The C&R FFL is a Federal firearm license - not a state license.
it's possible for the state to put additional regulations on those of us that hold FFL licenses, but the state does not issue it.
Here's some discussion:
https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/in...ics-ffl-in-nj/
There are some advantages, even if NJ does their best to ignore the license.
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