# Firearm storage **URL:** \ **Category:** NJ & Federal Gun Laws and Activism\ **Tags:** nj-gun-law\ **Created:** [December 10, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/firearm-storage/735 "2024-12-10T17:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SmittyMHS](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SmittyMHS](https://njgunforums.net/u/SmittyMHS)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/firearm-storage/735/1 "2024-12-10T17:55:32Z")
Just how long can my firearms be stored (properly) in my residence without my being there? I’m getting older and the question came up in a “what if” conversation. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/user_avatar/njgunforums.net/scorpio64/32/6025_2.png) [@scorpio64](https://njgunforums.net/u/scorpio64)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/firearm-storage/735/2 "2024-12-10T18:16:10Z")
Explain “without being there” Are we talking dirt nap, long term rehab after a stroke, snowbirding to Florida for eight months, going to Bermuda for a fortnight? Regardless of where u r, your guns can live at your home, secondary residence or vacation cabin as long as it’s in your name and u r alive. ---
**Author:** ![SmittyMHS](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@SmittyMHS](https://njgunforums.net/u/SmittyMHS)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/firearm-storage/735/3 "2024-12-10T20:53:30Z")
**\> _Regardless of where u r, your guns can live at your home, secondary residence or vacation cabin as long as it’s in your name and u r alive_** Is what I was looking for. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![diamondd817](https://njgunforums.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@diamondd817](https://njgunforums.net/u/diamondd817)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://njgunforums.net/t/firearm-storage/735/4 "2024-12-11T13:26:16Z")
Legally? Forever. Without maintenance? Years.