bushmaster1313
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As far as I can tell, there is no statute in New Jersey that prohibits the open carry of an unloaded shotgun or rifle provided the person has obtained a Firearms Purchaser's Identification Card.
I am not recommending this, but I would like to know if it has been tried and the result.
I suspect that most police officers in New Jersey would arrest you for at least something if you tried to open carry an unloaded long gun.
The statute is here:
I am not recommending this, but I would like to know if it has been tried and the result.
I suspect that most police officers in New Jersey would arrest you for at least something if you tried to open carry an unloaded long gun.
The statute is here:
2C:39-5. Unlawful Possession of Weapons.
a. Machine guns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession a machine gun or any instrument or device adaptable for use as a machine gun, without being licensed to do so as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-5, is guilty of a crime of the third degree.
b. Handguns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any handgun, including any antique handgun without first having obtained a permit to carry the same as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-4, is guilty of a crime of the third degree.
c. Rifles and shotguns. (1) Any person who knowingly has in his possession any rifle or shotgun without having first obtained a firearms purchaser identification card in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:58-3, is guilty of a crime of the third degree. (2) Unless otherwise permitted by law, any person who knowingly has in his possession any loaded rifle or shotgun is guilty of a crime of the third degree.
d. Other weapons. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any other weapon under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for such lawful uses as it may have is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
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