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I firmly believe this is what's happening from lack of voter turn out. It mat be that Calif. is too far gone but you can't convince me that is everywhere. I continue to hear griping and bitching from people who don't vote. And probably still won't. I continue to believe if these people can be motivated in our upcoming mid-term elections we can still escape some of this madness for a while until we get rid of Murphy. The national picture has to wait for Ginsberg to die. our 2A gun support organizations (including NRA) might find some billboards on the highways promoting this money well spent. Not even mentioning who sponsored the ads or promote any one candidate. BAD POLITICIANS ARE ELECTED BY GOOD PEOPLE THAT DON'T VOTE

I have a lot of concerns about these new "red flag" gun violence restraining orders that have cropped up in several states -- too many to list here! One of my concerns may be coming to fruition already... specifically, that the "categories" of people who can set the wheels in motion to strip someone of their rights will just get expanded... and expanded... and expanded, over time. Sure enough, in California, now they're talking about letting school personnel, employers, and even co-workers generate these orders. It's hard for me to imagine this ever-growing list of potential accusers isn't going to be ripe for abuse. What about the aggressive co-worker who's vying for the same promotion/partnership...? Or that diehard anti-2A teacher who HATES the fact that you give rifle instruction to the Boy Scouts? Or didn't appreciate your "attitude" at the last parent-teacher conference? Yeah, just like there's always going to be madmen (it's part of the human condition), there's also always going to be vindictive people who do things for their own gain or just to be jerks. There WILL be abuses with these laws. I feel it's inevitable. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-schools-co-workers-red-flag-dangerous-gun-owners_us_5b044fdce4b003dc7e4700f7 Though I can fully appreciate the need to identify and stop a potential mass killer, I'm not convinced this is the right way to do it... and I just feel like there's something really sleazy and "gestapo-like" about this approach. Co-workers being encouraged to snitch on co-workers...? Yeah, like that's going to help bring our divided country together!

OUTSTANDING! Since you're a Newbie, you might want to consider protecting your gun rights? Here's some lite reading: http://www.cnjfo.com http://www.JustifiableNeed.com Rosey

Ok update time. Cleaned and oiled the VP9 last night. Just put 150 yards down range not a single issue! Thanks for the input everyone

Well, you've brought up my biggest objection to these laws. Once again, they're focusing on the TOOL and not the OPERATOR...! Think about it... if they're doing a restraining order because they believe the person is suicidal... well then, you just sent them home to a house full of knives, pills, ropes, etc. How much sense does that make? And if the restraining order is because you think the person is murderous, well... same problem... you're sending them home AND...? Now they actually have a reason to be ticked off! And they can use their car or truck to mow people down, buy fertilizer and make a bomb, hell... they can pick up a 5 gallon can of gasoline and a book of matches! A determined killer can wreak horrible devastation on their "enemies" (real or perceived) all without a gun. That's why I think these laws are just a gun-grab as opposed to a sincere attempt to stop problems. If they really want to help mentally ill people, they'd take a hard look at rolling back certain aspects of HIPAA and other mental health laws - which have gone much too far IMO protecting the privacy of someone experiencing mental problems to the point where even loving family members are kept in the dark on the extent of their problems. And if they were serious, they'd also be talking about doubling the number of psych beds in this country (because, true fact, we have fewer now than we did in the 1950's!) Unless they're discussing things like that... they're not at all serious about this issue. These emergency orders are nothing but a backdoor attempt to chip away at the 2nd Amendment. That's how I see it.

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Hey, on the plus side, it helped keep the mosquito population down.

Ummm, not really - your were always a felon - except by exemption. Just sayin ......

There's been a few threads on here about education and that not everyone needs a college degree. The country has a good number of "underemployed" college grads, yet many skilled manufacturing and construction openings sit empty. This article talks about a number of programs and particularly focused on Mike Rowe. I was aware of his various TV programs and I've always found him to have a large dose of common sense... but until reading this article, I really had no idea about the level of his involvement in this issue. He has started (and otherwise supported) various skills training/apprenticeship programs that help put people to work. I was very impressed! He's a fine example of someone leveraging his own success and popularity to great effect. I thought some of you might enjoy reading this article, too: https://www.city-journal.org/html/dirty-jobs-good-pay-15830.html

KSG has two separate feed tubes - each one is a stand alone magazine..........

That would mean staying on topic. That doesn't happen here. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Lawsuit Fairy. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

The Fire Box is much better than the stick, I have an original stick and a new stick and there is no comparison. The sticks are sluggish. Also you can run the box on an Ethernet Cable not just on Wi-Fi.

I’m the opposite. Prefer the AppleTV, though I only have the FireStick to compare it to. I hear the FireTV is a lot less sluggish. Either way, I signed up for Now because of this deal. Whether I stay with them after July remains to be seen. We are not using it much yet but I’m still weening the fam off the Xfinity boxes.

2nd time shooting and already at 150 yards with a 9mm. Very impressive!

This is worth considering. For technique that causes FTF, you cna look at teacupping the gun as a culprit. I'll let archer demonstrate It can push up on the mag, moving feed lip position, and causing a jam.

It’s the way society has gone. Treat the symptoms and don’t worry about the cure. It’s why we have to take our shoes off to fly and why we’re moving statues around. We ban words, actions and ideas instead of correcting through education. I believe this causes a suppression that cumulates to anger and finally rage causing the emotional blow ups. These emotional blow ups turn into shooters and trucks driving down sidewalks. Our fix is take away legal guns and put up concrete barriers on walkways instead of addressing the root cause and correcting it.

I heard the same story. Gasoline was a common degreaser for WW2 GI's

Just ordered a few bags. As a Memorial Day Special, they're sending a bag to a deployed serviceman for every bag ordered. Come on you slackers, support the military and place some orders! https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/

Psst. Sniper22, buddy, pal... You are playing right into Handyman’s hands. He’s our resident curmudgeon and we love him for it. The only way to win is not to play. ETA: Doh! I’m a fool. Reading back you are playing along. Getting the emails one at a time, you seemed incredulous. Reading the messages in order all together, you are in on it. My bad. Carry on.

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So much for Sweeney killing the bills in committee. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That’s what my neighbor would have thought, too. God rest his soul. He caught something called “multiple myeloma” out of the blue. No risk factors. I never ate his marinara sauce - it always had this weird chemical aftertaste.

Hey, if Mother Nature wants to blow trees over on my house, she is asking for it. All that oil came out of a hole in the ground somewhere. Send it back home. Now you’ll make me feel bad about all the turpentine I used to dump over the fence into my neighbors raised bed garden.

First time handgun owner, are you also new to handgun shooting? Guns do funny things if they are limp wristed, usually FTE but anything is possible. If you're trying it again anyways ensure you have a firm and proper grip.

Remember, every COE dated prior to this becoming law is a good f2f purchase. I’m not trying to promote anything here I’m just saying......

Gotta ask - brand new.... Did you clean it? Standard take down, degrease the packing grease and lube up with your choice of lube. All of my factory new guns had issues out of the box because the packing grease they put it in is NOT lube. Clean/lube then try again.

I keep seeing people say "I only want electric <mower/chainsaw/trimmer/etc>" because it's better for the environment! Uhhhh... maybe? But how about that strip mining for that lithium for the batteries? Making stuff with plastic gears, etc for weight savings... Gimme my John Deere and Stihl stuff (that I bought from @mustang69 lol). They all work great. There's something to be said about the power that gas stuff has. My dad had a gas trimmer and said it was a PITA to keep maintained... and switched to electric I showed him how a good quality one could cut through the scrub that I have on my property. He wants a gas one now.

Better than CA, NRA gave us their law firm In DC. Big Hitters. And Dan Schmutter and Scott Bach are the point men in NJ. Me I'm just the agitator. As it should be. As God intended! Ant

If you find yourself wanting a cheek riser after you try it out a couple times, have a look at the Beartooth comb rising kit. It comes with 6 pieces of hard foam rubber of varying thicknesses that you sort of shim until you find the ideal cheek height for you. I put one on my O/U and it's helped quite a bit.

Do I REALLY need to go into the ‘battery operated’, ‘cute’, ‘purring noise’ angle of this whole thing ? Peel, you of all people should know better...

Is it that they're not going after big donors?... or trying, but not succeeding?... and if they're trying and failing, is it because the other 49 states' groups - and the national orgs - are all trying to tap the same donors you've mentioned? Or because the effort isn't as effective as it could be? I don't know. But nor do I want to make any assumptions. We all tend to do too much of that. As for ANJRPC, I believe they have 1 paid member, Scott Bach, true? I haven't personally spoken with Scott, but I happen to know he gives his number out freely to reporters, he takes phone interviews at all hours... attends various hearings, meetings, etc on weekdays and weekends.... so from the little I've been able to deduce about his schedule, he's certainly seems to be investing a lot of time, probably to the deficit of his own family life. As for the interviews that I've seen him give, my assessment was that he was succinct, nimble and on-point... and the fact that he was both a former LEO and an attorney only added to his credibility. All in all, if someone was going to be "paid" for that one leadership role, I think that org could do far, far worse. Am I saying everything has been golden in NJ? Of course not. I'm just acknowledging that this is undoubtedly one of the most difficult states in the U.S. to make any pro-2A headway in. And again, I've never met Bach... I'm just speaking as an outside observer... and probably drawing on my communications background too. (Interviews are much harder than they look!). I will say that I'm glad ANJRPC is playing a role in the CA lawsuit, I'm delighted they filed the NJ CCW lawsuit, pleased to see them collaborating with CNJFO... and I fully expect there'll be more lawsuits coming. In the meantime, I just pray a couple of SCOTUS folks "retire".

Ive never shot at TTC .. and im Biased towards RTSP since im a member there... but with RTSP you will soon have 2 different ranges to use with the same membership ... Randolph and Union But I love RTSP .. friendly people, great range. Gun prices are a bit high compared to some other stores .. yada yada.

Plan B should have already been put into place. You should have already ordered and have in inventory PLENTY of ammo in anticipation.

I generally get chewed out for saying it, but the dealers financially benefit from gun control. Can't charge hundreds of dollars to tack weld muzzle brakes and epoxy stocks if there's no AWB. Seriously that's another $100-300+ dollars extra for half hour of work, on top of every black rifle sale. $$$$ Can't charge $125 transfer fees or huge markups if you actually have competition. Competition that is kept away by the massive regulatory hurdles. They're probably excited for an upcoming online ammo sales ban. No more bulk prices, back to $1/round WWB and American Eagle for the gun shops...imagine how many businesses wish they could get the government to ban Amazon Prime...

"restrictions on how many firearms a person may purchase in a year". Whoa...... takes OGAM up a few notches. How about Murphy goes after the scum bag criminals instead of us? Always the low hanging fruit against us. S.

Yep. It's almost as if there's an entire group of people who benefit from all this. If we want to ever get anywhere we need a truly grassroots org, but it's probably too late for even that. Too bad there was no social media in 1994. The NY SAFE Act is now 5 years old.

The people working for 2A organizations are more interested in booking outings and getting reimbursed for hotel rooms and rental cars than they are with their true mission. It's the same with my labor union, no fight and their main concern is just keeping their head above water so they can get reelected to another 2 year term.

That didn't stop CA and NY from having bans on them for 5-10+ years now. Don't get me wrong I agree with every word you said. Banning ergonomic features is beyond stupid. It's ridiculous that even now we can't have an adjustable stock on most rifles. Now removing the grip on something like an AR type is downright dangerous. But it won't stop them. They're going to pretty much do what they want and I'm honestly tired of false hope in Boogeyman lawsuits that should have happened twenty years ago. Where are the lawsuits challenging 15 rounds? Challenging the current laws? How is it not considered intimidation and denial of rights that you have to get a letter sent to your job for an FID? Where's the lawsuits on that? This is why I don't see how were supposed to sit here and think ten rounds and no features will be defeated when 15 and two came and went with but a whimper. Sorry.

I believe he's who we have to thank for OGAM. He's a political hack that went into a private position at a politically connected firm and, like any other cancer, he's back.