Age for owning a gun

[Turkeyslayer]

Me and my friend where talking and I was always under the assumption that you can get your firearms if card at 18 am I wrong because that’s when I got mine

[Greybeard]

Got mine at 18, in '73.  Pretty sure it hasn't changed

[mazzgolf]

FID == 18 years old

Pistol Permit == 21 years old

https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2009/title-2c/2c-58/2c-58-3
 

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c.Who may obtain.  No person of good character and good repute in the community in which he lives, and who is not subject to any of the disabilities set forth in this section or other sections of this chapter, shall be denied a permit to purchase a handgun or a firearms purchaser identification card, except as hereinafter set forth.  No handgun purchase permit or firearms purchaser identification card shall be issued:

(4)To any person under the age of 18 years for a firearms purchaser identification card and to any person under the age of 21 years for a permit to purchase a handgun;

 

 

Edited July 15, 2021 by mazzgolf

[Bucndoe]

7 hours ago, mazzgolf said:

FID == 18 years old

Pistol Permit == 21 years old

https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2009/title-2c/2c-58/2c-58-3
 

 

Correct, with an exemption for a Law Enforcement Officer hired between the age of 18-20 to obtain a handgun permit

Edited July 15, 2021 by Bucndoe

[thefirstndsecond]

Might be about to change given recent ruling.

[rgw]

2 hours ago, thefirstndsecond said:

Might be about to change given recent ruling.

I was just going to say the same thing, it was just ruled 21 is unconstitutional 

[Bucksnbows]

6 minutes ago, rgw said:

I was just going to say the same thing, it was just ruled 21 is unconstitutional 

Yup, looks like 18 year olds will be able to secure a pistol permit soon. 

[OldPiney Woods]

5 hours ago, Bucksnbows said:

Yup, looks like 18 year olds will be able to secure a pistol permit soon. 

Great news but not so fast. Biden’s Justice Department has already said it disagrees with the decision and is “considering options”. They can appeal the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals’ 3 judge panel’s decision to the Full Circuit to rehear the case.

[vdep217]

4 minutes ago, OldPiney Woods said:

Great news but not so fast. Biden’s Justice Department has already said it disagrees with the decision and is “considering options”. They can appeal the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals’ 3 judge panel’s decision to the Full Circuit to rehear the case.

It will end up going to scotus

[sxs]

in nj up to oct. 2018 you could get both fid and handgun permit at 18 ... but you could not buy a handgun from a ffl dealer until you were 21 do to fed law (you could buy a used one from someone in nj  )...   now oct. 2018 and everything goes through ffl  means 21 yrs old

[Bucksnbows]

20 hours ago, OldPiney Woods said:

Great news but not so fast. Biden’s Justice Department has already said it disagrees with the decision and is “considering options”. They can appeal the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals’ 3 judge panel’s decision to the Full Circuit to rehear the case.

I hope they do so that it becomes a SCOTUS heard case and the outcome, which I believe will be highly favorable, will become the law of the land.   

[Bucndoe]

20 hours ago, sxs said:

in nj up to oct. 2018 you could get both fid and handgun permit at 18 ... but you could not buy a handgun from a ffl dealer until you were 21 do to fed law (you could buy a used one from someone in nj  )...   now oct. 2018 and everything goes through ffl  means 21 yrs old

Incorrect. It was always 21 for a handgun unless the applicant was a sworn law enforcement officer hired before the age of 21. The October 2018 laws brought in all sales to go through FFL unless it met certain criteria. It also repealed the mag limit on 22 rimfires with tubular mags and put handgun mags to 10 rounds. It had nothing to do with the age to get a handgun permit

[sxs]

49 minutes ago, Bucndoe said:

Incorrect. It was always 21 for a handgun unless the applicant was a sworn law enforcement officer hired before the age of 21. The October 2018 laws brought in all sales to go through FFL unless it met certain criteria. It also repealed the mag limit on 22 rimfires with tubular mags and put handgun mags to 10 rounds. It had nothing to do with the age to get a handgun permit

you need to check your handgun age facts.... I forgive you 

[Bucndoe]

33 minutes ago, sxs said:

you need to check your handgun age facts.... I forgive you 

Nope. Go read the bill that was signed into law that you quoted. A2757 and A2761 that Gov. Murphy signed June 13, 2018 and went into effect Oct 1, 2018. Also refer to 2C:58-3. c(4)

Edited July 16, 2021 by Bucndoe

[sxs]

4 hours ago, Bucndoe said:

Incorrect. It was always 21 for a handgun unless the applicant was a sworn law enforcement officer hired before the age of 21. The October 2018 laws brought in all sales to go through FFL unless it met certain criteria. It also repealed the mag limit on 22 rimfires with tubular mags and put handgun mags to 10 rounds. It had nothing to do with the age to get a handgun permit

your stating that it has always been 21 for a handgun and you are WRONG ....  now that your so sure your correct I'm willing to bet you 10 grand your not... we can let Vito  hold the cash (I trust him)  NOW HOW SURE ARE YOU ????