Magazine Restrictions

  • 5. Magazine Restrictions
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5. Magazine Restrictions

It is illegal to possess a detachable magazine with a capacity greater than 10 rounds in New Jersey.

Any semiautomatic rifle with a fixed magazine in excess of 10 rounds is legally considered an assault weapon in New Jersey, and is thus illegal to own in the state.

Semiautomatic .22 caliber rim fire rifles which feed from a fixed tubular magazine (e.g. the Marlin Model 60) are explicitly exempt from the aforementioned magazine capacity restrictions.

A semiautomatic shotgun with a magazine capacity in excess of 6 rounds is legally considered an an assualt weapon

Resources

TITLE 13. LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPTER 54. FIREARMS AND WEAPONS: the law, as written, in regards to firearms and weapons in New Jersey.

NJ Assembly Bill A2761: A bill singed into law on June 13th, 2018 by Governor Phil Murphy prohibiting the possession of any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds.