New Jersey and Hollowpoints --- clarification, please

[SpaceCoastBill]

3. If you are retired NJ leo or have a NJ carry permit (whatever that is) it is illegal for you to use hollowpoints outside your home.

Not correct. LEOs and retired LEOS can carry hollowpoints in NJ.

LESOA was amended in 2010 for the very reason of the NJ sillyness.

As long as the ammo is not federally prohibited, any leo or retired leo can carry them in their concealed firearm in the US or its territories or possessions.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Improvement Act, signed into Law on, Oct. 12, 2010 ammends HR 218 LEOSA of 2004. The new law includes the carry of ammunition "not expressly prohibited by Federal Law or subject to the provisions of the National Firearms Act." Federally legal ammunition such as hollow-point bullets, can be carried where state law would normally prohibit it. (i.e. New Jersey). Reference PA FOP and the New York PBA.

I was going to point out that the State of NJ can't make it unlawful for retired police officers to carry hollow points, IF the retired officers maintain their qualifications so as to be covered by the LEOSA. The law starts off with:

18 U.S. Code § 926B
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).

(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that—

(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or
(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park."​

 

[NJgunowner]

You might be right Aguila, but NJ has a habit of ignoring inconvenient things like federal law and doing as they please. They might eventually lose, but you'll suffer for a couple of years until they do.

 

[KyJim]

Indeed, the quoted portion of the federal statute says nothing about type of ammo or magazine capacity for that matter.