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I need to get my eyes checked! I have always been good at missing things that are in plain sight.

Where do I see my points? Nothing in profile. And how can I earn them? Are they redeemable for sweet NJGF swag? Presumably I am a princess, but I will get to work!

I select lowest total cost--including tax and S/H. This was often Amazon in the past, but since they started collecting tax they are losing my purchases more often. However, if it is close, then I will go with Amazon because they are good about returns and correcting any issues I have had in the past.

Nope, it is all smoke and mirrors. Does not matter what Christie does--he could force the state senate to pass unrestricted right to carry, permanently enshrine it in the state constitution, enact reciprocity, repeal the evil features prohibitions, and allow any and all weapons as NJ legal. And he would still be anti 2A, with evil ulterior motives, a mere stepping stone to the national stage and running for POTUS. Just another focus-group decision, dog and pony, he is only changing the current gun laws, it is political theater of CC lies, he planned this all out ahead of time when he singlehandedly enacted the anti laws in the first place. I just hope I can exit NJ before the next D Governor, who will be unlikely to veto any new laws from the state senate.

I believe the case law would favor no duty to retreat within your dwelling and possibly even appurtenances, with some exceptions for people who have a legal right to be there (e.g. room mates) and provided you did not initiate the dispute. In the Martinez case, they say deadly force is allowable, with no duty to retreat, within your home and including your porch. The NJ Supreme Court in remanding Bonano stated the right to stand at the threshold to your home and "kill any person who attempts to commit a felony therein, or who attempts to enter by force for the purpose of commiting a felony, or of inflicting great bodily harm upon an inmate." One caveat, Martinez and Bonano were decided in 1989 and 1971, current NJ justices may interpret differently today. http://nj.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19890113_0041569.nj.htm/qx "There is an exception to this rule, however. The exception is that a man need not retreat when attacked in his own dwelling house. A man is generally not bound to retreat from his house. He may stand his ground and resist an attack even to the extent of employing deadly force if he reasonably believes he is in danger of losing his life or suffering serious bodily harm." And from the NJ Supreme Court in State v. Bonano: http://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/1971/59-n-j-515-0.html "A man is not bound to retreat from his house. He may stand his ground there and kill any person who attempts to commit a felony therein, or who attempts to enter by force for the purpose of commiting a felony, or of inflicting great bodily harm upon an inmate. In such a case the owner or any member of the family, or even a lodger in the house, may meet the intruder at the threshold, and prevent him from entering by any means rendered necessary by the exigency, even to the taking of his life, and the homicide will be justifiable. [Clark & Marshall, Law of Crimes (7th ed.) Sec. 7.03, p. 493] *520 See also 1 Wharton, Criminal Law and Procedure (Anderson ed. 1957), § 239."

I ride to the range on my fixed-gear off-road bike. The law only says it has to be unloaded and "in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package OR locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in the course of travel, shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances." I usually have them in a case which I carry inside a pannier on the bike. Have not taken a long gun, but I think that with an FPID card, a LG strapped to your back would technically satisfy the law. But that would probably bring way to much undesirable attention in most of NJ. And I reckon I usually am clad in spandex as that is the most functional attire for the bike. Most people are fine, but occasionally someone will throw something at me. Fortunately they don't seem to compensate for the velocity difference between the car and the bike, and they always miss. I am thinking about running a GoPro for every ride though. Getting hit by a projectile launched from a motor vehicle could easily kill.

Recently finished "I, Robot" and No "Ordinary Men: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Hans von Dohnanyi, Resisters against Hitler in Church and State" Recommend both, but No Ordinary Men was really amazing. Both of these men could have fled Germany, but they stayed and not only stood up for their beliefs, but fought for their country (i.e. against the Reich) and took great risks attempting to take Hitler out. They paid the ultimate price, but they went to prison and death with incredible dignity and faith in God. I just started Bonheoffer's "Cost of Discipleship." Also considering Asimov's complete foundation series--I read four of them awhile ago, but somehow I missed the complete seven volume set back then.

