Results for New Jersey firearms purchaser identification card

  1. Kelly Sutliff, Domestic Violence Survivor and ‘Red Flag’ Victim https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/10/26/kelly-sutliff-domestic-violence-survivor-and-red-flag-victim-n1234247
    She then called New Jersey firearms attorney Evan Nappen and “lawyered up.” … The psychological evaluation took months and was a “really expensive process.”In July 2026, Sutliff was finally reissued her New Jersey … firearms purchaser identification card.In RetrospectThe ordeal left Sutliff reeling.…
  2. New Jersey Permit-to-Carry Application Wait Times Improve, but There Are Still Problems https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/08/21/new-jersey…rry-application-waits-times-improves-still-problems-n1233584
    Further, all applicants seeking a New Jersey permit to carry must have first obtained a firearms purchaser identification card. … The statutory disqualifiers for a firearms purchaser identification card and permit to carry are identical.With instant background … checks and applicants being pre-vetted via the firearms purchaser identification card application process, seven days is an appropriate…
  3. Opinion in New Jersey Case Chips Away at Discretionary Permitting https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/03/25/opinion-in…jersey-case-chips-away-at-discretionary-permitting-n1231990
    Purchaser Identification Card and Permit to Purchase a Handgun, Judge Thomas W. … “He applied for a firearms purchaser identification card and was denied. … Since permit-to-carry applicants must first have a firearms identification card prior to applying for a permit to carry, it’s going…
  4. As New Jersey Permit Dashboard Stutters, Bill Requiring Transparency Reintroduced https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2026/03/21/as-new-jer…d-stutters-bill-requiring-transparency-reintroduced-n1231950
    The New Jersey Permit to Carry Dashboard that’s been available since 2024 stuttered between gubernatorial administrations. …  Especially in light of the alarming trends that were uncovered, now, more than ever, New Jersey residents need these reporting … With Sherrill, New Jersey also found themselves with a new attorney general and chief law enforcement official for the New Jersey State…
  5. New Jersey Man’s Guns Returned After Lawsuit Filed Over Their Confiscation https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/12/15/new-jersey…guns-returned-after-lawsuit-filed-over-confiscation-n1230913
    A New Jersey man’s firearms and permits were confiscated by authorities after a weird series of events and possible malfeasance. … “The State respectfully requests that the Motion to revoke Elsid Aliaj’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and Compelling the …  A representative from New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate was enthusiastic about these steps.…
  6. Permitting Abuses in N.J. Almost Part of History and Tradition (Not Really) https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/07/09/permitting…nj-almost-part-of-history-and-tradition-not-really-n1225519
    was sent to me by New Jersey Second Amendment historian Jay Factor. … Jersey Sportsmen is looking for eligible Plainfield residents who have applied for a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card, or Permit … Purchaser Identification Card, which requires its own background check, payment of a fee, a waiting period, and fingerprinting.…
  7. New Jersey Governor Seeks to Price Residents Out of Their 2A Rights https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/03/06/nj-governor-seeks-to-price-out-2a-n1224093
    Firearms Purchaser ID Card - $50 (Current Fee - $0)Wholesale/Retail Dealer Employee License Application - $40 (Current Fee - $5)Retail … Throw in the doubling of the fee for a firearms ID card, and the "mother-may-I fee" is now $100.00, which means a person who wants … The new gun culture in New Jersey and across the country communicates with another, and that’s a threat to dictator-like “leaders”…
  8. New Jersey Governor Murphy Announces More Assaults on Civil Liberties https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/04/16/new-jersey…nor-murphy-announces-more-assaults-on-civil-liberties-n43632
    purchaser identification card and a handgun purchaser is required to be at least 21 years old. … That is New Jersey.  … Just a sidebar, there are no gun shows or flea markets in New Jersey that sell firearms.…
  9. Getting The Cold Shoulder On NJ's Gun "Buybacks". https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/10/23/getting-the-cold-shoulder-on-njs-gun-buybacks-n50718
    purchaser identification card in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-3, is guilty of a crime of the third degree.” … Who is taking possession of the firearms? Under New Jersey law, an FFL is supposed to be transferring all firearms. … This is Phil Murphy's New Jersey.…
  10. Governor Murphy enacts law expanding gun rights! Kind of. https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/01/23/governor-murphy-enacts-law-expanding-gun-rights-kind-of-n54699
    Back in December I reported about a woman that was seeking rights restoration through the expungement process in New Jersey. … As can be seen on New Jersey’s Application for Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Handgun Purchase Permit, questions 18 … In addition to removing any New Jersey firearms disabilities associated with your conviction, an expungement would also remove any…
  11. "Red flag" challenge passed over by SCOTUS, but there’s more to the story https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/02/27/p-z-v-new-jersey-was-denied-cert-but-wait-theres-more-n55889
    Defendant's personal firearms and firearms purchaser identification card (FPIC) were seized pursuant to the Prevention of Domestic … a handgun purchase permit or firearms purchaser identification card; [...] 2C:58-3 c.(5) To any person where the issuance would … In New Jersey, we all think of the FID Card and Pistol Purchaser Permit scheme to be “shall-issue”, when in reality the provisions…
  12. This Is What New Jersey (And YOU) Are Up Against! Bad Bills Gonna Steamroll Liberty! https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/15/this-is-wh…you-are-up-against-bad-bills-gonna-steamroll-liberty-n53497
    Theresa Inacker, New Jersey state director for the gun-rights DC Project, said the bill making firearms purchaser identification cards … civil rights, take a moment and think about what you can do for New Jersey. … Many thanks to those of you who decide to put New Jersey to task, from within or without the confines of New Jersey!…
