conflicting pieces of information around it that make me too unsure to try and interpret myself.</p>

<p>From <a href="https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/firearms-faqs.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Firearms Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) | New Jersey State Police</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>25: Can I travel through New Jersey with my firearms?</p>
<p>Yes.  With no unreasonable deviations from your travels you may drive
through New Jersey with any type firearm or ammunition.  If New Jersey
is the State of destination, then the firearms must be legal in this
State.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>and</p>
<blockquote>
<p>6: How do you transport firearms?</p>
<p>Firearms shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and
fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk
of the automobile in which it is being transported.  If the vehicle
does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment,
the firearm and or ammunition shall be in a locked container other
than the vehicle's glove compartment or center console and kept
farthest from the driver.</p>
<p>As a precaution, ammunition shall be transported in a separate
container and locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is
being transported.  Ammunition magazines may remain loaded during
transportation and shall be carried separate from the firearm.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Unless, of course, the gun is a type simply illegal to own in NJ, such as an assault rifle, automatic rifle, etc. This may be dated, but outlines what firearms are illegal: <a href="https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/a-guide-to-legal-firearms-possession-in-new-jersey-51287" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A Guide to Legal Firearms Possession in New Jersey - HG.org</a>.</p>
<p>See also <a href="https://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/pdf/firearms/njac-title13-ch54.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">New Jersey State Police - NJ Firearm Laws - N.J.A.C. Title 13 Chapter 54 - Firearms and Weapons - njac-title13-ch54.pdf</a></p>

<p>I recommend that you study this page and it's links carefully as New Jersey has notoriously arbitrary and complex gun laws and enforcement:</p>
<p><a href="https://handgunlaw.us/states/newjersey.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HandgunLaw NJ</a></p>
<p>Specifically this:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>New Jersey Law also states that before possessing or transporting any
rifle or shotgun without first having obtained a New Jersey firearms
purchaser identification card (FPIC), or possessing or transporting
any handgun without first having obtained a New Jersey handgun carry
permit is a violation of their law. You can transport it from place of
purchase to home. Home to a Certified Shooting Range. Going hunting
but must have a valid hunting license. You just can’t have it in your
vehicle. Again the law says you must have a FPIC or NJ Carry Permit to
even transport firearms in NJ. From all I read and have heard someone
from outside NJ must have a very good reason to transport a firearm
into NJ and better have the proper paperwork.</p>
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