New Jersey does not require firearm owners to register their weapons except for, as of February 1, 2023, people who become residents of and transport a personal handgun into the state.¹ However, all firearms dealers must keep a register of every handgun transferred, recording detailed transaction information in the register.² The register shall be retained by the dealer and made available at all reasonable hours for inspection by any law enforcement officer.³ Copies of the register shall be delivered within five days of the sale to local law enforcement (or the county clerk) and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).⁴ See the section entitled Retention of Sales & Background Check Records In New Jersey for further information.

In addition, prior to the time a handgun permittee receives the handgun, he or she shall deliver the permit to the seller, and the seller shall enter all the information required on the permit form.⁵ The seller shall keep a copy as a permanent record, and deliver the completed permit (or copies) to local law enforcement and NJSP within five days of the date of sale.⁶

New Jersey law does not provide for any registry of long-gun purchasers or owners.

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1. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-3(o).[↩]
2. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-2(a)(6), 2(b), 2(d).[↩]
3. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-2(b).[↩]
4. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-2(e).[↩]
5. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-3(h).[↩]
6. Id.[↩]