peetzakilla said:
Certainly:
13:54-2.2 Permit required
"No person, except as provided in N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6, shall carry, hold or possess a handgun without first having obtained a permit to carry the same in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Since the OP does not have a permit, and has not indicated that they intend to acquire one, there is no way for them to legally posses a handgun in NJ.
klon99,
What is your purpose for bringing the firearm to New Jersey? There are only extremely limited exemptions to the statute peetzakilla posted above. Apparantly it IS illegal for a non-resident to possess a personally owned firearm cased and unloaded in NJ except:
f. Nothing in subsections b., c. and d. of
N.J.S.2C:39-5 shall be construed to prevent:
(1) A member of any rifle or pistol club
organized in accordance with the rules
prescribed by the National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice, in going to or from a
place of target practice, carrying such firearms
as are necessary for said target practice,
provided that the club has filed a copy of its
charter with the superintendent and annually
submits a list of its members to the
superintendent and provided further that the
firearms are carried in the manner specified in
subsection g. of this section;
(2) A person carrying a firearm or knife in the
woods or fields or upon the waters of this State
for the purpose of hunting, target practice or
fishing, provided that the firearm or knife is legal
and appropriate for hunting or fishing purposes
in this State and he has in his possession a valid
hunting license, or, with respect to fresh water
fishing, a valid fishing license;
(3) A person transporting any firearm or knife
while traveling:
(a) Directly to or from any place for the
purpose of hunting or fishing, provided the
person has in his possession a valid hunting or
fishing license; or
(b) Directly to or from any target range, or
other authorized place for the purpose of
practice, match, target, trap or skeet shooting
exhibitions, provided in all cases that during the
course of the travel all firearms are carried in the
manner specified in subsection g. of this section
and the person has complied with all the
provisions and requirements of Title 23 of the
Revised Statutes and any amendments thereto
and all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder; or
(c) In the case of a firearm, directly to or from
any exhibition or display of firearms which is
sponsored by any law enforcement agency, any
rifle or pistol club, or any firearms collectors
club, for the purpose of displaying the firearms
to the public or to the members of the
organization or club, provided, however, that not
less than 30 days prior to the exhibition or
display, notice of the exhibition or display shall
be given to the Superintendent of the State
Police by the sponsoring organization or club,
and the sponsor has complied with such
reasonable safety regulations as the
superintendent may promulgate. Any firearms
transported pursuant to this section shall be
transported in the manner specified in
subsection g. of this section;
(4) A person from keeping or carrying about a
private or commercial aircraft or any boat, or
from transporting to or from such vessel for the
purpose of installation or repair a visual distress
signaling device approved by the United States
Coast Guard.
g. All weapons being transported under
paragraph (2) of subsection b., subsection e., or
paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection f. of this
section 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, and
in the course of travel shall include only such
deviations as are reasonably necessary under
the circumstances.
