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Whatchu doin Monday?

Happy Friday!

Yes. You do not need to have any permission slips to part with a firearm, only to acquire one.

Shotgun meetup!

Yes... moved it!

EFMJ is legal in NJ, but then again so are hollowpoints for all but one thing mere mortals are allowed to do with it (i.e. have it in your possession other than at an exempt location to travelling directly to/from) There are much better choices these days. Hornady Critical Defense and Critical Duty, Speer Gold Dot G2, etc. with a filled hollowpoint are equally not hollowpoints.

They are of the same ilk as the "South shall rise again" crowd. Living in the past. In fact, I'm pretty sure calling it Taylor Ham is racist.

Actually, I think you're among the lucky few... I've noticed a lot of guys on here sometimes complain that their significant others show zero interest in going to the range with them once in awhile. So, on a happy note, at least you and your wife share the same interest!

That a lot of mouths to feed.

Well, this is certainly a very interesting stat that just came out... according to FBI stats covering last year (2020), responsible armed citizens actually killed more criminals (in justifiable self-defense) than the police did... 343 vs 298. Those numbers don't include, of course, all of the many DGUs where a shot wasn't even taken... they are justifiable homicides only... that's why these numbers are so comparatively low. [As many of you know, even low-ball, conservative Defensive Gun Use (DGU) estimates - including incidents where the gun owner just brandishes the weapon without shooting - usually number in the low hundreds of thousands. Some estimates insist the numbers are much higher - in the millions annually.] I just found it terribly interesting that even in the most violent encounters, armed citizens are certainly engaging with criminals as much or more than police. Which makes sense, I guess!... if you think about it, if someone's breaking into your home or business, YOU are the one that's there first. Of course, you will likely NOT see this reported on by the mainstream media. But, this would probably be a great article to share on Facebook pages, etc., for those of you who are on social media. Link: https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/09/30/fbi-report-shows-armed-citizens-killed-more-criminals-than-police-n50436

A good article by gun crime researcher John Lott on why DGUs are typically so hidden from public view. https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/09/22/there_are_far_more_defensive_gun_uses_than_murders_in_america_heres_why_you_rarely_hear_of_them_794461.html