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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS APPLICANTS

In order to expedite your firearms application processing, the Little Silver Police Department asks that you follow the instructions outlined below. All the forms and the instruction sheet required for the application process are available here. The forms will require Adobe Acrobat to view. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click here to download it. Once you have this program, you can fill out and print the forms online, but they cannot be saved on-line with completed information. IF YOU FILL OUT FORMS ON-LINE, SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE, MAKE AND SIGN (2) ORIGINALS.

Application for Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card
  1. Complete and submit a (STS-33) Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card Application. Check the appropriate box at top of application. Complete the application in its entirety. Answer all questions fully and provide complete mailing addresses with zip codes for those individuals listed as references. Do not use a relative as a reference.
  2. Submit $5.00, in a check made payable to "Borough of Little Silver" or cash. Exact change only.
  3. Complete and submit the (SP-66) Consent for Mental Health Records Search Form.
  4. Fingerprinting is NO LONGER done by the Little Silver Police Department for firearms applicants. You must contact the New Jersey State Police contracted vendor, MorphoTrak at (877) 503-5981 or click here to visit their website. 
  5. The applicant must come to the Little Silver Police Department to pick-up the necessary paperwork which is required by MorphoTrak.
  6. Application for a Permit to Purchase a Handgun may be made using the same application. Follow the instructions under "Application for Permit to Purchase Handgun", below.

Application for Permit to Purchase Handgun
You must be 21 years of age to purchase a handgun.

Complete and submit a "Permit to Purchase a Handgun" application, and a "Consent for Mental Health Records Search Form". Check the appropriate box for a "Permit to Purchase a Handgun" at the top of the application. Enter the number of permits to purchase a handgun requested in the upper right portion of the application.
  1. For each handgun permit requested, submit $2.00 in a check made payable to "Borough of Little Silver" or cash. Exact change only.
  2. Complete, sign and submit a "Request for Criminal History Record Information for a Noncriminal Purpose" NJ State Police form SBI 2l2A.
  3. If you are also applying for a Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card, follow Steps 1 through 5 under "Application for Firearms ID. Card", above.

Application for Duplicate I.D. Card (because of change of address, lost or stolen card, etc.)
  1. Complete and submit the Application for a Duplicate Firearms Purchaser Identification Card.
  2. If you possess the old Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card, submit the card with the application.
  3. Complete and sign and submit a "Request for Criminal History Record Information for a Noncriminal Purpose" NJ State Police form SBI 212A.
  4. Submit a Certified Check, Money Order, or Cashier's Check made payable to "Division of State Police - SBI" in the amount of $18.00

Application Processing

After the processing for the permit is completed, we will notify you whether your application was approved or denied. If the permit(s) were approved, you may pick your Firearms I.D. Card or Permit(s) at the Little Silver Police Headquarters.

If you wish to transfer a shotgun, rifle, black powder weapon or a BB gun, please use the Certificate of Eligibility to register the transaction.

Please have exact change.

Applicant must complete criminal history waiver. This form
must be signed.

All Firearms paperwork and applications can be obtained on-line or at the dispatch window of the Little Silver Police Department. If you should have any firearm related questions, contact the Records Bureau at (732) 747-5929.

Little Silver Police Department * 480 Prospect Avenue * Little Silver, NJ * 07739 * (732) 747-5900 * Fax (732)741-5218

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