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  4. Posted

     

    Sure we have spoiled people, people who never worked a day and have always been on the dole, but we also have people who work their ass off, and know what needs done.

     

    It is a fragile balance and predicting which way things go is reading chicken bones and tea leafs.

    All true. And those hard working folks will keep plowing ahead as they've always did regardless of the circumstances. All others, will do as they always did: sitting on their behinds bitching the gov. isn't there anymore to help them. Or get killed first, or resort  to lawlessness.

  7. Posted

     

    wink-_-wink, on 27 Mar 2014 - 10:39 PM, said:snapback.png

     

    If not life or death, what alternatives would you guys be ok with?  Again stipulating 100% certainty, beyond any shadow of doubt, DNA proven violent crimes such as murder, treason, or as someone put above dealing with children, elderly, or mentally handicapped ( as a group I would cal the defenseless)

     

     

     

    Life sentence.

    No other alternatives.

  8. Posted

     

    If not life or death, what alternatives would you guys be ok with?  Again stipulating 100% certainty, beyond any shadow of doubt, DNA proven violent crimes such as murder, treason, or as someone put above dealing with children, elderly, or mentally handicapped ( as a group I would cal the defenseless)

    Life sentence.

  9. Posted

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    I'm not actually against the death penalty, but consider this, how often does the government get it wrong?  Sure, they often also get it right, but I don't trust the government to run a bath, never mind run a "justice" system that doesn't railroad people.  I think in a ideal world, where people are treated fairly, money doesn't buy lawyers, judges and juries, and juries are actually competent instead of people who couldn't think of an excuse to get out of jury duty then the death penalty is option that should be used sparingly.

     

    ...

    And that's why I'm against the death penalty.

    Death is final. If the gov gets it wrong, there's no remedy and it has gotten it wrong a lot of times.

    Besides, do you really want 12 easily swayed,  mentally challenged mouth breathers deciding if you live or die? I don't.

  12. Posted

    Morris and Essex counties, please.

     

    Long story short:

    12 year old car with 217,000 got rear ended. Nothing too bad.

     

    I would like to have an idea of how much it will cost to fix before I proceed with an insurance claim. If there's a chance that the insurance co will declare it a total loss, I'll leave them out of it and fix it on my own.

     

    Please pm for details.

     

    Will pay for your time with money, beer or ammo.

     

    Thank you

     

     

  15. Posted

    So, I ordered a box of Win. M22 on 2/25.

    Got the following email on 2/26:

    "Hello!

     

    Thank you for your recent order.  Cabela’s appreciates your interest in our merchandise

    and we welcome this opportunity to serve your sporting needs.  

    Unfortunately, we are unable to get authorization on the credit card that was used on

    your order.  Please contact our Customer Relations Department at your earliest convenience."

     

    Unable to get authorization on the credit card used??? Dafug?? It's their CC.

     

    So I called in. And went something like this:

    Hi, I got this email about a problem with my CC.

    Yes, where did you find out about that ammo being available?

    Saw it in a forum

    See, that's the problem. Those links sometimes are not updated---honestly I zoomed out after that. I saw I wasn't getting the ammo-

    No problem, it's not a big deal.

     

    And it isn't a big deal. Inventory issues happen.

    But I was thinking all day long, why just not send an email canceling the order? That would have been fine, and has been done before. Why have me calling in?

    So I emailed them back that evening:

     

    "A simple "we are canceling your order" email would have sufficed instead of having me calling the 800 number to be told the same.

    Thank you"

     

    So I got the cancellation notice on the 27th, sold out for the season.

     

    No big deal. I don't need it to stave off the invading hordes. I just really wish they had sent the cancellation email instead of having me calling in.

  16. Posted

    Without going into details on individuals or groups, my position is FUKC EVERYONE INVOLVED in this tradeoff.

     

    We're obviously NOT GETTING ENOUGH from this horse trade. Defining "reasonable deviation" to situations that are actually reasonable is, at essence, UNREASONABLE. It is nothing, zero. And the 10-round law would do everything for NJ that the 7-round law did for New York. NOTHING.

     

     

    +1

     

     

    dafug???

  19. Posted

    I know what Volokh is saying and he's technically correct, but:

     

    "By 2014, the percentage of people living in the Red states, with no possibility of even applying for a permit, has declined to zero."

     

    we all know that's really not so.

    He, later, does acknowledge that getting a ccw in NJ is extremely rare.

