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Thanks. There is a serial number on the barrel. I was thinking the heir had 180 days to sell but I see now that is only if they are a prohibited person. Much obliged.

A family member has inherited a stripped down revolver frame. No grips and no cylinder but it does have a trigger and hammer. I am pondering how to dispose of this since I am the executor of the will. New Jersey law does not seem to define what a firearm is other than that it is something capable of ejecting a projectile (which this is not). In PA for example, they specify that a frame is considered a firearm. This piece is not capable of firing so I assume in NJ it is not a firearm but in PA it is. Someone please correct me on this. Specifically, it is an H. Schmet Ostheim 4" barrel revolver circa 1969 in .22 LR w/Buffalo stamp on the barrel. Made in West Germany. I have found that these guns are worth only about $50 in shooting condition so I think my best option it to find a gun buyback program and see if I can get some cash for it (If it is indeed considered a firearm). Next option is to simply surrender it to the county sheriff (The heir does not have a NJFID card or pistol permit) Any advise or thoughts welcome.

This rifle is on the cover of the latest issue (June 2013) of American Rifleman. I was about to post to ask if it was NJ legal.

I did not know that the Federal statute exempts one from State law. That's good to know. I still maintain that it is illegal to transport a gun in a car in PA without a license even unloaded in the trunk unless you can prove one of the exceptions. So going to a muster point (like a friends house) then to a range is fine. Driving to your vacation home in the Poconos is fine. Going shopping in Reading with an unloaded gun in the trunk is not OK. You can OC while you are there, but getting there does not provide you with an exception. At least that's how I read the statute. If you are saying it is OK because the shopper is from another state (and Federal transportation laws apply) but it would not be OK if the shopper was from inside PA (because only PA state law applies), then that is messed up.

Granted NJ law does not apply in PA, but how are you going to get to PA if you start in NJ? And anyway, PA law is very similar. http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/PASL.pdf Pennsylvania law: No license is required: (1) to carry a handgun in one

Which part of traveling into and out of PA with the gun unloaded in the trunk is illegal? That's how you're supposed to transport if you don't have a CCW recognized by PA. The part where you are not going hunting (with a valid hunting license) or somewhere to shoot the gun at an approved range or have it looked at by a gunsmith or selling it. You are not supposed to be transporting it anywhere just for the hell of it, loaded or not. I don't make up the laws, I think we have too many as it is. http://www.nraila.org/media/misc/nj.htm No permit needed: To transport any firearm, in the manner described in paragraph 2 above, while traveling: a. Directly to or from any place for the purpose of hunting or fishing, provided such person has in his possession a valid hunting or fishing license; or b. Directly to or from any target range or other authorized place for the purpose of practice, match, target, trap or skeet shooting exhibitions: or c. Directly to or from any exhibition or display of firearms which is sponsored by any law enforcement agency, any gun club or gun collectors' club for the purpose of displaying the firearms to the public or to members of such organization or club, provided that not less than 30 days prior to such exhibition or display notice shall be given to the Superintendent of State Police by the sponsoring organization or club and the sponsor has complied with such reasonable safety regulations as the superintendent may promulgate. For any other use, a permit is required. One exception might be if you have a residence or place of business in PA, you can transport it there, then OC while in PA

Open carry is legal in PA but the problem is getting to PA with the gun in a legal manner. You cannot just put the gun in your trunk and drive over the Delaware, then take it out and load it and start walking around open carrying, then unload for the trip home. There are only certain situations where you are allowed to travel with your gun in a car without an LTCF even in PA. The most common is going to and from a range.

I recently bought a Beretta PX4 Storm in 9 mm from Ron. The gun came with 2 x 17 rd mags (not legal in NJ) so he kept them and ordered two 10 rd mags for me. I got one after two weeks so I can at least shoot the gun but the other one has been delayed for some time. I found his prices better than the other two places I shopped for the identical gun by a significant margin but he takes only cash. I would not hesitate to buy from Legacy again.

I posted about being a NJ gun owner in the Pennsylvania Firearms Owners Association (PAFOA) forum and Maksim found me and led me here. ( I have two houses in two different states, long story) The reason I registered here is that I was interested in one of the courses at the Brick Armory and wanted a closer relationship with NJ gun owners and shops. (I hear there might be discounts)

Greetings, this is my first post. I ran into Maksim on the Pennsylvania gun forum (PAFOA) a while back where I have been hanging out for gun related talk since I have a place in PA I go to on weekends. Even though I live at the shore, I do most of my shooting in PA since there is less hassle and everything is cheaper. I belong to an outdoor rifle and pistol club (tulpehocken) with a $30/year membership fee. I am a retired chemist, NRA member and when I am not shooting I am building/fixing/playing on computers. Coops