New Jersey prohibits licensed retail firearms dealers from knowingly delivering more than one handgun to any person within any 30-day period.¹ Moreover, a person may purchase no more than one handgun within any 30-day period.²

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1. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-2a(7).[↩]
2. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-3i. The Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police may grant an exemption from this purchaser restriction if the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates that he or she: 1) obtained the handguns through inheritance or intestacy; 2) is a demonstrated collector of handguns; or 3) participates in handgun shooting competitions and needs multiple handguns for such competitive activities. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-3.4a.[↩]