Only 42 years after the Federal Firearms Act was negated by the 1968 Gun Control Act. Who says government doesn’t respond quickly?
Well, in NJ, they require a permit to purchase a pistol. This is after you have applied for and received your Firearm Owner ID Card (FID). You have to apply through the municipal police chief, or Supt. of NJ State Police if you live in an unincorporated area, or are a nonresident. It’s a lengthy process, in which you have to provide references, proof of employment, mental health release form, and fingerprints, AND you have to make an appointment with the police dept to do so. Sometimes you’ll hear excuses like: “Oh, the officer that handles that is on vacation, or “Well, why do you want a gun...etc.” Needless to say, one time I changed my address on my FID card, and it took the local police dept more than 4 months to change it. Now, as far as purchasing a pistol, you have to go back to the dept, and apply for a permit to purchase. Once again, money order, sometimes fingerprinting, and it’s supposed to be issued within 30 days....yeah right. The law also says you can apply for as many permits as you want on the application. Well, since dumbass Corzine instituted the one-a-month policy ( which is so vague the NJSP doesn’t know how to enforce it..) the police have interpreted it as to mean you can only apply for one permit at a time, which is erroneous, because the law says you can apply for as many permits as you want, and the permits are valid for 3 months, then renewable for 90 more days. I can only hope that Mc Donald v. Chicago rules in our favor, and strikes down these ridiculous laws. Hopefully Gov. Christie lets them die peacefully, and makes NJ shall issue.
Actually, the Michigan handgun permit and licensing system goes back to the 1934 National Firearms Act, and is based on a "suggested" model state law.
Any improvement is welcome, but all the MSM has fits when the laws are made less stupid, predicting blood flowing in the streets. It never happens, except in Detroit, which issues a miniscule 1100 purchase permits a year.
Now if they'd just make Michigan a more NFA-friendly state when it comes to SBRs, suppressors, and full auto ....