Steps to Receive a License

Steps

Obtain a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Handgun Purchase Permit.

1. Complete an Application for Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Handgun Purchase Permit form.
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   • This form will suffice for any type of gun you wish to purchase. Make a copy, as 2 forms must be submitted.
2. Complete a Consent For Mental Health Records Search form.
   • This allows for a mental health background check.
   • Make a copy, as 2 forms must be submitted.
3. Photocopy your driver's license and Social Security card.
4. Submit the completed forms and copies of your driver's license and Social Security card to your local police department.
   • Do this in person.
   • Bring at least $65.25 with you. You will need $60.25 to cover a fingerprinting fee and $5.00 for a Firearms ID card.
   • Bring $2.00 for each handgun permit that you intend to get.
   • Contact your local police department for the methods of payment that they accept and for instructions on whom to make the payments to. Also, confirm that these fees are correct, as they may have changed by the time you apply for a gun license.
5. Await a decision as to whether or not you may purchase a gun.
   • New Jersey state law allows for a maximum of 30 days for notification as to whether or not your application was successful or not. However, this law is frequently ignored and it may take several months to receive notification.

Obtain a permit to carry a handgun.

1. Obtain a Firearms Purchaser ID card and a Handgun Purchase Permit.
   • Do this if you do not already possess these documents.
2. Complete 3 Application For Permit to Carry a Handgun forms.
3. Visit your local police station.
4. Provide proof that you are familiar with handguns.
   • Request what constitutes acceptable proof from your local police station prior to visiting it if you are unsure.
5. Provide the 3 permit forms that you completed and 4 2x2 inch (5.08x5.08 cm) photos of yourself.
6. Provide an employment letter of need and a private investigator (PI) license.
   • New Jersey typically only issues permits to carry handguns to those who use them in their line of employment, such as private investigators and law enforcement personnel.
   • If you do not have a PI license, contact your local police department for further instructions.
7. Provide copies of your driver's license, any past New Jersey permits to carry handguns (if you have them), your Firearms ID card, and your Social Security card.
8. Provide attestations from 3 individuals that you have good moral character and good self-control.
   • Contact your local police department before visiting them to clarify how to submit this to them.
9. Provide the serial number and a description of each handgun that you intend to carry.
10. Provide a $20 money order made payable to the New Jersey Judiciary.
11. Await a decision as to whether or not you may carry a handgun.
    • Confirm that this is the correct amount, as it may change from time to time.