  13. Murphy Trying To Stifle Gun Owners Voices Ahead Of Vote? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/12/09/governor-murphy-in-nj-up-to-some-unconstitutional-stuff-n53193
    S3757 / A5647 "'New Jersey Safe Storage of Firearms Act'; establishes certain requirements and penalties regarding firearm storage; … S372 / A3686 "Requires firearm owners who become New Jersey residents to obtain firearm purchaser identification card and register … and what they're doing: The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners New Jersey…
  14. New Jersey case on "interest balance" in permitting system gives a 50/50 opinion https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/03/22/new-jersey…st-balance-in-permitting-system-gives-a-50-50-opinion-n68687
    Purchaser Identification Card and Compelling the Sale of His Firearms, was recently decided in the New Jersey Appellate Division. … What this disqualifier does is give issuing authorities broad latitude to deny an applicant their firearms identification card, pistol … permits to purchase a handgun, duplicate firearms purchaser identification cards, or carry permits and those people appealed such…
  15. N.J. Expungement System Failures Caused Man a Costly Nightmare https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/08/19/nj-expungement-system-failures-caused-man-a-costly-nightmare-n1229635
    Being in possession of a “Clean Slate” expungement, A.F. applied for a firearms purchaser identification card and was denied.The New … purchaser identification card denial appeal was very “open and shut.” … purchaser identification card.…
  16. Is the N.J. Supreme Court Stalling ‘Suitability’ Case? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/08/05/is-the-nj-supreme-court-stalling-suitability-case-n1229494
    A New Jersey man was denied his Second Amendment right under an overused subjective standard. … Appeal of the Denial of M.U.’s Application for a Handgun Purchase Permit & IMO the Revocation of M.U.’s Firearms Purchaser Identification … The petition to the New Jersey Supreme Court was filed on April 6, 2023.…
  17. 2A advocate's disappearing testimony: technical problems or purposefully silenced? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/06/11/2a-advocat…testimony-technical-problems-or-purposefully-silenced-n59157
    In states like New Jersey the voices of lovers of liberty often go unheard. … purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms cards and handgun purchase … A5030 Provides that firearms purchaser identification card is valid for four years; requires training prior to issuance of firearms…
  18. Will A New Bayonet Redefine "Assault Weapons"? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/01/new-bayonet-redefining-assualt-weapons-n47728
    From New Jersey Administrative Code Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 54 - FIREARMS AND WEAPONS Subchapter 1 - FIREARMS PURCHASER … IDENTIFICATION CARD AND PERMIT TO PURCHASE A HANDGUN § 13:54-1.2 - Definitions i. … By now the hairs should be standing up on the back of the necks of any AR platform owners in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York…
  19. NJ Pats Itself On The Back Over Gun "Buyback" https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2021/08/10/nj-pats-its-self-on-the-back-over-gun-buyback-n48617
    What does New Jersey law have to say about this? … purchaser identification card in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-3, is guilty of a crime of the third degree.” … If you're someone that's looking to turn in a firearm, the likelihood of having an firearms purchaser identification card is also low…
  20. Bill Introduced in N.J. to Force Reporting on Permitting Bias https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/07/01/bill-introduced-in-nj-to-force-reporting-on-permitting-bias-n1229123
    Last year it was uncovered that Black New Jersey permit-to-carry applicants were denied permits at more than double the rate of whites … The issue for New Jersey? These denials use illegal subjective standards. … That study suggests that the rate of permits denied based on subjective standards currently contained in New Jersey statutory law is…
  21. Did a NJ Prosecutor’s office admit to gun buyback’s illegality? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/05/11/did-a-nj-prosecutors-office-admit-to-gun-buybacks-illegality-n58149
    asking people to break New Jersey Law. … Who is taking possession of the firearms? Under New Jersey law, an FFL is supposed to be transferring all firearms. … and 15, adding to the hundreds of firearms already successfully surrendered through similar programs in New Jersey.…
  22. New Jersey Attorney General actually cleaning things up in Paterson? https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2023/04/22/new-jersey…orney-general-actually-cleaning-things-up-in-paterson-n69748
    New Jersey has been an anti-freedom cesspool for decades. … New Jersey police departments have been in the spotlight before concerning bad practices with firearm permitting. … In New Jersey, in order to purchase a long gun, one must obtain a firearms identification card from their local police department or…
  23. New Jersey pending carry permit applications and the path forward https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/12/23/new-jersey…ending-carry-permit-applications-and-the-path-forward-n65573
    There's been no shortage of the news coming out of New Jersey and the enactment of the most egregious and unconstitutional law effecting … Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners, and New Jersey 2nd Amendment Society filed … The Superior Court will continue to hear appeals from law enforcement denials of applications for firearms purchaser identification…
  24. Court case in NJ could upend entire permitting scheme https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2022/12/20/court-case-in-nj-could-upend-entire-permitting-scheme-n65444
    New Jersey has something in the law beyond the normal stuff and includes a provision where firearm identification cards and pistol … purchaser identification card, except as hereinafter set forth. … No handgun purchase permit or firearms purchaser identification card shall be issued: … (5) To any person where the issuance…
  25. N.J. Gun Shop Punished via Civil Suit for Breaking Non-Law https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2025/07/28/nj-gun-shop-punished-via-civil-suit-for-breaking-non-law-n1229397
    health of New Jersey residents.” … from the purchaser, no requirement for a criminal background check and no requirement for proof of a firearms purchaser identification … Jersey law as a manufacturer, wholesaler, or dealer of firearms” or “persons who hold and possess a valid New Jersey firearms card…