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Originally Posted by NavyLT
Actually NJ requirements and FOPA are the same. You have to take into account this phrase in FOPA:
"and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible"
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No, they are not the same and I do not have to take into account the phrase you cite above. The point on which they differ is the closing part, about how to carry if the vehicle doesn't have a trunk.
FOPA:
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Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.
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NJ:
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G. If the vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the firearm and ammunition must be in a locked container other than the vehicle's glove compartment or console;
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Words have meaning. "Or" means one or the other, not both. "And" means both. If I am driving an SUV and I have one handgun and some ammo, if the handgun (only) is in a locked container I am fully in compliance with the FOPA requirements. If the ammo (only) is in a locked container, I am fully in compliance with the FOPA requirements. But in neither case would I be in compliance with NJ's statement of the requirements.
Nonetheless, I would (and did) lock both, in separate containers, just to keep NJ happy.