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PT111 wrote:
SGT Jensen wrote:
I will be visiting Fort Dix next month, and wanted to be sure that wearing an empty holster in New Jersey will be OK. Also, I would like opinions on carrying an air soft pistol, which is clear and looks obviously fake. Would this be lawful in New Jersey? I feel kinda dumb asking about an air soft pistol, but I feel naked without my sidearm, and want to make a political statement while I am there.
Be sure to carry some bail money along with that airsoft and the number of a good lawyer. I have no idea the legtality of it but I am sure you willfind outbefore you leave NJ.
PT111, you gotta knock it off. That is hilarious. I just about fell off my chair. Haha.
What PT111 is saying is very true by the way. I would look into that pre-paid legal or have an attorney already retained.
First, BB and pellet guns are illegal in NJ. So have fun with that. You will be charged with a firearms charge as in NJ it is considered a firearm.
Second, the holster is a very bad idea. Is wearing a holster illegal in NJ? No, ofcourse not. But it will give suspicion on that you MAY be carrying.
I live in PA. I have a few permits from various states and I carry, ofcourse. I grew up in NJ and years ago, I used to have a NJ CWP, for educational purposes only, when I did some police training.
Now I get pretty pissed off that I cannot carry in NJ. I usually take the train to work as trying to drive back across the river at 5pm is a real hassle. I usually disarm myself and leave my firearm at home. Once in awhile, I do drive to work. When I do, I secure my weapon and ammo in separate lock boxes in the trunk and then come to NJ for work.
Now I know ALLLLL about Fort Dix. My employer frequently sends me there. Every single time, its a hassle. No matter what entrance it is. Sometimes I happen to be wearing my holster as its semi-permantely attached to my utility belt. Depends on what day. When I get up to the gate, the ask me for ID. Then they ask if I am carrying a weapon. I tell them ofcourse not, I am not allowed to carry in NJ or on a Military Base.
Well somehow, some way, they know about all me previous and current permits and now its pull over there and here comes 20 questions. Sometimes its the same guy from Fort Dix PD.
So I mean I try not to wear my empty holster and sometimes I have to go to the base on a moments notice. But its not really the holster honestly, its the fact that they know abou tmy permits. How? I have no idea. But all and all, be careful.