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New Jersey

New Jersey State Firearm Restrictions

DISCLAIMER
We will not ship firearms to a third party to be modified or changed in any way from manufactured specifications. The firearm you purchase must be compliant AS IS from the manufacturer before we will ship.

Information regarding State and local restrictions, laws and ordinances presented on this page is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the present time. Laws and ordinances for firearms, ammunition, and certain other items are however, subject to change, without notice to us.

Rifles
The following are prohibited:
✘Semi-automatic rifles that are capable of receiving a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following features:
1. Folding / telescoping stock
2. Pistol grip
3. Bayonet lug
4. Flash suppressor
5. Threaded barrel
6. Grenade launcher

10 round capacity limit
Please see below for list of specified, prohibited / banned “Assault Weapons”

Permitted:
✔ Beretta CX4 carbine
✔ Colt Match Target Series
✔ Springfield M1A(post 1994 mfg)–either with the flash hider or the CA version with muzzle brake
✔ Black powder / Muzzle-loading rifles must be shipped to a NJ FFL for transfer.
✔ Semi-automatic rifles capable of firing only .22 caliber rimfire ammunition in a tubular magazine are exempt

Shotguns
The following are prohibited:
✘ A semi-automatic shotgun with either a magazine capacity exceeding six rounds, a folding stock or a pistol grip.
Permitted:
✔ Black powder / Muzzle-loading shotguns must be shipped to a NJ FFL for transfer.

Handguns
The following are prohibited:
✘Semi-automatic handguns that have the ability to accept a detachable magazine and at least two of the following features:
1. Magazine that attaches outside of the pistol grip
2. Threaded barrel
3. Barrel shroud
4. Manufactured weight of 50oz or more when the pistol is unloaded
5. Semi-automatic version of an automatic firearm

10 round capacity limit

Permitted:
✔ All handguns, except prohibited handguns detailed above, and regardless of the nature of operation, to include a propelling force that is centerfire; rimfire; black powder; compressed air, gas or vapor; spring-operation; or by elastic band must transfer via FFL.
✔ Starter pistols incapable of expelling any type of bullet or missile are exempt from the FFL transfer requirement.

Accessories / Ammunition
Permitted:
✔ Stun Gun or Taser: You must be 18 years of age or older to purchase or possess and you must not be a certain persons prohibitied against purchasing or possessing one as per N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(a).
✔ Pepper Sprays: You must be 18 years of age or older and not convicted of a crime to purchase or possess. You may possess one pocket-sized device which contains and releases not more than three-quarters of an ounce of pepper spray.

The following are prohibited:
✘ Magazines exceeding 10 rounds.
✘ Handgun Ammunition Qualifier: Handgun ammunition is defined by NJ Law as ammunition specifically designed to be used only in a handgun. For purchase of handgun ammunition, the purchaser must present a valid firearms purchasers identification card, a valid permit to purchase a handgun, or a valid permit to carry a handgun.
✘ Unserialized 80% frames or receivers are prohibited.

Other Restrictions
✘ We do not ship to C&R dealers in New Jersey.

ACTIVE law enforcement may purchase non-compliant rifles, shotguns, handguns or hi-cap magazines over ten rounds.
Stun guns, TASERs, and Defense Spray are legal for LE if officer is exempted from statute by NJ Attorney General.
Retired police officers authorized to possess and carry a handgun in New Jersey may continue to possess and carry a handgun magazine [no rifle or shotgun magazines] capable of holding up to 15 rounds.

New Jersey list of specified, prohibited / banned “Assault Weapons”, to include any firearm manufactured under any designation which is substantially identical to any of the firearms listed below:
● Algimec AGM1 type
● Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder such as the “Street Sweeper” or “Striker 12”
● Armalite AR-180 type
● Australian Automatic Arms SAR
● Avtomat Kalashnikov type semi-automatic firearms
● Beretta AR-70 and BM59 semi-automatic firearms
● Bushmaster Assault Rifle
● Calico M-900 Assault carbine and M-900
● CETME G3
● Chartered Industries of Singapore SR-88 type
● Colt AR-15 and CAR-15 series
● Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1 and Max 2, AR 100 types
● Demro TAC-1 carbine type
● Encom MP-9 and MP-45 carbine types
● FAMAS MAS223 types
● FN-FAL, FN-LAR, or FN-FNC type semi-automatic firearms
● Franchi SPAS 12 and LAW 12 shotguns
● G3SA type
● Galil type Heckler and Koch HK91, HK93, HK94, MP5, PSG-1
● Intratec TEC 9 and 22 semi-automatic firearms
● M1 carbine type
● M14S type
● MAC 10, MAC 11, MAC 11-9mm carbine type firearms
● PJK M-68 carbine type
● Plainfield Machine Company Carbine
● Ruger K-Mini-14/5F and Mini-14/5RF
● SIG AMT, SIG 550SP, SIG 551SP, SIG PE-57 types
● SKS with detachable magazine type
● Spectre Auto carbine type
● Springfield Armory BM59 and SAR-48 type
● Sterling MK-6, MK-7 and SAR types
● Steyr A.U.G. semi-automatic firearms
● USAS 12 semi-automatic type shotgun
● Uzi type semi-automatic firearms
● Valmet M62, M71S, M76, or M78 type semi-auto firearms
● Weaver Arm Nighthawk

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