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    7 hours ago, AlDente67 said:

    Reminds me of back in the day when people would order cartons of smokes from the tribes at half or less of the NJ retail.  Then they sued the tribes for billing records of customers here and sent out tax bills in the hundreds or thousands.  Surprise!

    Meanwhile, a few of the smokers working in S. Jersey would drive down to DE on the lunch hour and stock up in cash. I cannot recall the names.

    Since then, DE realized the game and bumped their rate to match NJ and PA, so they cost the same no matter which side of the bridge you are on.

    But on sales tax for regular purchases, wasn't it Christie who raised the gas tax in return for a meager reduction on goods taxes and then the financial wiz Corzine backed out on the goods tax?  Or do I have them reversed?

    CC agreed to the gas tax increase in exchange for a reduction in sales tax, which will go back up, and the estate tax.  Only 18 states have a death tax and at the time only NJ and MD had both estate and inheritance.  NJ only has one right now but I’m sure that will be restored. 

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    Only 4 years ago this was one tax that NJ did not less the nation in and in fact was either 2nd or 3rd lowest.  Well why would an overly tax burdened state not wanna be compete to be among the highest like everywhere else. 
     

    One might think with the precipitous drop in car traffic the roads would, in fact, need less maintenance.  Silly me trying to make some sense of things.  I read average price for gas in NJ was 2.19 so this is nearly a 5% increase.  What’s the total tax now?  Over 50 cents per gallon?  

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    On 8/27/2020 at 12:07 PM, AlDente67 said:

    Seems like CC would be a huge risk anyway, what with the backlash by prosecutors if you need the defend yourself.I couldn't afford representation if faced with that fight.

    On a side note, a bankruptcy lawyer I know says he gets 2k and up to file the papers.  I was thinking if someone had the cash to pay him, they weren't in such bad shape to begin with (medical bills and wild CC balances aside)

    It’s tough even with insurance.  I have a couple policies on CCW and have it written into my umbrella with Pure insurance.  

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    I spoke to a FFL yesterday who I won't quote and they told me rough 4 in 10 sales he's done since he reopened are first time gun owners, some of whom are stone cold libs.  @Bomber pointed out first time applications for FPID is at a high.  I'd really like to hear from the FFL's on this board what they are seeing.  I know they are incredibly busy in this environment but perhaps they know, anecdotally, how many first time buyers they see.

     

    The only three I am sure are FFL's are @remixer @JT Custom Guns @PK90.  The dynamic on purchases may be very different in the gun friendly state of AZ but I am curious what is happening there.  The FFL, the one mentioned above was NJ, that I spoke to in FL is seeing a bit more first time buyers but I am in a pretty gun friendly AO down there.

     

    If we can gather some of the data perhaps we can analyze it and formulate a strategy on attracting more people.  I know it's been tried before but we are in a pretty unique period in history what with a pandemic and civil unrest.  Just a thought. I mean I can go hide in FL but the we've already been infected so it's only a matter of time before the host becomes necrotic if we don't get active in FL again--side problem.

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    A billion in new taxes and of course he reintroduces the millionaire's tax (odd there's no wealth tax in NJ) where he is really just raising the top rate from 8.97 to 10.95% and I'll hope Sweeney DK's it.  Here's the odd part.  He's raising fees on FPID to 100 bucks and to 50 bucks on P2P which is another deterrent to gun ownership in NJ, or maybe they'll like us more over the revenue.  I don't point this out as just an attack on gun owners but an attack on low income people.  It's almost a little Jim Crow like to make the hurdle insurmountable for some folks thus, preventing them from achieving their 2a rights.  I may even look at the legality of a charity where we can help people below some means test get help paying their fees.  I'll have to speak to some folks on the mechanics and legality of this.  I thought Democrats were the defenders of the middle class and lower income families.  Maybe they are but they just put gun ownership out of reach of some people.  Perhaps we can ACLU or some other groups to call this out.  

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    I’ve never read where employment is a requirement to own a gun.  It’s an intimidation move.  
     

    I guess I’ve been fortunate.  When I lived in Montville they never even contacted the references and would have paper in one week or less.  
     

    When I bought this house in Rumson I decided to change of address my p2p because you can’t even go shooting without one these days, at least it seems.  With all the craziness I wasn’t expecting it to happen quickly but after a few months I called the local PD to see what was up.  They couldn’t have been nicer or more helpful. I made a mistake and rather than reapply the adjusted the info in the SP system and the goods arrived a couple weeks ago.  

    I’m not sure I’d purchase anything but the time I’m here I’d like to be able to go to the range thus I went through the process.  I don’t understand why I need an FPID (p for purchase) but it’s a requirement everywhere.  It’s also a huge impediment for new shooters.  Yes I know at ranges it’s a suicide prevention discussion.  However for someone who has guns and no FPID I don’t see how that’s helpful.  

    Moreover, many ranges won’t let me on (some clubs won’t allow me to join) because my FPID and D/L don’t match (FL license).  I dealt with that before I left the first time and even explained to several FFL’s that ID and residency are two different things and is even explained on the 4473 for multi-state residents.  I’ve been denied purchase (their store their rules) unnecessarily.   It’s just odd that notion of FPID and marching d/l (not a requirement) carries through to range membership.  Again, NJ firearms community making an already difficult environment unnecessarily worse.  

    I keep my FL D/L primarily because their DMV is far and away much easier to deal with. Licenses are for 10 years and for CCW purposes reciprocity for resident vs non-residents has a much larger number of states.  
     

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    On 8/22/2020 at 11:55 AM, Displaced Texan said:

    I rarely discuss my personal life with anyone, but Today, I need your prayers. Today is the day that we all know comes eventually, but pray never comes. 

    We have to say goodbye to our little girl, Harley, our miniature Dachshund. She crossing the rainbow bridge. 
     

    We have been blessed with being her parents for 16 years, and we could not have asked for a better little girl. 
    We are beyond devastated, and heartbroken. 
     

    Goodbye, my sweet angel. We will be strong for you, like you were for us.

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    I’m really sorry man.  It’s rough but think of the good times. 

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    A friend of mine and her husband moved to Charlotte, NC after she got a big job with US Airways.  He decided instead of looking for a gig to open an authentic Italian deli and absolutely killed.  His brother-in-law, my former attorney, sold his practice, moved down with his wife and they expanded to 3 locations.  They’ve had quite a bit of success with the deli’s.   

    21 minutes ago, tomk62 said:

    I keep telling my wife I need to do this.  No "fat" sandwiches here and it's a college town.

    It’s not a bad idea at all. 

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  25. Posted

    21 hours ago, bhunted said:

    Same probs down here. But you should have a Panera down there for bagels, no? Their bagels are actually quite good. Pizza, same thing down here. Nobody tosses crust. They put it into a pile driver and beat it into submission. BUT, we have gained a northerner down here from Lodi, NJ and he opened Jersey Boys Kitchen. Finally, some NJ style cooking. From breakfast sammiches to home style meat loaf.:)

     

     

    Yeah there’s a Panera on the mainland that’s a pain in the butt to get over to.  There’s so much traffic in Yulee and Fernandina (off island) that it’s not quite worth it.  They’ve really built up over the last 6 years (and started earlier) that it’s like route 10 in East Hanover, you can’t get anywhere.  

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