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  3. Posted

    Great news, congrats to IL. Sadly NJ is far too corrupt for this to ever happen here. NJ was smart enough, as it is with many other things, not to make something illegal but rather to require a "permit" for it with a few "restrictions" and that is stricter than making it outright illegal and far harder to ever undo.

     

    I think that the lawsuit's in NJ, NY & MD are similar enough that any one will addresses NJ's "justifiable need" firewall. They just need to get in front of SCOTUS. IL & DC are one step behind us sort of because they don't even have a carry provision to challenge. They have to win first for a mechanism to carry then go at it again if the offering is anything less than "shall issue". Remember that when a state or city complies with their interpretation of a ruling, the judge isn't in the room guiding the process. If there is no sympathetic entity (AG or Gov) forcing the legislature to tow the line, then we the people have to bring it back to court. One of these cases like NJ's will have to make it there. I think it's mandatory otherwise "may issue" will continue to muck up the purity of the amendment. I'll bet Justice Scalia is chomping at the bit over these cases. His Heller opinion has been so misrepresented on some levels I'm sure he wants to set it straight for good.

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    It's a step in the right direction. IL may suprise us all and create/revise laws for the "spirit of" the court ruling. Then again the dicta mentions NY's Kachalsky v. Cacace appeal and how it differed from IL because it allowed some form of carry in some instances. I'd like to hear what would be an acceptable legislative change in light of the ruling. So for instance, if IL adopts a "may issue" scheme like NJ, would that fulfill the ruling? Or would the court jump back in and say only a "shall issue" scheme such as FL or PA is acceptable? We may have to wait 180 days to find out.

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    Last I heard, you can't legally traverse NYC without a NYC carry permit. I met a guy at a firearm training class in PA and had to rent a range gun because according to his attorney, there was only travel exemptions in NYC for home to range/FFL/gunsmith unless you have a carry permit. He would have had to ship from his FFL to range FFL. I couldn't believe that even the federal travel law was his protection and he said, according to his attorney who did the research, NYC doesn't recognise the federal law.

    JFK is in a NYC borough so you aren't even passing though to Nassau or Suffolk. I believe NYC is well within it's stupid laws to arrest you even if you cite your travel plans and can legally have a handgun at your destination. You may never get caught on the Belt Parkway but the second you declare at the counter, the agent has to tell TSA and somehow Port Authority police may get involved. Their SOP is to arrest first and let a judge or prosecutor figure it out.

  6. Posted

    I bought a Marlin 60 semi varient from a dealer in PA. I asked the guy if it took more than 15 in the tube. He didn't know and sold me the rifle. I got home and was able to load 17 or 18 22LR. My solution was a brass plug in the part you take out. It is pinned not soldered but you'd need a drift punch and an appropriate bock to remove it without damage. Now this older rifle takes only 15 in the tube. For about a week I was a terrorist with a dangerous assualt rifle. I also have a very old Mossberg 22 bolt (doesn't even have a serial number) that takes seven 22LR and 22 shorts with the factory original mag. I picked up an Triple K extended mag a while back that the package states is a 10 round magazine. It takes 18 or 19 rounds. I thought I was a criminal but quickly re-read the statute and it does say the round limit is for semi-auto.

  7. Posted

    http://njgunpermitattorney.com/

    This guy has some interesting postings on who he was able to help. Generally, what everyone else said, but there are some exceptions. This guy claims that you shouldn't bother, but if you must, he'll take your money. I recall one ATM guy he claims got a CCW. In NJ your life does not translate into a justifiable need but bags of money do, go figure. Following the logic of NJ law, if confronted, curl up into a ball and weep. Don't forget to give the criminal all you have first. But an ATM guy or bank money truck driver for some reason doesn't have to assume the fetal position, he can draw and fire. Not sure why. Perhaps armed guards deter crime? Humm, that's interseting, perhaps an armed citizen would deter crime also. Just thinking out loud.

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    I'm happy for Maryland. It's about time free America made its presence known there. MD and NJ are the two states (maybe HI also) that are may issue and leave the final CCW issue decision up to a state official. MD is the SP and NJ the Judges. For that reason they have a stranglehold. At least in CA, MA, NY and a few others, the local county has the say. That's why in upstate NY, rural CA and western MA you can get a CCW without much trouble. In NJ and until recently MD, there was no friendly county to go move to and get your CCW. My guess is that SCOTUS will wait for a clean case so that they can define “bear” once and for all. NJ, MD and NY all have what I consider very good cases. In each instance the plaintiffs are 100% qualified except for the state's version of “good cause”. The MD case got it right when the judge said the right is all the reason you need. This marks the first time that line of reason has been presented by a judge in 2nd Amendment cases. The other take away was that if hunting and militia, as described in Heller, is part of the 2nd, then it had to mean outside the home. After all, who plays army or hunts ducks in the living room?

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    I picked up a S&W 67 from J&G a few years ago. The stainless finish was worn but so what, it's stainless! Came with 4" barrel and Hogue finger grip & adjustable rear sight. It was from one of the California PD's and came with a DA only hammer. I paid $220 or thereabouts. I found a DA/SA replacement hammer and dropped it in. Great value for the money. Looks similar to this except front sight is silver and not replaceable.

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  12. Posted

    I have had the counter girl at Spirit say that she must take the unlocked case into the back room

     

    Yeah, I'm sure it varies from agent to agent. If you give them push back on the request then who knows what could happen. On the flip side, the gotcha laws we have suck and could get you just as screwed. Imagine giving your locked case & key to the Spirit agent, she walks away only to return with TSA & NJSP in tow. "Sir, did you just hand over a firearm to someone?" I'm sure this can happen and the fallout would be ugly. How pathetic is it that the law abiding gun owner who goes to all the trouble finding out the myriad of laws he has to follow just to exercise a civil right. We've all read the horror stories from Port Authority airports and how they treat gun owners. I'm trying not to get in the news if you know what I'm talking about.

