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Gun shop Camden, New Jersey

Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Camden County. Camden sits on the Delaware across from Philadelphia, a shipbuilding and canning city whose waterfront now holds the aquarium, the battleship New Jersey and the Rutgers and Rowan campuses. The county spreads southeast from the river into orchards and then into the pines.

Camden, Camden County
CountyCamden
Licensesyour municipal police chief, or the New Jersey State Police where a town has no full-time department
Hunting zoneDeer Zone 25
Public rangeAbout 25 mi

How buying a gun in Camden works

Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where New Jersey law allows.

New Jersey is a permit state. Every rifle or shotgun purchase needs a firearms purchaser identification card, and every handgun needs its own permit to purchase, both issued by the police chief of the town where you live or by the State Police where there is no full-time department. Only one handgun may be bought in any 30-day period. Since July 2022 applicants must show an approved safety course taken within the previous four years. The card costs $50 and each handgun permit $25. At the dealer you still sign Form 4473 and pass a background check. There is no separate state waiting period.

Dealers in these communities all work for Camden-area buyers:

  • Pennsauken
  • Cherry Hill
  • Collingswood
  • Haddonfield
  • Gloucester City
  • Merchantville
  • Audubon
  • Bellmawr
  • Voorhees

Carrying a gun in Camden County

Carrying a handgun in New Jersey takes a permit to carry. The 2022 carry law dropped the old justifiable-need test and set objective standards instead. You must be 21, give four references who are not relatives, finish online, classroom and live-fire training, pay a $200 application fee and keep at least $300,000 of liability insurance while you carry. Permits run two years. Roughly two dozen categories of sensitive places stay off limits, among them schools, courthouses, parks, beaches, bars, casinos and health care sites. Parts of the law are still before the federal courts, so check the current rules before you carry.

Hunting near Camden

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife sets deer seasons by deer management zone, grouped into High, Medium and Low regulation sets. For 2026-27 the six-day firearm season runs December 7 to 12, 2026, with a limit of two antlered deer. Permit muzzleloader and permit shotgun seasons stretch from late November into February in the High-set zones that cover most of the northwest. Rifles are not legal for deer here. You may use a shotgun from 20 to 10 gauge with slugs or buckshot, or a single-shot muzzleloader of .44 caliber or larger, and no shotgun may hold more than three shells.

The county's public deer ground sits southeast of the city, where Winslow, Cedar Lake and White Oak Branch wildlife management areas fall in Deer Zone 25. The Winslow range on Piney Hollow Road is the closest state range.

Cooper River Park and the Pennsauken Creek marshes are the closest open water, and Winslow Wildlife Management Area on the Atlantic County line is where most Camden hunters and clay shooters go.

Public shooting ranges near Camden

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife runs free shooting ranges on wildlife management areas in every region of the state. At least one person in your party must carry a current New Jersey hunting license, handguns are not allowed on these ranges, and centerfire rifles are permitted only at the Clinton, Flatbrook, Colliers Mills, Stafford Forge and Millville ranges.

Source: New Jersey Fish and Wildlife WMA shooting range list, 2026-27 Hunting and Trapping Digest, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.

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Buying a gun in Camden: common questions

Can I buy a gun online and pick it up in Camden?

Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Camden or anywhere in Camden County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.

Do I need a permit to buy a gun in Camden?

Yes. New Jersey requires a firearms purchaser identification card for rifles and shotguns and a separate permit to purchase for each handgun. Both come from your local police chief or the State Police, and you apply through the State Police online system before you order.

Is there a waiting period in New Jersey?

There is no separate waiting period once you hold a valid card or permit. The wait is in the approval itself, and state law says the issuing authority should decide a resident application within 30 days.

Who issues a permit to carry near Camden?

You apply to the police chief in the municipality where you live, or to the New Jersey State Police if Camden has no full-time department. The 2022 law sets a $200 fee, four references, training and liability insurance, and the permit lasts two years.

How does a gun I order get to Camden?

We ship every firearm to a licensed dealer near Camden that you choose at checkout. The dealer checks your card or permit, runs the background check and hands the gun over. Optics and most parts ship straight to your door.

Can I keep hollow point ammunition at home in Camden County?

State law lets you keep hollow nose ammunition at your dwelling or on land you own, and carry it from the place of purchase to that home. N.J.S. 2C:39-6 covers travel to a range or a hunt. Carrying it at other times is a crime, so plan the trip.

Where can I shoot near Camden?

Fish and Wildlife ranges sit on wildlife management areas, and none of them are in the built-up northeast, so shooters from Camden drive out to Clinton, Black River or Assunpink or join a private club. Handguns are not allowed on the state ranges.

What does an FFL transfer cost in Camden?

Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.

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General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our New Jersey gun law overview and check with your municipal police chief, or the New Jersey State Police where a town has no full-time department or a local attorney about your own situation.