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  1. Posted

    On 3/16/2018 at 2:50 PM, Darrenf said:

    That's okay.   Can't accommodate everyone.  This would have been my third year in a row, and probably the most important year to date.  I hope it is a great success.  My wife and I really enjoyed the last one.

    Thanks for coming out to them.  Glad to hear you've enjoyed them. :)

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  5. Posted

    26 minutes ago, xXxplosive said:

    IMO....his perception is warped regarding 2A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Is it because he misuses words like reality?  

    Frankly, there is an objective reality to be explored on matters like firearms and violence, IMO (and I suspect most here would agree).   Many seem to want to subscribe to a subjective view of the world, which leads them to spout nonsense like this.  (I think exploring the ideas of meaning and symbolism can be useful in determining why people think what they do, but it isn't useful in understanding phenomena in the physical world.)

  6. Posted

    Any worthwhile representation at that level is going to be frighteningly expensive.  That's why cases supported and guided by institutions (like ANJRPC) are so valuable.  The fact that an individual decided it was too expensive to finance on their own doesn't mean a whole lot.  

    By the way, I'm not arguing Nappen is a saint or some kind of savior.  My point was that I don't think he deserves much of the criticism that I see here based on things I personally have witnessed. 

  7. Posted

    4 minutes ago, capt14k said:

     


    From the horse's mouth. It was too much money to continue was the exact statement.


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    Yes that is why he now has to travel to NJ to self promote for free and then sell tickets for his other speaking engagements.


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    So Nappen said that he wanted too much money to continue his case?  That doesn't make any sense.

  8. Posted

    12 minutes ago, Downtownv said:

     

    He's a great self promoter. I called his office 3 times, told him it was gun related and important. Told he will call me right back. That was 2 years ago....I never got that call back.

    Your entitled to your opinion, but not your own facts.

    He didn't know me from Adam I could have been you, I don't think he would have called you back neither.What good is a Gun attorney, if they don't call you back?

    Perhaps if I was headline news he would have rushed in like Zorro and rescue me...

     

    I personally have no use for someone like that.

     

     

    Remember, You are entitled to ONE phone call....

     

    And I know several people he has helped. 

    Can he be hard to get a hold of sometimes?  YES.  But then again, so am I.

    My "ONE phone call" is to my wife, not my lawyer. Should I need to make it, she knows what to do from there.  (God forbid).

  10. Posted

    10 minutes ago, capt14k said:

     And makes his money on book sales and charges people to hear him speak. What do I base his unfounded statements causing people to repeat what he says as gospel? How about a loaded magazine by itself is illegal in NJ? I find him to be overrated and IMO he has done absolutely nothing for NJ Firearms Owners other than plead some cases out. I am not a fan of Nappen and I’m sorry if that hurts your feelings.   

     

     

    Since you seem to be close to Nappen how about next time you speak to him ask him what happened to taking the Pantano case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

     

     

     

     

    If you were following Pantano, you know that the NJ Supreme Court decided to not hear the case, claiming that their earlier decision to hear it was "improvident", I think.  If he couldn't appeal a state court ruling, my understanding is that it would have changed the path to SCOTUS to be through the federal court system, which we had already done with Drake, et al.  

  11. Posted

    3 hours ago, capt14k said:

    State Police have confirmed there is no repercussions of denial in NJ just need to answer YES to denied and write NJ denied CCW for lack of justifiable need. Also some have confirmed NH didn't have an issue either. Question isn't even on most states applications anymore. I just checked Arizona application and there is no such question. My guess is Nappen probably started the rumor about denial hurting future rights in other states.

     

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    Based on what, exactly?  The irony here is that now you will have started a rumor and in 3 to 6 months I'll be reading about how some numbskull "knows" this is true cause he "read it somewhere".   

    Here is what I know about Evan Nappen.  He has appeared at each NJ SAFE Conference.  Do you know what we pay speakers?  Nothing. If they come from out of state, we offer them a room to stay in the night before. He has been doing a Continuing Legal Education course with us too.  You know how much money we paid him for that course?  Nothing. Zero. Zilch.  So for the past couple years, he takes his own time to travel to NJ, spend a day with us teaching CLE to help other lawyers know the gun laws better, and then speaks at the conference.  

  12. Posted

    On 12/26/2017 at 8:51 PM, Mrs. Peel said:

    It was in the thread on SAFECON... the representative from NJSP made the point that being denied for CCW due to not having "justifiable need" was NOT grounds for later being denied anything else. He went so far as to encourage people to apply! And he was on video too when he made the statements. But, he pointed out, that YES, you do have to answer the question properly on the form and indicate that you were denied. But, your answer simply prompts them to look up your prior application if they see that it was because of inadequate justifiable need, it doesn't count against you. I'll see if I can locate that thread for you.

