Firearm Forms

HOW TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN

All applications for a permit to carry a handgun are now completed online .

Click here or copy and paste the following into your web browser: https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/

Wall Township’s ORI#: NJ0135200

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 10, 2023: PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.

**NEW**: Click here for the Civilian Carry Assessment and Range Evaluation (CCARE) Protocol

Any questions should be directed to: firearms@wallpolice.org 

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 22, 2022: Firearms fees have increased per New Jersey Statute.  Carry Permit is $150 cash OR money order payable to “Wall Township Police Department”.   You will pay the New Jersey State Police application fees online when you apply for the permit.

***DO NOT CALL OR COME IN TO PAY UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY WALL POLICE FIREARMS DIVISION.  APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.***  

***ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE***

HOW TO APPLY FOR A FIREARMS ID CARD
AND HANDGUN PURCHASE PERMITS

All applications for firearms licenses, permits, and changes begin online on the NJ’s Firearms Application and Registration System (FARS) website.  Your application will begin with the State Police and then be handed over to Wall Township Police Department to be completed.

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 22, 2022

Firearms fees have increased as per New Jersey Statute and are now:

    • $25 per handgun permit
    • $50 for Firearm Identification cards

 

You will be contacted to pay the permit and/or initial Firearm Identification card fee.   Payment will be accepted in cash OR money order payable to “Wall Township Police Department”.

***DO NOT CALL OR COME IN TO PAY UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY WALL POLICE FIREARMS DIVISION.  APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.***  

***ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE***

The online FARS website is for:

    • Initial Firearms Purchaser Identification Card
    • Application to purchase a handgun
    • Change of Name on Identification Card
    • Change of Address on Identification Card
    • Change of Sex on Identification Card
    • Lost or Stolen Identification Card
    • Mutilated Identification Card

 

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FARS WEBSITE:

    1. Go to: https://www.njportal.com/njsp/fars
    2. On the bottom left of the F.A.R.S. page you will see an button marked “Online Firearms Application” This will bring to the next page where you will need our ORI # NJ0135200
    3. You may now continue with your online application. Note: you will need to provide email addresses of two (2) reputable references (friends, co-workers, family members, etc.) during the application process.
        • IMPORTANT: Inform your references that the FARS system will email them a “questionnaire” that must be completed immediately in order to complete your application. Failure to do so will delay or may even “reject” your application.
        • To avoid delaying the processing of your application, be sure to enter your name as it appears on your driver’s license.
    4. If you have never been fingerprinted before for firearms purposes,  you will need to go for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting appointment can be scheduled at https://uenroll.identogo.com/workflows/2F164B after successful submission of your application. However, if you have been fingerprinted before for firearm purposes, upon completion of your application and payment, you will have completed both Firearms Application and 212A requirements.
    5.  The applicant will be able to download and print the Electronic Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (E-FID) from their approval email.
    6.  For “Permits to Purchase a Handgun” the approval email will serve as necessary document for handgun permit execution.

 

Any inquiries or changes to your application should be sent to firearms@wallpolice.org

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