FIREARMS APPLICATION INFORMATION

Effective January 15, 2021, all applications for Initial/Duplicate Firearms Identification (FID) Cards and Permits to Purchase Handguns MUST be submitted electronically via the New Jersey State Police Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS). Paper applications are no longer being accepted.

In order to process your application online, you will need the following information:

  • Greenwich Township’s (Gibbstown, Gloucester County) ORI Number: NJ0080700
  • Applicant’s Personal Identifiers: Full legal name, Date of Birth, Driver's License Number, Social Security Number, State Bureau of Investigation Number (SBI) if applicable *If the applicant does not use their correct LEGAL name and Date of Birth, the application will be withdrawn, and the applicant will need to reapply*
  • Email Addresses for Applicant and References (reference letters will be sent electronically so ALL references MUST have access to a valid email address)
  • All application fees are NON-REFUNDABLE! 

The FARS website can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS)

PERMIT TO CARRY HANDGUN (CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS)

Applicants must now apply for a Permit to Carry a Handgun electronically via the New Jersey State Police online portal. Paper applications are no longer being accepted. The website for applying is below:

NJSP Concealed Carry Online Portal

The Concealed Carry Permits service allows for online submission of both initial and renewal applications. Approved applications are due for renewal every two (2) years. Renewal applications can be submitted up to four (4) months before the expiration date. Concealed Carry Permit applicants need to have been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey and assigned an SBI number before they can apply for a Concealed Carry Permit. If you have never been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey before, start with an application for an Initial Firearms I.D.

You can find the Permit to Carry Safe Handling and Proficiency Certification and Use of Force Training document on the NJSP website here.

If you have lived outside of the state of New Jersey in the last ten (10) years, please fill out form SP-066 (Consent for Mental Health Records) and upload it to your application.

All certified firearms instructors in NJ shall now instruct on the Civilian Carry Assessment & Range Evaluation (CCARE) protocol. 

**No substantially similar courses completed after the CCARE Protocol was issued (September 2023) will be accepted.**


Firearm Application Fee Schedule (Effective 12/22/2022)

Application for Initial Firearms Purchasers ID Card.................................$50.00 ​​                                              Permit to Purchase a Handgun................................................................$25.00 Per Permit​
​**Check, Money Order, or Cash - Make check or money order payable to "Township of Greenwich"
​​​

Application for Permit to Carry Handgun..................................................$218.00
**$68.00 paid online to "Treasurer - State of New Jersey"  via online portal                                              **$150.00 Check, Money Order, or Cash - Payable to "Township of Greenwich"

*ALL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FINGERPRINTING ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR (IDENTOGO)*

**ALL FIREARM APPLICATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDANBLE**

If you have any questions or need further assistance, 
please call the department's administration office at 
(856) 423-1950 x313

FIREARMS - RELATED DOCUMENTS

PLEASE REVIEW DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY

  1. Concealed Carry Permit Instructions - NJ Resident
  2. Permit to Carry Application Checklist
  3. Civilian Carry Assessment & Range Evaluation (CCARE) Protocol (09.15.2023)
  4. NJ Mental Health Consent Form (sp-066) r. 05.2024
  5. Permit to Carry - Use of Force Training Guidelines (09.15.2023)
  6. Permit To Carry -Additional Handguns Intended to be Carried (rev june 2023)
  7. PTC - Safe Handling and Proficiency Certificate_Fillable (09.2023)
  8. Certificate of Eligibilty - Long Gun Transfer
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