     

    @voyager9--- here's the thread -- 

     Scroll to the comments from September 24th on --- there's a few in there about his presentation (DSG Bloom, NJSP Firearms Unit). 

    For what its worth, here is a link to DSG Bloom's presentation at NJSAFE.

     

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  14. Posted

    16 hours ago, 1LtCAP said:

    i'm gonna ask a question that's gonna sound like i'm being a dick....but i gotta ask. i am not intending this in any way bad mean or offensive.

     i thought there was some convo going on that the 2 lawyers that seem to handle most of the 2a cases here in pfrnj were both pretty much in favor of the status quo? now we're depending on one of them to get us outta the status quo?

     

    This is patently ridiculous.  The prominent lawyers in New Jersey's 2A community do not prefer the "status quo", have never said they support the "status quo", and have done far more than most to change the "status quo".  

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  15. Posted

    1 hour ago, reloaderguy said:

    Years.

     

    ANJRPC is not the NRA. Good try though.

     

    If you read the email, it specifically mention that NRA is involved in the lawsuit in a supporting role.

     

    2 hours ago, Pizza Bob said:

     

    Federal courts in New Jersey have previously upheld the State's restrictions, but the new lawsuit-which was filed in cooperation with the National Rifle Association-asks the courts to take another look at the issue, based on a recent federal decision striking down the District of Columbia's similar law as flatly unconstitutional. "We thank the NRA for its incredible support and guidance, which made this new lawsuit possible," continued Bach.

    Emphasis mine

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  16. Posted

    34 minutes ago, Cecil Harvey said:

    Sorry I'm a bit late to the party on replying.

    I attended until about 1pm with a friend (I had a bachelor party to attend to, which did involve a range trip). 

    The panels were of mixed quality, of what I saw. The best ones I attended were the NJ State Police rep and the community building panel. I thought both were too short. The identity theft protection one was real bad, boring, and was quite a bit of a sales pitch. I wish I could have stayed longer to see some of the other speakers later in the day.

    I attended last year's as well, and thought the talks were on average better. I remember them being longer and more detailed. 

    If I can, I'll be attending next year as well. I'd love for there to be fewer talks, focusing on the higher quality ones. 

    Thanks, @John Willett for putting this on!

    Thanks for the feedback.  It's very much appreciated.  Glad to hear you were able to hit the range too that day!

  17. Posted

    On 9/24/2017 at 3:39 PM, leadunderpressure said:
    On 9/24/2017 at 3:08 PM, John Willett said:
    An article was published attacking two of our speakers and their respective organizations by name, and insinuating collusion with another who is widely assumed to be another of our speakers (basically gossip dressed up as scandal).  There were a couple of folks with questions that prompted a response to those attacks, which out of context might have felt like attacks themselves.  The decision for me in allowing the question to open the door was in terms of "do we address it and then move on or do we ignore it and allow it to fester without reply?"  I chose the former.  

    I'm very glad it got addressed. Thank you for allowing that to get brought to the open forum. I wish the actual people involved could have responded as well.

    Of course!  Part of our mission is about bringing members of the community together. It certainly would have made for more of an exchange. 

    Those that lobbed those bombs have been invited numerous times over the years. However, they clearly indicated that they would need to have the conference operate "under" their "banner" to "protect their brand".   The conference is specifically not owned by any group so that all groups might be encouraged to participate.

    Their lack of participation has been their choice, no one else's.

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  18. Posted

    On 9/24/2017 at 10:38 AM, matty said:

    The Ramsey Range issue is a don't care for me, there can be a number of reasons that application was withdrawn. Happens all the time at zoning boards. I, like may others, have heard the same old song from NRA and ANJRPC about how they are working behind the scenes in NJ, yet things only get worse. And are likely to get much worse. Unless they can somehow engineer a Trumpian level upset of Murphy, I don't see them being able or willing to do much to prevent the Steamroller of Revenge from quashing 2A rights in NJ. I will save my money for moving out of NJ.

    Honestly, they did a lot of work on Christie to get him where he ended up vetoing a ton of stuff that would have screwed us.  I think we need both the folks that can work the inside track quietly and the guys who can get loud on the outside track.  It's even better if they can stay aligned and try not to step on each others toes.  

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  19. Posted

    Thanks for the full review!

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    Facing threats to our freedom, property, and identity was okay. It started off good with April's section, but after that it kind of felt like commercials. Of course, when you figure how much an event like this costs to put on vs entry fees, we should expect some of that. Admittedly though, I was getting hungry at this point, so my opinion may have been skewed by constantly wondering "what's for lunch?". :lol:

    Completely valid criticism.  I would like to be clear that no one can pay to be on stage. I did offer that the first year, and did not like the results.  I make all decisions about content based on my interest and what I think would be valuable for the folks attending.  Some of them were absolutely more "pitchy" than I intended.

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    The community building discussion panel was interesting, but I wish there was a bit more of it. As much as I liked hearing everyone's intros, some took quite a bit longer than others and it didn't leave enough time to hear from the panel.

    I agree the community panel should have been longer based on our panelists, we had a late addition after the schedule was largely locked in.

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    It sounded like Schmutter could have gone on for quite some time. This was good for me, as someone who wants carry, but might have been over a newer person's head. I could sense my brother and father kind of getting antsy.

    I try to ensure that there is content that is stimulating for folks with different levels of interest or expertise.

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  20. Posted

    22 hours ago, leadunderpressure said:

    As per usual in NJ we eat our own.

     

    We couldn't have a gathering without calling out the groups not in attendance and complaining about what's been done of late by them.

     

    We have the same goals. Why can't we focus on doing something together.

     

     

    An article was published attacking two of our speakers and their respective organizations by name, and insinuating collusion with another who is widely assumed to be another of our speakers (basically gossip dressed up as scandal).  There were a couple of folks with questions that prompted a response to those attacks, which out of context might have felt like attacks themselves.  The decision for me in allowing the question to open the door was in terms of "do we address it and then move on or do we ignore it and allow it to fester without reply?"  I chose the former.  

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  21. Posted

    3 hours ago, siderman said:

    maybe this yr after the conference we can get a compilation of the Q&A's posted here on the forum. I think I inquired about that last yr but dont think it happened. If I'm wrong would love for it to be pointed out. Congrats on the continuing success of it.

    Thanks, we're certainly doing our best!

    If you mean the questions asked and answers given being collected and distributed somehow, you are correct.  Frankly, immediately after the conference I was busy trying to wrap up the business end of it and getting video edited and published that I probably wouldn't have even tried to synthesize our NJSP representative's answers in a write up.  Maybe that is something we can try to do this year as part of our post conference content on NJSafeCon.net  It's a solid idea.

  22. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Smokin .50 said:

     Carefully crafted questions, written succinctly like Peel's, is what we're aiming for.

    I am interested in gathering any questions folks have.  Don't worry too much about how it's written, if its a repeat, or whether someone asks a question you think might be obvious.  We are brainstorming here.  In a week or two all the submissions will be synthesized into one coherent list before being passed along.  

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  23. Posted

    Hi folks!  At the New Jersey SAFE Conference this year we will be having the NJ State Police Firearms Unit return.  They will have a speaker answer some pre-submitted questions from the stage early in the program and will also have a table where they will engage with attendees individually.  As a result, I need some questions to submit to them and the forums here were my best source for questions last time.  I'd like to keep the thread focused on the questions for the State Police, if you are interested in more information about the conference, you can reach me at [email protected] or visit the website at njsafecon.net  

    Fire away!

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  24. Posted

    On 8/17/2017 at 4:08 PM, Mrs. Peel said:

    I signed up for this not long ago... umm... 20 bucks? Why not? I'll be interested to hear what the line-up of speakers have to say. Besides, it's healthy to get AWAY from the keyboard on occasion! :D

    (And honestly, I'm just posting this to give the thread a little "bump" - I'm sure the organizers/sponsors are working hard to pull this event together - but this thread is getting buried on here - it should be a little more visible, I think).

    Thanks!  Glad to have you on board!  I do my best not to be spammy :)  We are a little over thirty days away, so I think you might be hearing more from us as everything firms up with speaker schedule, etc.  

    On 8/17/2017 at 9:57 PM, Smokin .50 said:

    I'll be there for the third year in a row.  Virtually anyone that matters as far as 2A goes will be there.  If I don't see ya before this event, stop at our booth to say hello!

    http://www.cnjfo.com 

    And we are glad to have you man!  I am really excited for this year as we are breaking out to have more non-firearms industry businesses and organizations wanting to participate.  We have printing companies, not to mention mechanical and construction contractors, as sponsors and cigar shops exhibiting.  Should be a lot of fun.

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