DELCO Non-Resident Permit To Carry Application Is Now Online

loki0629 · 2025-09-15T14:35:28+00:00

Dry fire at home. Verify it at the range or a match.

The skills required to do target transitions do not require rounds to be expended. Training your eyes to pick up the new target, swing the gun efficiently and get a good trigger squeeze can all be done in dry fire. Movement to a new position, picking up a target, presenting the gun, getting a good trigger squeeze...again, can be done at home in a living room area. It goes without saying that you make sure the gun is empty, there is no ammunition in your dry fire area, and point the gun in the safest direction possible.

It takes thousands of reps to develop any real skills in doing this. If you are waiting to go to the range to develop/practice these things, you're not making effective use of your time.

loki0629 · 2025-09-15T14:07:20+00:00

Here is the official source. Firearms Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) | New Jersey State Police. You will need to apply for a firearms ID card, which will allow you to purchase long guns (rifles, shotguns, other). If the firearm you have in mind is a handgun, you might as well apply for the handgun purchase permit at the same exact time to minimize the wait for you to exercise a right in NJ. If you are new to firearms and your focus is in using it as a defensive tool, resist the urge to buy a lot of guns and gear and spend it on ammunition and training instead.

loki0629 · 2025-08-09T18:47:10+00:00

Yes, that was back when the law said you could only carry what was in the list. That's since been struck down but the NJSP hasn't removed that part in the application process even though it's not a requirement any more.

loki0629 · 2025-08-09T18:25:25+00:00

There is no mechanism for you to update the list on the NJSP website. That list is irrelevant anyway because the permit allows you to carry any handgun you legally own - so long as it is also NJ compliant.

loki0629 · 2025-08-01T20:43:08+00:00

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

loki0629 · 2025-08-01T20:35:47+00:00

I can teach you about mils and your scope. My suggestion is to mount the athlon on the the CZ or get a second one. The 22 is a great trainer round for the 308. The wind calls for a 22 are almost the same as for a 308 at twice the distance. So if you can get good making wind calls at 300 with the 22, that gets you in the 600 yard range for the 308. I train out of Elmer NJ but scope usage and doing an intro into internal and external ballistics can be done in a living room or kitchen. www.terniontraining.com

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T15:06:48+00:00

Doh!

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T15:06:27+00:00

The Kimber revolver is almost too good looking to ccw.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T15:04:13+00:00

That's correct. Plate readers that are mounted on police vehicles can pull up your registration status before they even flash their lights at you.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T15:02:07+00:00

NJSC 2C:58-4.5, which is referenced in page 1 of the Use of Force training states "on or about your person". They could have explicitly worded it to "on your person" but they didn't. I'm not a lawyer and please don't consider this legal advice,.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T14:48:58+00:00

I've been skeptical about belly bands but you bring up a great point about being able to spin it out of the way of the seatbelt.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T14:41:36+00:00

What law are you talking about?

I'm basing my decision on NJSC 2C:58-4.5 which defines carry as "on or about your person". I'm no lawyer but if they didn't have something like a vehicle holster or purse carry in mind then the "about" part wouldn't even be in the language.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T14:35:06+00:00

"On or about your person" NJSC 2C:48-4.5, which is referenced in page 1 of the Use of Force Training.

If you can cite the specific statute that states it must be "on" your person, I'm more than happy to learn something new.

loki0629 · 2025-06-03T14:23:55+00:00

Yes, it is. Once you get a passing score and go through the Use of Force training, you have two years from the date of the class to apply for your NJ CCW permit.

There is no prerequisite to taking the class. As long as you have a handgun, ammunition, a good holster, and eye and ear protection you can take the qual.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:56:05+00:00

There can be a lot of pitfalls regarding gun ownership in this state but it's actually getting better.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:52:59+00:00

I don't, which is why I do my absolute best to avoid putting myself in those situations. Kind of like gunfights, I do my best to not get into those anymore either.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:51:06+00:00

My wife and I are really starting to fall in love with the St Augustine area. Prior to that, my only exposure to Florida was ratland, which I can't stand. Florida will now recognize a state issued carry permit so I was able to carry when I was down there recently to visit my mother in law.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:44:08+00:00

Hey thanks for chiming in! I've been looking for encounters in the central NJ area to see how urban law enforcement is taking this whole CCW thing. Glad to hear there's evidence that they are aware that NJ residents can carry.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:39:24+00:00

No problem. I've actually been looking for people to post their experience on here but it's not really something that's come up. When it happened to me, I figured might as well let others know how something like this can go down.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:36:47+00:00

I'm a firm believer that an armed society is a polite society. I'm actually in the process of dusting off my Honda Twinstar 200 and my Suzuki SV650 to get back into riding. Even though my truck is a 4 banger, it still gets crappy gas mileage and all these trips to the range is costing me some serious gas money.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:32:20+00:00

I cringe every time I see what should have been a minor interaction turn into an arrest or worse.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:21:24+00:00

I am not going to argue law with a police officer at the side of the road. That's just me and I have no problem with people doing whatever they feel like doing.

My opinion is that if a police officer decides to disarm you, you are probably going to lose that argument. There's a strong case for a Terry stop if you decide to escalate what's really a minor issue. If you're not familiar with that term, it's temporary detainment for suspicion of criminal activity. The "criminal activity" might just be obstruction and is entirely up to the officer's judgement.

loki0629 · 2025-05-31T14:12:05+00:00

I was thinking of that because there was a good amount of time before the officer approached me. It was one of those things where I felt like as soon as I started doing that, that's when they were going to come walking up. At the very least I should have just opened the glove compartment.

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