  13. Posted

    Flew out of Atlantic City.

     

    I'll be flying out of ACY, my carrier is Spirit and my destination is FL. This would be my first experience flying with a checked firearm. I was planning on putting the Pelican case inside larger luggage as you've documented. My biggest concern is what happens when the Spirit people, TSA or NJSP make up something on the spot about the process. You always run that risk especially in firearm phobic states like NJ. Was wondering if anyone on the forum has had a less than compliant experience with Atlantic City Int.

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    Paraphrasing one jurist, "in NJ you own guns at your own peril". You do realize that they've kinda won already. We have these what if dialogs only because no one in NJ knows for sure what is illegal until someone steps in it. Hell, you could be arrested and sit in jail over the Thanksgiving weekend because a LEO didn't know you could transport hollow points from Dicks to your home. Safer to lock you up and let the lawyers figure it out. It's the NJ way of enforcing firearm laws I'm afraid. That's the shadow that we live under. All law enforcement begins with the guy on patrol. He may agree with your reasonable explanation or he may not. Is an unloaded, cased handgun in the trunk an acceptable risk to take when driving out of state? I have an informed opinion but all the cautionary ideas expressed previously are possible reasons for law enforcement to arrest your a**. You just will never know.

  19. Posted

    Just a hunch. I get the feeling the Supreme Court likes to give the states wide latitude in these sorts of matters. In theory, we have a "may issue" system, and I think the Circuit Court will see it as "reasonable", especially since one of the original plaintiffs was issued a carry permit. I believe the Supreme Court will not want to interfere with the state in this instance and they'll let the lower court ruling stand. I really hope I'm wrong.

     

    I have to respectfully disagree. When it comes to a fundamental, civil, natural, constitutional right, SCOTUS sits up and takes notice. It may well be that in the end, a NJ case will not go before the high court but one of the carry suits will. The only foundational part of the 2nd Amendment that has not been brought before SCOTUS is the "right to bear arms" and specifically to carry them outside your home. The collective/individual right was decided in Heller, the militia question also in Heller, the reason for weapons was also discussed in Heller and the whole camper/hunter thing knocked down in Heller and the incorporation to the states was decided in McDonald. If you read the recent opinions all the judges have ruled that Heller only applies to carry in one's home. Kind of funny when you think of it, not many strap on a firearm while doing laundry but that's an argument for another time. The lower courts never consider that SCOTUS only ruled on what was before them and in neither case did Gura ask for carry outside one's home. That was his strategy, to dismantle these laws one precept at a time. Now that we have a real 2nd Amendment incorporated to the states and an individual right all that is left is to decide if "to bear" actually means what it says and to define what a non-sensitive place is. In NJ the idiot law makers may deem anywhere in a 500 mile radius from a school a sensitive area but in the end the justifiable need will be struck down once SCOTUS determines that "to bear" is part of the right that no one (including NJ) can infringe on.

  20. Posted

    I just purchased a 10 shot magazine for an old bolt action 22. It was NOS and the packaging even said "10 Shot". Well when it arrived today I was able to load 17 rounds. I thought great and crap at the same time. Don't know why an unopened retail package would have 10 printed on the packaging when it clearly loads 17 to the lowest sight hole. Hell, I probably can force a few more in. The spring and follower still had some room. It appears after reading the State's definition, that a high capacity magazine only exists when combined with use in a semi-auto. If it's not for use in a semi-auto then it's magically not a high capacity magazine. As stupid as that sounds, semi-auto magazines with capacities greater than 15 are not the numerical equivalent to non auto loader firearms such as a bolt or lever action firearm.

  23. Posted

    It says right on your bill (ticket, I know, but more of a bill) that you will not receive any points. My sister lives in MD (car registered up north) and when I was home for the holidays had a couple of tickets waiting for her up there (as well as my mom too). Yep, all going mid 60's in an apparent posted 55. What a joke. I told her to just mail them a picture of money, as they just mailed her a picture of her car and claim she was speeding. Not to mention the certifying officer's signature wasn't there (a misaligned photocopy that wasn't in the right spot). I kind of wonder how this is even legal???

     

    The photo police robot got us in DC. They could care less about the points or safety or the phase of the moon. No points for driver, just send us your cash. They only look at it as a source of revenue. Kinda like cigarette taxes. They bloviate on the dangers of smoking and impose a tax to curb your habit. When someone asks why not ban cigarettes they say, "we can't afford to loose the revenue". Same thing with the camera cop, if everyone slowed down they'd cry over lost income. It may start as good intentioned public safety but always devolves into creepy revenue streams for the state.

  24. Posted

    while its a step, dont get your hopes up. never underestimate the power of the government to fyck over the common citizen. especially the NJ gov. when it comes to guns. hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

     

    Good for us it was not brought before a state court. The US District Court of NJ is a federal court that just happens to be in NJ. It is a federal court that also happens to not be packed with the usual suspects. NJ judges are named as defendants so suit has to be up one level. This is great news.

  25. Posted

    Breaking News!!!

     

    I spoke with a detective from the NJSP firearms unit a little bit ago and was told that the Lieutenant mispoke. Any configuration of the US Carbine is considered illegal in NJ.

     

    Imagine that.

     

    So according to this bureaucratic logic, suppose you buy a Springfield M1A because someone has written on the NJSP website that you could. Even though M1A type rifles are banned by name and type. Then at some point in the future someone else says, "hey no way" and everyone who bought one is an instant felon. This kind of crap drives law abiding citizens nuts. You almost have to have a waiting period to see if someone will do a take-back. Very frustrating.

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