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You are crossing the line between "Source?" and personal antagonism.
There are very few things I can think of that would make it illegal to own a gun in every state beyond the status of being a violent felon.
Like I literally just double checked with Chatgpt and the groups it gave me
Felony Convicts
People Convicted of Domestic Violence Misdemeanors
People Subject to Domestic Violence Protective Orders
Fugitives from Justice
Drug Addicts and Users
People with Certain Mental Health Conditions
Illegal Immigrants
People Dishonorably Discharged from the Military
People Who Renounce U.S. Citizenship
People Under Age 18 (for certain firearms)
People Who Are Under Criminal Investigation
And that's what he said. So they're presumably a felon (particularly a violent felon since state laws tend to be less forgiving of that for gun ownership), done domestic violence, a fugitive of justice, under 18 or one of those other groups. Either that, or there's a category I'm not aware of/he's lying about not being able to get a gun in any other state.
Whichever one of these categories he is in, I think it's a fair thing to hope he can understand why society even in the pro gun states isn't particularly wanting felons, domestic abusers, the insane, etc to be owning firearms.
I already posted a response to you, clarifying that New Jersey's requirements are stricter than those of other states, and The_Nybbler falls afoul of those unreasonable requirements.
They specifically said
He might run afoul of New Jersey's other requirements but per his own words, he also seems to run afoul of all other states as well. Thus he likely falls into one of those categories such as an illegal immigrant, minor under 12, felon, etc.
Edit: And while it is possible he misspoke, there is no magical way I can know this. Those groups make up a sizable portion of the US's population when put together, there's a decent chance any random on the internet falls into one of them, it's not like it would be a rare event to be immediately suspicious of.
Federal law generally prohibits the purchase of firearms from (a resident of) a state other than the state of residence. While there are some states with 'neighbor' carveouts, but to quote the ATF's website:
New Jersey's state law closes off that exception as a category:
Yes, Nybbler could theoretically leave the entire state and establish residency elsewhere. I'm skeptical this is the sort of requirement we'd accept for any other right.
That's fair had he mispoke, but you could also try to do a Google.
That answers the question quite well then if that's what was meant. Had no idea about such a restriction.
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