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Originally Posted by DevilDougWS6
That was one thing I have been trying to find out as well, whether or not I could use my leftover 30 round mags AS LONG AS I alter the internals to make them hold only 10 rounds.
And yes it is OPTIONAL to register firearms in NJ. I am not sure if it has/is/or will be changed to be mandatory or not, as I have heard that was the case.
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Originally Posted by me
Magazine rules, cannot own a magazine with over a 15rd capacity, you can own one with a greater than 15rd capacity so long as it is permanently altered to not accept more than 15 rounds, for instance I have some P-Mag P20s that are permanently blocked to 15 rounds so they are ok.
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temporary blocks are no good, has to be permanent (or at least labor intensive to remove, block of wood shoved in bottom of mag is no good.) And you want to have the modification done outside of the state before you bring them here, otherwise you are violating state firearm law and, if you get caught before modding them, face serious jail time.
and your second statement, yes AND no. Long arms do not need to be registered as you do not need to record every shotgun/rifle you buy, so you can buy them out of state and don't have to report them to anyone, HOWEVER all purchased handguns must be registered as you must have a permit to purchase a handgun for each one you buy. If you buy out of state that dealer/person has to ship it to a FFL dealer in NJ to do the transfer paperwork for you, you cannot legally buy a handgun outside of NJ and bring it back. The only time a handgun does not have to be registered in the state of NJ is when you are left it. Say a relative dies and they leave you their handguns, you don't need to get permits for them and you don't need to register them if you don't want to. Provided you can legally own a firearm if subjected to the same checks you would be if your were filing for a FID card and a Permit to Purchase you can keep them. If you would fail the checks and would not be eligible for them if going for them you could legally keep the firearms for a period of 90 or 180 days (can't remember which) to prepare to sell them.
Oh, and there are a few guns where "clip" and "magazine" are the same. M1 Garand comes to mind.
Typically the "clip" is the thing designed to hold the rounds and feed them into the device that holds them in the firearm and feeds them to fire. The "magazine" is the thing designed to hold the ammo inside the gun and to feed them into the chamber.
If you want to get SUPER technical it almost can be considered proper to call a "mag" a "clip" provided it is not in the gun and is just holding the rounds though that would be a pretty big stretch.