Roger that. I need to consider trade off of good enough vs. increased cost. And I think I might just be able to manage not having 24/7 100% connectivity and availability. I have gone through similar analysis with cable (I have broadcast TV augmented with streaming video via Comcast internet. Sometimes my viewing choices are limited and sometimes my (fringe) reception is not 100%, but it is free (other than the internet access) and I just can't see paying cable rates in order to watch Fox News, A&E, History, Discovery and maybe a handful of other channels. Same with home phone--I use Nettalk, and the reliability is not great compared to my old Verizon land line. But at $3/month for unlimited nationwide calling, it is worth the trade. I am working on a comparison spreadsheet of the free/low cost mobile phone options--I will post it when I complete it and report if I decide to use one of the services.

Fortunately I do not qualify for that. So when did a cell phone become a necessity that the govt needs to provide for everyone? Must have been "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

Yes, that is the problem with Scratch Wireless--they only offer one phone, and it is an older Moto Photon. However, it is cheap ($99 for phone, $0 for Wifi service, $2 for one-day voice/text, or $15 for one month). Republic and Freedompop offer more device options and similar pricing.

That is essentially it. There are several companies now offering combinations from service relying 100% on wifi, to plans where wifi is primary and cellular serves as a backup. Or you can go 100% wifi and purchase a day or a month voice/data at a time. Plans range from free to very cheap. Obviously it would work better in a metropolitan area, but I might give it a shot, was wondering if anyone here has tried it with any of the companies that specialize in this area. Article in the WSJ discusses the option: http://on.wsj.com/1b1BF6H

I have been looking at free/cheap mobile phone service using carriers and plans that are wifi only, or wifi backed up by cellular (I have found Scratch wireless, Freedompop, and Republic so far). Scratch has some plans that look good, but what I understand from their website, they only offer one (old) phone (Moto Photon Q). No BYOD, no other options that I could find. Freedom offers more phones, but I think they are locked. However, they do allow BYOD. I have not looked at Republic in depth yet. Anyone using any of these or other cheap/free mobile phone service using wifi-only or wifi + 4g backup?

I have no tattoos, but now I want to get one across my ass so they can take a picture of that.

Just finished Blue Tent Sky--WOW!!! I understand the book is written from one man's perspective and hence is (by definition) one-sided and biased. But I have read a bit about the Aitkin case, and I think it is pretty well written and appears to be accurate. But even if it were highly exaggerated--which I do not believe it is--it is really scary! I think every gun owner in the PRNJ should read this. It only takes a couple hours to read. I have always trusted that if I made a good faith effort to comply with the law, then I should be safe. I study the law in my free time--especially laws that might affect me, such as firearms. But that is not going to help when a police officer, the judge, and the prosecutor do not even know or choose to ignore the law. And it can cost you significant money, time, and loss of freedom with no recourse. What a chilling effect! If the same practice were applied to freedom of speech, religion, mobility, voting, people would be up in arms (well, maybe not legally in NJ). Lessons from the book--which I already knew, but they have been strongly reinforced: Keep any weapons out of sight during transport (e.g. to and from the range, or when moving between residences). Never admit to LE that you have firearms. Never tell anyone you have firearms. NEVER consent to a search of ANYTHING.

I just read the free Kindle sample and will likely purchase the full version.

Just finished "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa," book 1 of Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. Excellent history of the European theater in WWII. I never realized how unprepared and poorly trained our military was at the time. It took some time, but the U.S. and allied troops really stepped up! Also just finished Hawking's "A Brief History of Time," which was excellent and pretty mind blowing. And I just started reading "I, Robot." Can't believe I had never read any of the Robot series! I read and loved the Foundation series long ago, so I am hoping this is as good. I do need to download and read "Atlas Shrugged" as well...

With the idiots in Toms River and other highly publicized incidents of a child finding an unsecured gun and killing himself or another child, I am not surprised that the question gets asked. I would guess that there is a higher casualty count from accidental poisonings due to unsecured household chemicals; but it is the gun incidents that get the publicity. Blame the media for making it seem like kids are killed all the time from AD/ND.

