Mrs. Peel
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On 9/26/2023 at 9:27 AM, Scorpio64 said:My grandmother taught me people can't (shouldn't) believe everything they hear or read, and only half of what they see. These love triangle situations can be complicated. The only thing out of the story I can say for certain is; The trooper is an idiot for having an affair.
So, let's say the trooper either seduces, or gets himself seduced by a batshit crazy woman, they have an affair, and now the woman wants the trooper all for herself or asks for some unsavory favor. She now has the power to exploit the illicit liaison as leverage to blackmail and destroy the trooper's career and marriage if she does not get what she wants. Classic honeypot.
For whatever reason, the affair went sideways (as they usually do) and she was putting the screws to him. Ask yourself, why would anyone (cop or not) try to do something like this unless they were being threatened Did he randomly do it just for fun because he's a sadistic SOB, or more likely, used her veiled threats of suicide and blowing up his marriage and career to deal with the likely blackmail that was going on.
I'm not saying the cop was justified in using erpo to deal with a scorned woman, but when someone is backed into a corner, they will use whatever tools they have in their kit to deal with a threat. I'm not suggesting we give the cop a free pass, he is certainly culpable because he allowed himself to enter into an affair that exposed him to extortion. What I am saying is before dog piling on the cop, maybe get the entire story before making a summary judgement.
Sheesh, Scorpio! That's a lot of innuendo on your part. Have you made your own "summary judgement"? I just feel compelled to say: when a man is accused of terrible behavior, it's not always because a batshit crazy woman drove him to it.
Sometimes, it's simply because he's a terrible person.
This crowd does seem to pull the "crazy woman" card on occasion! I remember during that Gabby Petito case, someone on here said he was sure she was "crazy" based on the way she was crying to the cop. Then it came out that people witnessed her boyfriend smacking her around shortly BEFORE they were pulled over by those cops... so it seems she was understandably tearful and rattled. We all know what happened later... he ended up killing her, dumping her body, and torturing her family by remaining silent about his crime. So, WHO was actually the crazy one as it turns out?
In this case, you say: the only thing we know about this trooper is that he was an idiot for having the affair. Really? Is that all we know?
- We know that he went out of his way to get his mistress involuntarily committed.
- We know that aside from the poor judgement of having an affair, he used yet more extremely poor judgement by deciding to arrest her himself (while off-duty, with a civilian buddy)... rather than letting another officer handle it. (He stupidly put himself in an emotionally compromising situation where he was likely to lose his temper).
- We know it was a rough arrest because he's on film tossing her around like a garbage bag, sitting on her, etc.
- We know this woman was LOCKED UP FOR FIVE DAYS AGAINST HER WILL.
- We know the mental health professionals said she was NOT suicidal.
- We know the case was investigated - and one might presume statements from all parties were taken as well as the video analyzed - and as a result, NUMEROUS very serious charges have been brought against him.
Though I very much agree with you that he has a presumption of innocence as the accused, shouldn't we all confer a presumption of innocence for her, too - until proven otherwise? You've taken it to the polar opposite and done a (barely hypothetical) character assassination against someone who may very well be a victim of a very egregious abuse of power. I know you... you seem to be a very nice man. If something like this happened to a woman you care about, I dare say you'd go ballistic... and rightly so! Let's not set her up as the crazy one quite yet.
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Yikes, things are getting very interesting with this Duncan v. Bonta case. It seems some members of the very activist 9th circuit Court of Appeals are trying to play games... by skipping over what would be the "usual" next step in this case of a 3-judge panel. This is apparently a very unorthodox move, and they are getting publicly criticized by some of their own judges for this obviously politicized gamesmanship.
This Four Boxes Diner video explains better than I can:
SHOCKING 2A NEWS IN DUNCAN v. BONTA: Federal Judges ATTACK Ninth Circuit for Being UNFAIR - YouTube
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A good article on the changing demographics of gun ownership, with plenty of interesting data points:
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3 hours ago, CMJeepster said:I hate to see the activist groups mentioned getting an even stronger foothold in the White House.
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@1LtCAP - fyi, moved it to "concealed carry" forum - no need to have topics like this in 1A (where they'll actually get fewer eyes).
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@MLArmory - Pls see the pinned instructions about listing items for sale, and update both of your recently posted ads with the required wording. We put those rules in place some time ago just to ensure transparency and fairness in the process!
Thx so much and good luck with your items!
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
The Annual Take A Kid Pheasant Hunt is Coming!
This year's Take a Kid Hunting Pheasant Hunt will take place on Saturday, November 4. Properly licensed and supervised youth hunters have the opportunity to hunt one of ten (10) Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) stocked specifically for this program.
