JT and vlad are absolutely right. A semi-automatic device with more than one “bad” functionality would be considered illegal. I stand there, corrected. Since this is New Jersey, just assume it`s illegal and work backwards. Probably. Thumbholes, as well as many other things, will also be illegal. I`m thinking about buying the Ruger PCC chassis or an AR very soon and I`d like to add a front handle. I believe angular and vertical handles are legal, but I want to be sure. Do I go into hot water? Sorry if it was answered, the laws confuse me and I`d rather play it safe than be sorry. According to a Google search, they`re completely legal, though I`ll dig into them a bit more just in case. This too could change in the coming months with the coming to power of this new government. New Jersey has a variety of restrictions on rifles, pistols, and firearms that are compliant or legal to purchase and possess.
If you live in New Jersey, this page will help you choose rifles, pistols, and firearms from Dark Storm Industries. Just want to clarify if the front vertical handles are NJ compliant? I have someone on another website who works at a gun store in New Jersey who tells me that anticipating AR makes it illegal. It may be legal now, as long as you do not have a second of many accessories, but if this bill passes, it will not be legal. It refers to evil features, one is the detachable magazine, the second is the pistol grip. Which means that a foldable shaft or bayonet would be a third, and with its mindset, a front handle counts as the third evil trait, which it doesn`t. Law enforcement officers should, whenever possible, try to be helpful and respond to inquiries about specific firearms. Individuals should also be encouraged to consult with their own lawyers and, if necessary, to be referred to the Firearms Division of the State Police Division. I don`t exactly understand the logic, but I try not to assume anything, so I ask. 😁 The term “essential” refers to the substance, matter, material or essence of a thing. The term “identical” means exactly the same thing. Therefore, a firearm is essentially identical to another only if it is identical in all essential respects. A firearm is not substantially identical to a listed assault weapon unless it is identical, except for differences that do not alter the essential nature of the firearm.
Examples of manufacturer-made changes that do not change the essential nature of the firearm include: name or designation of the firearm; the colour of the firearm; the equipment used to make the barrel or butt of the firearm; the material used to make a pistol grip; a modification of a pistol grip. This list is not exhaustive. A “pistol grip”, one of the evil characteristics, is defined as visible in the plot (emphasis added). A front grip is barely noticeable under the action – he is wrong. Enough said. I hate this delayed state. The house is for sale, will soon emigrate to the United States. It has been reintroduced. It takes years for bills to pass.
It`s not over yet, but they`ll keep rolling it out until it`s done. I apologize, my comment was pure sarcasm. It is not my intention to muddy the waters. But you`re right, there`s very little logic to New Jersey`s gun laws. You must be a member to leave a comment. A detachable mag is not an evil trait – the law states that a semi-automatic rifle accepts detachable mags. In New Jersey, you can only have one, the second classifies it as an assault weapon. This bill is from 2018 and is dead. He died in March 2018 in the Committee on Legal Affairs and Public Security. Example: AR style rifles have a pistol grip (1 evil feature), if you add another one (making it 2 evil features), sign up for a new account in our community. It`s simple! Semi-automatic and detachable mags can only have one evil function. New Jersey allows the following configurations: Post Ban, Non-NFA, and Fixed Magazine.
My God, my grace. The law of evil characteristics is not so complicated. View the full document below OR download the document to print (PDF file – 9K). www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2299_I1.HTM All New Jersey firearms are limited to 10 cartridge magazines Comments or problems with this site can be directed to the webmaster In recent weeks, there has been a question about the meaning of the term “substantially identical” in New Jersey`s assault weapons law. Parliament has addressed this issue in the provisions of the Criminal Code and, despite the clarity of the law, it is appropriate for the Attorney General to provide direction to prosecutors to ensure that the law is applied consistently and effectively throughout the state. N.J.S.A. 52:17B-98. I direct prosecutors, as law enforcement officials in their respective districts, to share these guidelines with local police departments, which in turn should provide copies of this memorandum to any member of the public requesting information about assault weapons. They would say that wrongly. Semi-automatic and detachable chargers are qualifiers for evil gaming.
I think some would say that “semi auto” is an unpleasant feature. We believe that the phrase “essentially identical” is clear in its simple meaning. The Criminal Code states that the laws of the Criminal Code must be read “in accordance with the proper meaning of their conditions.” N.J.S.A. 2C:1-2c. The Penal Code states that while language may be subject to different interpretations, it must be interpreted as “giving a fair warning of the nature of the prohibited conduct.” N.J.S.A. 2C:1-2a. (4), c. Simply put, the phrase “essentially identical” must be given its clear meaning, a meaning that sends a fair warning. It depends on the weapon and the second accessory of the weapon. A semi-automatic firearm should be considered “substantially identical”, that is, identical in all material respects to a named assault weapon, if it meets the criteria listed below: C. a semi-automatic shotgun that has at least 2 of the following: Our non-NFA firearms and fixed mag pistols are currently the two most popular configurations in New Jersey.
Another indicator that he doesn`t know what he`s talking about is the part I highlighted in red. When enforcing this law, prosecutors and police must remember that an assault weapons offence requires proof that the defendant knows they possess an assault weapon, such as: that the defendant knows that the firearm is “substantially identical” to any of the assault weapons mentioned.