Firearms Information

P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, New Jersey 08628-0068
FirearmsInvestUnit@njsp.gov - FARS or Permit to Carry applications (NON- RPO)
FirearmsDealers@njsp.gov - Current firearms dealers or Aspiring retail / Wholesale firearms dealer
RPO@njsp.gov - Question regarding your Retired Police Officer Permit to Carry

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FARS Help

Retired Law Enforcement Officer

Wholesale Firearms Dealer

Retail Firearms Dealer

Firearms Purchaser Identification Card/Application To Purchase A Handgun

The NJSP, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, is working to establish a new comprehensive training program for applicants who are applying for, or renewing, a permit to carry a handgun, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58-4(g)(1) and (g)(2). See also N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4(d)(3). In addition to online materials and firing range requirements, the newly developed training will include an in-person classroom component, where applicants will learn first-hand from authorized certified instructors the principles of lawful and safe handling and safe storage of firearms. The live component will be standardized across the state to ensure all applicants are provided the same meaningful opportunity to receive a permit to carry. Until such time that the new training is implemented, and in order to comply with the law, all certified firearms instructors are required to utilize the below training materials on safe handling and use of deadly force for all applicants. Certified firearms instructors remain responsible for ensuring that applicants for permits to carry handguns are properly trained and proficient before attesting to the applicant’s competence on the prescribed certification form.

All certified firearms instructors in NJ shall now instruct on the CCARE protocol.

A minimum of 50 scored rounds per participant.
Minimum passing score of 80% using an FBI type Q target.
At least 10 rounds must be from the 15, 10, 7, 5 and 3 yard lines each, or if fewer rounds were fired from those distances, the remaining rounds must have been fired from greater distances.
The participant must demonstrate safe holstering and unholstering during the shooting course, which must include safely drawing the weapon from a secured holster before firing at each of the required distances and reholstering after completing the round.
The participant must demonstrate proficient and safe reloading during the shooting course.