The required Registration is now open for the eight (8) guided morning hunts. When registration reaches capacity for each WMA, it will no longer appear on the online registration form.
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44 minutes ago, 10X said:I've no experience with e-Bikes, but years ago did have a roof rack with a bike mount. It was a moderate pain to get a lightweight mountain bike up on the roof and held in place long enough to secure it to the mount. I'd think it would have been significantly worse with a much heavier e-Bike.
Yeah, I would never consider a roof rack... I lack the strength to be hoisting something to that height. I was considering the hitch mount racks.
Yikes! A ton of really useful info so far. Thanks, everyone!
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For a while now, and for a multitude of reasons & potential purposes (including a shooting-adjacent reason), I've been noodling on getting a new bike. I'm not at all close to a decision yet, but I do see myself getting something hopefully within the next year. I have an old Huffy that I recently pulled out of my walkout basement (hadn't ridden it in years) just to test it out... but as I suspected, I swiftly confirmed: "Damn, I can't ride this thing anymore!"
Among other issues, it just felt waaaay too tall for me... too difficult to negotiate with my (now) very bad knees... and frankly, riding it felt very much like a disaster-in-waiting! (For the record, I'm not a graceful athletic type, to say the least, lol...so I was not surprised by this rather sorry conclusion).
I had even looked at recumbent bikes not long ago (easy to ride, easy on the joints), but the problem there is they are just too large and cumbersome. Ideally, I'm looking for a bike that's small and transportable - that I can get either into my car (by folding?) or onto my car (using an installed rack?). And I must say, I'm increasingly attracted to the idea of an e-bike. If I'm peddling around, far from my house or car, and a knee suddenly starts to act up, for instance... well, sheesh, it's nice to think I could just hit that throttle and "buzz" right back to wherever I need to be. They seem to be the best of both worlds.... peddling around when you want to, but also power assist when you want that.
Most recently, I am eyeballing the shorter "step-through" e-bikes with 20-inch "fat" tires, and I'm very intrigued by some of the folding ones. NJGF is a big enough audience that I figure someone out there might have some interesting knowledge/insights on the following issues....
My questions are:
- Tech (of any kind) is one of the rare categories that often DROPS in price over time (think: calculators, laptops, etc.) I'm wondering if a purchasing delay would be on my side? What's your best guess? Do you think these e-bikes are going to get cheaper or more expensive over time? Also, is there a best season to buy?
- I do worry about the ones that have caught fire (big discussion on electric vehicles in general in the 1A Lounge, and I know that's a problem, albeit a rare one). It may be rare, but when consequences are potentially catastrophic, one does need to consider! I don't have a garage, so would either need to store in an outdoor storage cabinet - or - in my walkout basement. Any firemen out there with recommendations? Do we know if those fires happened spontaneously when the bike was just sitting there? Or only when it was being charged? How to mitigate? Charge the battery outside, away from the house with an extension cord? Store the whole bike outside in a cabinet? Or pull it into the basement but remove the battery and store THAT inside a fireproof container? (or perhaps wrapped in welding fabric)? Other thoughts/ideas?
- Are there known brands out there that are considered better than others? The brand names I'm seeing mean nothing to me yet.
- I've never had a rack of any type on my car (2000 Audi A4)... is it safer (in terms of theft) to have a folding model INSIDE the car and out of sight? Or do those racks with appropriate locks dissuade most bike thieves?
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Any other thoughts/suggestions? Any input is much appreciated!
These are costly items... I really want to do my due diligence and make a sound purchase whenever I'm ready.
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Attention All NJ Deer Hunters!
NJ Fish & Wildlife will be hosting three Deer Hunter Forums to discuss preliminary proposals on simplifying NJ’s deer hunting regulations.
Please attend to discuss ideas on how to make deer hunting regulations less complicated and less expensive.
Your feedback is crucial to keep deer hunting a treasured tradition and valuable wildlife management tool in the Garden State!
The Forums will take place at the following locations:
- North – September 7, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
Pequest Trout Hatchery – 605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ
- Central – September 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
Rutgers EcoComplex – 1200 Florence Columbus Rd., Bordentown, NJ
- South – October 5, 2023 at 6:30, p.m.
Batsto Village State Park Visitor’s Center – 31 Batsto Rd., Hammonton, NJ
See you there!
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Zero knowledge of building a range - but I have other related experience, like 1) a decade or so of planning board experience, 2) observations from watching my former PA range's plans to add a longer rifle range quickly fall apart (due to environmental concerns) AND 3) being on the board of a non-profit that has successfully blocked warehousing in my area for years by raising publicity and engaging various experts to slow the developers down, etc.
Since you're in construction, you may have already anticipated this... but since you posed the question, my advice would be to first find yourself a very reputable environmental engineering firm/consultant in your area, with deep NJ DEP regulatory knowledge, to confer with right from the get-go, even as you're looking at potential properties. You would engage them to scrutinize any potential lots and, among other things, do an in-depth search for any previous mapping/surveys/studies at Fed/state/county levels. You don't want to buy a piece of property and THEN find out there's some issue with the land already identified, but buried in a county office somewhere (e.g., a tiny patch of wetlands that was identified years earlier... or a small - even intermittent - tributary that flows into another waterway deemed "sensitive"... or the lot is part of an area previously identified as a breeding site for some protected animal species... or any number of other environmental issues).
The lead contanimation that occurs at a range could certainly be raised as an issue, but particularly if any number of those special conditions just mentioned (or others) exist on the property... and that could throw a total wrench into your plans. Likewise, someone with environmental engineering expertise would also have at least an awareness of any new related environmental laws coming on to the scene. I personally think you need an expert intimately familiar with all of those issues who can raise those flags before you plunk down any money on property. You also want that person/firm to be experienced enough that they know the NJ DEP folks on a first name basis, too, so they can then grease the wheels AFTER the lot purchase. (That does not come cheap btw!)
You might be thinking "but this area is so gun-friendly, that sounds like overkill" - but remember, all you need is for one or two determined objectors to catch wind of your plans, start some grassroots PR and fundraising, and then hire their own experts, file a lawsuit, and believe me, they could tie your plans up for AGES... and you'd be left sitting on a bought-and-paid-for piece of property that you can't even do anything with! And in NJ, it is most likely the environmental issues that they would leverage to tie you up in knots. My impression is that even deep South Jersey has changed in recent years post-Covid, with an influx of new people from more northern areas - I think you can assume those folks might carry some anti-gun sentiments, too. So yeah, you COULD run into objectors, even for a relatively small range in an otherwise gun-friendly area. Better to anticipate and clear any hurdles as best you can in advance IMO.
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I've never believed that more gun control laws actually CAUSE a reduction in the horrible, mass shootings that seize such media attention. I just don't think the evidence is there to show that. I think OTHER types of actions (like organized programs that pluck kids out of gang life) can save lives... but not gun control laws per se. As I recall, even the CDC study commissioned by then-President Obama showed no clear pattern between the assault weapons ban, for instance, and a reduction in shootings.
More recently, yet another study, this one by JAMA, again shows no correlation between gun control and mass shootings. Here's an article on AmmoLand (with link to the study): Mass Shootings Have ‘No Correlation to Gun Laws,’ says Report (ammoland.com)
And if you prefer viewing rather than reading, here's a good video with a synopsis of the study by the Washington Gun Law channel: Do Gun Laws Really Save Lives? A Real Look at the Numbers. - YouTube
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Watch this... enjoy!
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13 hours ago, xXxplosive said:My friend said that the building is locked and you can't enter..........keeps tryin' to e-mail and call.......this is in Hunterdon County.
Hey, Perryvlle is my PD! In years past, I would ring the bell and get buzzed in by a trooper at the front desk (and there was ALWAYS a trooper at the front desk). Then, when I went again in more recent years, I was waiting for several minutes... before someone (I guess from another part of the building) finally came to the front desk to buzz me in.... leaving the impression that the front desk might not always be manned anymore (but there's still someone in the building to respond to visitors, because I'm sure the camera and buzzer go into different areas). Interactions btw have also been consistently courteous and professional.
I'm curious, did your friend ring the bell and wait for a response? I know some local police stations have moved to an unmanned status at different points of the day out of necessity (due to understaffing)... (happened in my prior town), but I'd be genuinely shocked if that was the case with a state police barracks alongside a major interstate! Yikes! I mean, I've read many times over the years that a common security rule is: if you believe a car is following you late at night, do NOT drive home... drive to the nearest police station instead. Well, sheesh... that advice doesn't really hold much water anymore, does it, if the police station is unmanned or even slow to respond to someone at their front door? So, I really hope your friend is wrong about Perryville! But I'm going to ask around locally and see what I can find out & I will report back if I learn something... because frankly, I'm now very curious about this myself, for all kinds of reasons.
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Tex! Yes, too soon.
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NJ Fish & Wildlife’s R3 Program is happy to be partnering with members of the Wallkill River Ducks Unlimited Chapter and the Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge for a waterfowl hunting workshop on August 26. The program is open to new or inexperienced hunters as well as those who may be interested in getting back into waterfowl hunting and will include an in-depth mixture of classroom and field demonstrations.
