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Correct about the belt. It should be rigid and thick. I'm about 5"11 and 190 lbs. Safariland makes a nice "undercover" belt, but there are a number of them on the market. I sometimes use a Kramer IWB in the summer. It prints a bit under a dark color golf shirt. A darker color shirt or a patterned shirt will hide your rig fairly well. If you are planning to do a lot of driving, an OWB holster will be more comfortable--but the seat belt can be a problem. In the summer, I often use an OWB over a tucked in t-shirt with a lightweight patterned shirt over it, kept unbuttoned. I suppose that in places where CCW is common, that is like wearing a target. With either an OWB or IWB, I like my pistol at about four or five o'clock--roughly behind the pants leg seam. In cold weather under a coat or for a long-distance drive, I use an Alessi Bodyguard shoulder rig. Be sure to train and practice with a shoulder rig before you use it in public.

Post a sign in your place of business: Paranoid Customers Will Not Be Served

Thanks Bulpup, When I lived in NYC, I can recall being stopped for a light in the West 70's and watching a heroin addict lift a battery from a parked car. No hood locks in those days. Remember the "no radio" signs?

Well, airline travellers have officially declared their firearm. On the other hand, auto travellers obviously have not. Here are two hypotheticals: Will a traveller's auto or driving style attract the interest of a police officer? And will that police officer have enough probable cause to stop you, get you to open your trunk, get you to open your case, and have the wherewithall to prove that you made a stop in NYS sufficient to void Title 18? All without a warrant? Or, if an auto with Texas plates, let's say, and an NRA sticker on the rear window, and a pro-gun sticker on the bumper provide reasonable cause for a NYS LEO to pull it over. And, if a few brass casings were in plain view, would this be enough to get the trunk open without a warrant? And, could the LEO prove that the Texan made a stop sufficient to void Title 18? Does the officer have the power to search you or your vehicle to find a motel receipt showing that you slept overnight in the state? And, when a prosecutor is handed this evidence--and photos of a Glock trunk locked, case locked, and trigger locked, with ammo separate...will he or she think that there are far more important cases to pursue? I'm not advocating breaking the law. I'm just wondering.

Bingo. If you are travelling through, you are fine. However, if you stop with your gun in the car for anything more than a bathroom break, you had better be going to a NRA sanctioned event in NYS. Presumably, you can legally uncase and possess your handgun at a NRA sanctioned event in NYS even if you do not have a NYS pistol permit. Is this correct?

I'm an American currently residing in Canada. I can legally carry in about 34 states. NY and NJ are not included, of course. Theefore, I must travel through NJ and NY under the protection of 926A. Research: Title 18 Part 1 Chapter 44 Section 926A Interstate transportation of firearms. It's available for download on the Internet. I would advise having a copy with you as you travel. To be safe, I contacted the relevant NYS Police officer at the detachment through which I travel to get from Ontario to Pennsylvania. He assures me that the NYSP is not interested in stopping me and prosecuting me, provided that I take a reasonably direct route through the state--even if the border guards notify him that I am travelling with a firearm. 926A will give you the details re travel. And, anyway, why would a police officer stop my vehicle if I am not speeding or breaking any driving laws, and if all my vehicle lamps are functioning? And even if he does, why would he search my trunk? And even if he does, I'm covered by 926A, provided that I am following its directives.

I'm happy with my Lee Pro 1000 and have loaded thousands and thousands of rounds of 9mm .38, .357 Magnum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. Yes, those items must be changed between 9 and .45. I would bet that other reloaders would have the same needs, but if I'm wrong, someone here will correct me. It's because the diameters of the brass, bullets and even the primers are different. It will load rounds equal to the quality more expensive reloaders. Just make sure that you fully seat the lever to fully seat the primer. Also, keep the primer tube clean and never put more than 100 primers into the tray. All reloaders have their ideosyncracies and all learners have headaches at first. Keep the 1000. Put the hundreds you saved on the reoader into more bullets, brass and powder. Enjoy!