     

    Regardless, this can only be good news for us.

  20. Posted

    There is a version of it called "summer biathlon," held a few times a year up at Cherry Ridge, which substitutes running for cross country skiing, with shooting in between, as in the winter sport.

     

    Indeed. The wife and I did it a couple times. Loads of fun and a great way to break in new people into shooting and gun ownership.

    Unfortunately it came to an end unless somebody steps up to help.

     

    From their facebook page:

    Hope everyone has been enjoying the Olympics! Don't the winter biathletes make it look easy?! If ever NJ were to venture into the winter variety of biathlon, this certainly would have been the year! But for 2014, we have a new challenge.

     

    It is with great appreciation but a wee bit of sadness that I share the news that our Chief of Range, Paul Mossip, and his lovely wife Emmy, are retiring from their volunteer posts. I have always stressed that I am AMAZED at their hard work and dedication to NJ Summer Biathlon, considering that they do not compete or have any family members that compete - they are just really, really nice people. Along with Mom Caroline, they have given almost 20 years of volunteer service to us. They have more than earned the right to step back

     

    But...without a Chief of Range, we cannot host events. Period. Keep in mind that Paul Mossip also owned the rifles, and without him, we have no loaner rifles for beginners. This would mean that until a solution is found, our events would only be held for individuals who own rifles. Even then, I really need a new crew of dedicated individuals to step up and help time the events and work the range.

     

    NJ Summer Biathlon has always been a group effort and its success is due to our amazing volunteers. I would greatly appreciate any ideas you might have as to the future of our events. Maybe you know someone who would be willing to be our Chief of Range? Please share your thoughts and ideas If you have specific questions about how our events work, especially with the firearms laws in NJ, let me know.

     

    Fingers crossed that we can find a way to continue hosting fun & safe biathlons here in the Garden State!

     

    Enjoy the Winter Olympics and all our East Coast snow and I look forward to hearing from you!

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/NJ-Summer-Biathlon/111322242229252

     

    The loaner rifles were Marlin 2000, blue poly stock with peep sights,  I think. Nothing fancy. This was done for the fun of it.

     

    Anybody can and are willing to help?

  21. Posted

    Any general estimate when the Whippany range would be opening? Summer, fall etc? About how long does it take to build an indoor range? I l know it depends on many factors but am just curious.

    It's going to be a while. I drive by every day and the property still has the for sale sign on it. Also it's a very short distance from a day care center. It's not going to be pretty when the soccer moms find out that a range with all those black, evil guns may be going up next door.

  22. Posted

    Wow, thanks for this tread.

    Next time the wife and I go to the range we'll drive separate cars.  I'll take the guns and she'll take the magazines and ammo. Furthermore, we'll depart the house two hours apart so there's no chance of us crossing paths until we are inside the range. We never know what can happen.

    Should I filed strip the guns and put each little component in it's little baggy with a little lock? One can never be to safe, you know.

     

    :facepalm:

     

     

  23. Posted

    So I was dead wrong about the sponsors' voting base, but what about possible bill supporters? Others might represent borderline districts and it would be in their best interest to shy away from voting for BS gun control.  

     

    These election results make me wonder.  Do these women support gun control because a) they think it is popular among their constituents [my personal thoughts are that most democratic/independent voters don't care about gun control and they will vote for the incumbent dem regardless] b) they need gun control to gain support from party leaders and peers c) they have a personal aversion to guns in general, especially when in the hands of free civilians d) they want to chase gun-owning voters out of state?

     

    Here:

    http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/11/election_2013_state_senate_results.html

     

    Except for a race or two, the results are pretty lopsided either way.

     

     

     

    Those margins of victory are very Corleone-ish, aren't they?

    District gerrymandering at its finest.

    Gov. Christie had a chance to undo that during the last redistricting, but he failed.

  24. Posted

     

    My feeling is that when Weinberg, Gill, and Cunningham originally sponsored this legislation, they neglected just how many of their potential voting base would be impacted.

     

    2013 election results:

     

    Loretta Weinberg   68.5%    28,321 votes

    Paul A. Duggen      31.5%   13,038 votes

     

    Sandra Cunningham   73.1%    18,822 votes

    Maria Karczewski         26.9%    6,932 votes

     

     

    Nia Gill             73.1%     27,132 votes

    Joseph Cupoli  26.9%    9,972 votes

     

    When the incumbents win with margins like these, do you think they care? Do you think it matters to them if they lose a couple percentage points?

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