Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Permit to Purchase a Handgun
Application Procedures
Please read through the following instructions before leaving this site.
You may complete the application using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer. You will need the email addresses of 2 reputable references. Your references can be family members.
If you should have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Detective Bureau at (908) 874-3333.
- Go to Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS) using the GREEN link at bottom of this page.
- When starting the Online Firearms Application, enter ORI # NJ0181300
- Complete the rest of the online registration process.
- Pay online utilizing Montgomery's secure Online Payment Module for Firearms or in person at the Montgomery Township Police Department.
Your application will not be processed until you have paid for the Firearms Purchase ID Card/Pistol Permits. Non-refundable payment is required to be made prior to the completion of the background investigation as per NJAC 13:54-1.4.
You will be receiving automated email updates throughout this process.
Once your application is complete, a station representative will contact you to retrieve your FID card and/or pistol purchase permit documents.
Please advise your references that the FARS system will email them the reference questions to be answered. Your references can complete the questions using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer. Please advise them to complete the questions immediately to progress your background investigation.
Civilian Carry Assessment and Range Evaluation, September 15, 2023
Effective July 26, 2023 applications must be made through the NJSP website: https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/
Permit-to-Carry Forms found at: https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/forms.shtml
What will I need for submitting an Initial Concealed Carry Permit application?
- SBI Number (Firearms ID Required, This is your Firearms ID Number)
- Upload of recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders/Passport Standard)
- One (1) training record completed within the past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date
- Personal Information: including Social Security Number and Driver's License Number
- Background Information
- For Armored Car Applicants: Uploaded Employment Letter
- Contact Information for four (4) non-family related references
- Information on handguns to be carried
- $200 Application Fee
What will I need for submitting a renewal Concealed Carry Permit application?
- SBI Number, Last Name and Date of Birth for validation
- One (1) training record completed within past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date
- Any updates to Personal Information
- Upload of recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders)
- Background Information
- Any updates to Handgun Information
- $200 Application Fee
ALL APPLICANTS (INITIAL AND RENEWAL) FOR PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN MUST BE FINGERPRINTED. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINGER PRINTING WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS.
The service code for firearm related fingerprinting on the Identogo website is 2F164B.
The Montgomery Township Police Department ORI # is NJ0181300.
ALL APPLICANT CAN ACCESS THE REQUIRED FIREARM SAFETY AND AWARENESS DOCUMENT AND THE PTC USE OF FORCE AND QUALIFICATION DOCUMENT AT THE FOLLOWING FORMS LINK UNDER PERMIT TO CARRY: https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/forms.shtml