A Glock 22 is my carry gun. It has never given my a bit of trouble. That is a pleasant change from my previous handguns. Mine has Trijicon night sites and is otherwise completely stock. It's easy to maintain and parts and accessories are plentiful. One more advantage: the gun has a low bore axis, meaning that recoil is lessened. Also, the plastic frame actually lessens the recoil shock.

Yep, it's a sweet handgun. Disassembly is a challenge. Assembly is more of a challenge, but the tolerances loosen up after a short while. Anyway, you don't really have to disassemble it every time you clean it. As a range officer, I use mine to train new shooters on range safety. For some, it's the first gun they've ever touched.

Find the districts in which an anti-gun person won in a tight race. Get out to the ranges and gun shops in that area and get the gun owning voters to write letters to the pol and VOTE in the next election. Meanwhile, frequent letters from his pro-gun constituents and pro-gun letters to the editors of the local papers will put fear into the pol's heart. We did that where I live on a national level--we actually have the numbers where anti-gun candidates lost by almost the same number as range members in the area. So, the pols now know that gun owners are a potent force and we are on the edge of getting rid of our stupid gun registry. If you guys can do this, the pols will learn that in tight districts, the gun owners will pick the winner. This could easily be enough to swing over the Assembly and Senate.

Sigman, IMHO, you NJ guys need some grassroots action. We've been doing that in Canada, which, politically is sort of like NJ. We have a huge number of gun owners, but Toronto and Montreal, gun-hating places, control the country. But, here's what we did up here (yes, I'm an NRA, GOA, 2AF member, but also, I'm very involved politically up here). The rural districts have a high proportion of gun owners. So we got involved in the gun clubs. To start off, we got some anti-gun politicians knocked out in elections. We were able to show that gun owners will swing close ridings (what they call electoral districts up here) to a pro-gun candidate. We've done that in a number of ridings. So your New Jersey rural reps will have to learn to cater to gun owners or they will lose. I hear that you have some creeps who bottle up pro gun legislation in committee. Is that true? You have to work on getting them replaced. I know that sounds formidable, but one step at a time will get you the laws you want. Another important step is letter writing to the newspapers. The letters to the editor section is the most read section in any newspaper. Also, you can effectively change the mindset of the editors who have to read the letters. You can do this because all the facts are on your side. the anti's have nothing but lies and emotions. I'd recommend a gun politics forum here, where letter-writers can organize and pass ideas around. Any New Jersey anti gun article, editorial, interview should be posted and forum member responses should be posted. Also, if folks are embarrassed about their grammar, someone on the NJ board could volunteer to edit and proofread. Also, up here in the Great White North, we make an effort to get media people and politicians to the range to show them how safe and how much fun firearms can be. I hope this helps.

That may be. I can tell you that in a country of over thirty million people, fewer than 100 concealed carry permits have been issued, mostly to judges and bikers who "turned". Canadians have been well-trained to be quiet little victims. New Jerseyites have also, apparently. I hope New Jersey's new governor takes a look at the crime figures from 48 other states and learns something. By the way, since the growth of CCW in the U.S. the American violent crime rate has been dropping three times faster than the Canadian crime rate.

Thanks for all the welcomes. As it happens, a bad cold stands in the way of spending Thanksgiving with my New Jersey relatives. :violin: I'll be reading NJGF every day. One thing to know. Canada's gun laws are as wacky as New Jersey's. In some way, wackier. For instance, concealed carry exists up here. However, you have to get your local PD to report in writing that they have recorded four verified threats against your life before you can get one. Nuts, right?

Aside from helping me to devise a "visit my NJ relatives gun strategy", this thread is bringing back memories of my girlfriend from Elizabeth, and my long-gone Italian relatives in Teaneck. Interesting case, coldsolderjoint. So, did Mr. Revell amend his complaint or drop it? Did the P.A. settle with him? Did the N.J. police agencies learn anything from the case? OK. Hollowpoints will stay home. So, if I leave my firearms at my relative's house while out and about, this is OK, correct? If I leave my firearms in my hotel room safe, this is OK, correct? I'd hate to have to call the SP to get an answer.

Thanks, djg. Nice radio talk show choice!