Hypothetical situation. Asking for someone.
Let us say you are a Massachusetts resident, but you work in New Jersey, and live in an apartment there (so you don't have a 5 hr commute).
Legally, can you keep a handgun at home (the NJ apartment)?
I know that he'd normally need a Permit to Carry to possess, but first this is a Massachusetts bought firearm
and secondly I've read that:
"however, no Permit to Carry or FID is required:
To keep or carry any firearm about a person’s place of business, residence, premises, or other land owned or possessed by him; a place of business shall be deemed a fixed location."
So if he gets employed by the company in New Jersey, and he rents an apartment in NJ but he's still a Massachusetts resident...
... and he brings his Massachusetts handgun and has it at his place in NJ in which he is staying.
I mean that's his plan... but I feel like it might not be a good idea...
Is this legal? I'm under the impression NJ is extremely restrictive on guns. Makes Massachusetts look gun-friendly.
Would it be better to leave the gun at home (in MA) and just keep fingers crossed?
Thanks for the advice.
Let us say you are a Massachusetts resident, but you work in New Jersey, and live in an apartment there (so you don't have a 5 hr commute).
Legally, can you keep a handgun at home (the NJ apartment)?
I know that he'd normally need a Permit to Carry to possess, but first this is a Massachusetts bought firearm
and secondly I've read that:
"however, no Permit to Carry or FID is required:
To keep or carry any firearm about a person’s place of business, residence, premises, or other land owned or possessed by him; a place of business shall be deemed a fixed location."
So if he gets employed by the company in New Jersey, and he rents an apartment in NJ but he's still a Massachusetts resident...
... and he brings his Massachusetts handgun and has it at his place in NJ in which he is staying.
I mean that's his plan... but I feel like it might not be a good idea...
Is this legal? I'm under the impression NJ is extremely restrictive on guns. Makes Massachusetts look gun-friendly.
Would it be better to leave the gun at home (in MA) and just keep fingers crossed?
Thanks for the advice.
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