Great. Thanks for all the feedback! Most of my foreign friends (visitors and residents) have expressed interest in shooting and I'd love to take them to the range. For many the barriers and costs make it difficult in their home countries.

Is there any legal issue (e.g. illegal transfer) if one were to bring a visiting foreign-national to the range and allowing them to shoot one's personal firearms? I know ranges in NJ do not have any problem renting to foreign nationals, but is there any issue with an individual doing this?

Yeah, I am pretty sure that is it. Sometimes I notice the billing on my statement without having realized they were using it, I will definitely pay attention to it in dealing with small merchants.

I will definitely not purchase from merchants using square, and tell them why.

I am pretty sure they are within their legal rights to restrict based on any arbitrary factor. However, not if it discriminates against a constitutionally protected group. So race-based discriminators would probably not be allowed. One would think that discrimination based on constitutionally protected activities would also be illegal. At any rate, let's hope we can make square feel the pain of their "[im]moral outrage"

I could imagine a double tap where the guy spins around for the 2nd shot. If you really fear for your life I can see emptying a 15 round magazine as the guy spins around. I mean if someone is in your house, uninvited, at night, then I would be pretty fearful that they intended harm. Outside the home I believe the duty to retreat applies only in the use of deadly force; but not if you know that you can safely retreat. If you are outside of the home and threatened, and you have no safe means of egress (e.g. you are cornered or surrounded). Burden is upon the state to prove that you knew that you could safely retreat. From State v. Martinez: justifiable if "[t]he actor knows that he can avoid the necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating...." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4b(2)(b). An exception to this doctrine of retreat, however, is that no duty to retreat is imposed upon a person who, free from fault in bringing on a difficulty, is attacked at or in his dwelling house. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4b(2)(b)(i); State v. Bonano, 59 N.J. 515, 518-519 (1971). Furthermore, from State v. Martinez case law would indicate that the "no duty to retreat inside the home" extends to one's porch (don't know about decks or patios though): The defendant may, under our law, meet the assailant at the threshold of the home and prevent him from entering by any means, including deadly force. Under such circumstances, the homicide is justified and the defendant would be entitled to an acquittal. In State v. Bonano, supra, the Supreme Court was confronted with the issue of "whether, and under what circumstances, a man must retreat when confronted by an assailant, before he may justifiably kill another in his own defense." Id. 59 N.J. at 518. The Court adhered to the "well nigh universal rule" that a man is not bound to retreat from his dwelling house. Id. at 519. Moreover, the Court held that "[a] porch or other similar physical appurtenance is deemed to come within this concept." Id. at 520. In Bonano, the Court concluded that the defendant was entitled to a charge to the effect that if the defendant was standing at his own doorway when the victim approached, drew a knife and threatened to kill the defendant, and if the defendant reasonably believed he was in danger of losing his life or suffering serious bodily harm, then the defendant was under no duty to retreat but might stand his ground and resist the attack even to the extent of employing deadly force. Id. at 521. A cautionary word, Martinez was decided in 1989, much has changed in 25 years! But the state still has burden of proof, and I think this case would be decided favorably in NJ even today.

I have found that with window A/C units, they tend to develop a moldy smell after a year or two of use. I am pretty sure that water in the condensate pan in a low-light part of the unit combined with indoor air of most homes (unless your home is an ISO 4 clean room) will tend to create an environment that is hospitable to mold growth. I have noticed some of the older ductless units where I work appear to have visible mold on the louvers. The UV lights are the same ones that are used in water purification systems to kill various microorganisms. That being said, my window unit was stored in the garage and not used during the off season, whereas I can run the ductless in heat mode during the winter to dry it out. I have also looked at a product that is placed in the condensate pan which is supposed to reduce the scum buildup and prevent drain clogs. I forget the name, but it looks like a piece of high-density foam.

Anyone familair with or using this type of UV air cleaning product for air conditioning systems? Do they work well at killing airborne contaminents and reducing mold in ductless systems? Or is it just hype? They are not cheap, but if they are effective I would probably consider getting one. http://www.freshaireuv.com/mini-uv.html Thanks!