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For me, the references and background checks came back about 3 weeks ago and the application is now sitting on the Detective's desk, where he is "working on them." Does anyone know what that means? I thought it was just a matter of typing them up and signing them.

I wouldn't shoot thunderbolt if you payed me to do so, but I'm encouraged that .22 seems to be popping up more frequently on Cabela's. This is a hopeful sign.

The good thing about living in NJ is that they'll be very maladapted locusts. I think there will be plentiful deer and squirrel in my neighborhood long after the last of my neighbors has died from a diet of tree bark and other nonmoving objects.

Here's what passes for good news in NYC. From the article above: "Unlike most other gun-possession cases in the nation's biggest city, the airport cases are often reduced to noncriminal violations if the owners can prove there's nothing criminal about their ownership, stay out of trouble for six months, pay a $250 fine and forfeit the guns." If even NYC has this tiny modicum of decency, maybe that means in that in NJ, in the theoretical but much discussed case that you are caught peeing at a gas station, or the officer finds a way to use a welding torch to remove your compensator, your life may not be over.

Great explanation, and I sure hope it's right. Because it would mean that even without CC in office, there will be some sort of external check on the worst instincts of NJ Dems. And when they learn that pretty much none of their base even noticed this thing going away, maybe they'll finally realize that they have nothing to gain by kicking the hornet's nest (us.) Thinking out loud here, but I wonder of there's some way to offer a carrot to reward this behavior, as a complement to the stick we've been beating them with.

As much as I'd like to believe that, I don't think Drake will have any impact on magazine restrictions. It deals only with carry outside the home. Mag restrictions and silly cosmetic AWB restrictions will have to be part of another "common use" suit.

So if I'm just punching holes in paper it shouldn't make a difference?

How do you go about picking the best bullet weight for a combat gun? Unlike precision rifle, minutes of angle aren't going to matter, and you're going to be shooting well outside of the inherent accuracy of the gun/ammo combination. So, is it important to fine tune your load the way you would do with rifle?

Prices are great. How is the quality?

If we ever get a Republican president, all it would take is an executive clarification, like the dozens that have been issued for Obamacare, to make this whole thing go away. Alternatively, if Republicans regain the Senate this fall, I don't think it would be too hard to get this "common sense" clarification written into law. The problem then is that O would probably veto it.

Submitted Utah last week. I wonder if the 9th circuit ruling and the possibility of a SCOTUS showdown has sparked interest nationally. It's what tipped me over the edge.

Say you wisely invest in gold, the currency gets totally debased, and now you want to cash in. How hard is it to sell, and how much of a haircut do you take? I would imagine the buyers would want to test it for authenticity and still charge a premium for the risk of adulterated product, which might cost something.

I buy all my guns from Jim Flynn. He's a good FFL and gets good prices with reasonable transfer fees.

I'm doing research for my first handgun, and it seem no one has anything but good things to say about the Walther PPQ, so I was surprised when my search on this forum produced zero hits. It looks to me like a Glock, but with an excellent trigger. I'm lefty, so I appreciate the ambidextrous features. I was leaning toward a Sig P226, but this seems better for a lefty. Does anyone have one? Any opinions? I've also looked at the HK's for their lefty friendly guns, but it seems the triggers aren't as good. OK, I'll admit, this awesome video is what really made me get one. It's a shameless infomercial, but still: A few questions: about the video: 1) Has anyone here tried shooting their pistol under water? It looks like fun, and maybe a good way to lose a hand. 2) At 1:37, the "Hellenic Navy Seal" is drinking what appears to be a Starbucks Mocchiato. Is that type of behavior typically encouraged within the European spec op community? 3) The balloon test at 3:03. Would the RO's at Cherry Ridge be OK with me doing this, and if so, would anyone volunteer to help me learn the technique?

Mine just arrived in the mail. Wow. This thing is a beast. The steel is thick: 1/2 inch at the base. It's 19" long and weighs 2 pounds. The wood handle is in near perfect condition, and the blade has a nice patina and is greasy from storage. It's actually somewhat sharp. I'm going to order another one as a user, and my cheap Chinese machete is going in the garbage.

Yes you are, and this might be the time to pull the trigger on the mass CCW application drive.

How common is an amicus brief *against* taking a case? This reeks of desperation to me. If the AG were confident in his position, wouldn't he welcome a ruling from SCOTUS to resolve the case once and for all, vindicating what he thinks is the correct interpretation? If I were a SCOTUS justice, this would only pique my interest in taking the case.

I saw that video this morning and was disappointed with the anti-gun slant. It's the sort of thing I would have expected from the NYT. For those who don't want to watch the whole thing, it's "The top 5 things the gun industry won't tell you." 1: "It's not the guns, it's the bullets." 2: "There's no criminal background check for people on the terrorist watch list." People on the list tried to buy guns and explosives 1200 times between 2004 and 2010 and were successful 91% of the time. (I wonder how they figured that out, given the list is supposed to be secret.) 3. "When it comes to politics, the gun industry is unbeatable." For refutation, see NJ. In 2011-2012 election cycle, the NRA spent $19MM on senate and house campaigns. How does this compare with what Bloomberg spent? 4: "Owning a gun is statisticaly bad for your health." People with guns in the home are 3x as likely to commit suicide and 2x as likely to be a victim of homicide than those without access to guns. 5: "Obama is the best thing to happen to gun sales in decades." Amen. I'm most concerned with 4. This is based on a January Annals of Internal Medicine article, which I'll try to dig up. I wonder what the quality of that research is, and if we can come up with refutation points. 3:

That is incredible. Maybe it's a deficiency of my imagination, but the old b&w's don't look like "real" people. These people could be my neighbors with different haircuts. I didn't even know the technology existed back then. I wonder why we don't see more like this.

This is the biggest obstacle I run into. A lot of guys are interested in guns but can't get the wives to agree.

Wasn't his mother trying to get him hospitalized around that time? I know the mother of the guy who shot Chris Kyle was pretty much begging the VA to hospitalize him because he was a danger. It's incredibly hard to find hospital beds even for the dangerously psychotic. It's sad that Weinberg and gang don't spend any time addressing it. Maybe because fixing the problem would cost money, as opposed to passing meaningless legislation, which is free. It also doesn't score photogenic points the way holding up a evil black rifle and claiming to have protected society from it has. I think they should be held criminally responsible after the next shooting by a floridly psychotic individual.

I really think these polls are a cynical attempt to drive traffic. 10k hits just helps them sell advertising. As someone said, they'll bury the results as soon as they figure the additional hits are no longer worth the embarrassment to them of showing just how many people oppose this bill.

That will look great when the prosecutor tells a jury of NJ soccer moms that you stood your ground and used an ammo called "RIP".

OP also asked about type of firearms. It largely depends on what you plan to do with it, but I'm old fashioned and believe you should stick with a long gun until safe handling becomes reflexive. It's just too easy for a handgun to suddenly be pointing in the wrong direction. Unless you have very specific needs, you need a shotgun and a .22. Shotgun is the most versatile, as you can swap out barrels (rifled vs. smooth) and shoot a variety of ammo for everything from large game hunting to clay sports. I like a good pump, like the Remington 870 for simplicity and ease of finding spare parts. Get a Wingmaster and it will last a few generations. A .22 is a good way to learn to shoot at targets and is just such a basic gun. I like a high quality bolt action like a CZ or Savage. You can start by loading one cartridge at a time, and you're less likely to end up with a surprise cartridge in the chamber than with a semi-auto.

I'll add to that buy the biggest safe you have room for. Those guns tend breed like rabbits in the dark.