NJ State Police Say – Mossberg Shockwave LEGAL, Bumpfire Stock NOT LEGAL

By Evan Nappen

By Evan F. Nappen, Esq.

New Jersey – -(Ammoland.com)- An email was sent out to FFLs in New Jersey. It stated;

“…Mossberg Model 590 Shockwave, Black Aces Tactical DT and the Remington TAC-14.

The New Jersey State Police Firearms Investigation Unit concurs with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) that these pistol grip only designed firearms are legal for sale in the State of New Jersey as a firearm.”

The email further states;

“As such the firearm will be sold utilizing normal retail sale procedures required under Federal and State law. The required State paperwork will include the Certificate Of Eligibility and not a Permit To Purchase A Handgun & Form Of Register.”

This means obtaining one of these firearms is easier than transferring a handgun, and there is no registration.

Counsel disagrees with the State’s legal analysis. (See my June 16, 2017 article “Is the Mossberg 590 Shockwave Legal in New Jersey?” ) However this “interpretation” by the State may provide a defense to a State criminal charge should the State be proven wrong.

N.J.S.: 2C:2-4. Ignorance or mistake

c. A belief that conduct does not legally constitute an offense is a defense …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand