I'm going to run the risk of sounding like Miss Bossy Britches (eh, so what's new, right? LOL)… but I'd like to say that each time I see one of these "leaving NJ" threads, I wonder: Just how much do the gun owners that leave NJ really appreciate their newfound freedoms? More to the point: how hard will they fight to keep them? Will they attend a rallies in their new home state? Join local 2A org(s)? Donate time/money to 2A causes? Write letters to the editor? Call local politicians? Participate in election activities (canvassing, etc.)?
A lot of NJ folks have grown apathetic due to the daunting "numbers" in NJ. But, I think it's critically important for everyone who leaves - particularly if they have been apathetic - to not allow that apathy to follow them to the next location. Every gun owner who leaves this state is a potential 2A Ambassador with a unique first-hand knowledge of just how overbearing, tyrannical and freedom-stripping a state government can actually get! You should make it your mission to spread that warning to anyone who'll listen! I hope you'll not ONLY vote, but that you'll either be active in local politics, or be active with local 2A groups - or both - and that you'll get engaged as soon as you move - if not ahead of time! Do NOT get a sense of false security. It would be too easy to get distracted with your shiny new toys - your bigger mags, maybe a new silencer or two... but that would be incredibly short-sighted.
This country is undergoing cultural upheaval right now. Make no mistake, there is a mighty wave building of people who are well-organized, well-funded, but also fundamentally ignorant of history, and not afraid to push out misleading statistics... and they are working very diligently to dismiss and disparage the inherent brilliance of the Bill of Rights... and to strip away them away from ALL of us. You should fight EVEN HARDER when you get to your new state IMO. I sincerely hope you give that some thought! (Oh, and of course, you should be fighting while you're still here, too! Do I even need to say that?)
Anyway, not trying to hijack the thread... it's just something I really hope you all consider carefully if you've moved recently or are in the planning phase! I hear so much on here from the escapees about - "ooo, I love it here... I bought this new toy!... or I joined this great range". What I don't see is a lot of people reporting on what they're doing to KEEP their new state as free as possible. That worries me! Stay vigilant, no matter where you are.
- Miss Bossy Britches, over and out!