This FREE workshop will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Wallkill River NWR in Sussex County. Registration is limited to 50 people.
Here's link with more info and to register: Wallkill River Ducks Unlimited Chapter Waterfowl Hunting Workshop (nj.gov)
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Isn't it sad when your new laws are so egregious, that even people on the other coast are making videos about them? Meanwhile, actual criminals don't need to post bail and are put right back on the street. Disgusting!
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I've recently taken the plunge (a very expensive rabbit hole btw) of high power precision rifle (F-class & benchrest more specifically). So, I've been on a similar path as you - in terms of investigating various ranges. Let me share what's I've found so far. Going from North to South, and adding to the 2 posted above by @njJoniGuy:
- Cherry Ridge, Highland Lakes, NJ - 300 yards - you can join or attend comps open to the public. (I'm a member here - it's a LOVELY range - large - 100 yd rifle, 200/300 yard rifle, a pistol range, a shotgun range, etc. - something for everyone!)
- Hudson Farms, Andover, NJ - 900 yards, longest in NJ - but an elite private club (think: CEOs landing at their private helipad kind of elite). I think this rule applies: "if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it" - lol. The grounds are stunning! And it's worth a visit to see their gobsmacking Griffin & Howe gun room (a venerable old outfitter/sporting goods company located on the property). That is open to the public if you're just visiting. That said though, I suppose you could take lessons through the Griffin & Howe training school & get access to their rifle range that way. The lessons are a little rich for my wallet, but if you can afford it... more power to you! They also have a rifle competition in the fall as I remember that is also open to the public.
- Central Jersey Pistol & Rifle, Jackson, NJ - 300 yards - you can join. I'm not sure if they have comps though - you can check their schedule. Or perhaps others here know?
- Cumberland Rifleman, Millville, NJ - 600 yards - can join or attend comps open to the public.
Depending on where you live, you might want to consider out-of-state ranges, too, in neighboring states: like NY, PA, CT.... because there's really not a ton of longer distance ranges in NJ. If you don't mind a road trip though, there are several ranging out to 1000 yards or more in these other states. I've noticed some of them have deals with local hotels so if you're there for a comp, for instance, you get a really cheap room price.
Good luck! Hope you find what you're looking for.
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1 hour ago, JohnnyB said:If your name is Clay, you are safe!
I'm convinced that will remain my Achilles tendon. Thanks for reminding me!
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Hey, I like this new guy! Though this plan to use me to repopulate the state is - oh my!
- a bit assertive? I mean, we haven't even met yet. 
Nonetheless, I'm willing to give that a pass, because in all other statements... I sense a lot of real wisdom here.
I dare say, the rest of you could learn a thing or two from @PingMerchant!
Rock on, Taylor Hamsters!
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Welcome!
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Yikes! I didn't know ANY of that. Great info, thank you all!
Road Trip!! How to stash a rifle while on a car trip/staying over, etc.?
in Firearm Hobby / Sport Discussion
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In several weeks I'm taking a little road trip into PA. I'll be taking a rifle with me and shooting at a range on Sunday, but I decided to turn it into a full weekend at a B&B. Fun, right? But then I realized... I have no idea what to do about the "logistics" of having a firearm with me, especially a long gun which is obviously more unwieldy to store than a handgun.
Here's the itinerary... I'll be arriving on a Friday, checking into the B&B, then heading out to dinner somewhere in my car, and returning back to the B&B. (They have off-street parking btw and it's in an area known to be safe). The next day I'll be out and about, again in my car, doing touristy things... shopping, lunch, etc. Then, on Sunday morning, I'll check out of the B&B and head off to the range - and later in the day, head home. Sooo, as you can see, multiple times in and out of the room, multiple times in and out of the car, etc. throughout the weekend.
So, what in the heck do I do with my big awkward rifle case during all of that? Do I move it into the room Friday night, put it under the bed (in the case with a trigger lock on the gun), and then just leave it there until I remove it on Sunday morning? Do I ask questions about who has access to the room like cleaning staff or maintenance, or only the owners (or does that kind of question just raise alarms with the B&B owners? They'll think I'm cooking meth, lol.) Or is it safest/wisest to just leave the rifle in the locked car (again, with a trigger lock too) as I go about my weekend? Am I supposed to remove it from the room each time? (Either way, the gun is inevitably left unattended SOMEWHERE... either in the room or in my car). What are the legalities? (FOPA? something else?). I know some of you travel to go shoot at a friend's property out-of-state, or you travel to competitions, for instance... so how would you handle this?