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I bought my first 22LR rifle at K-mart. Walked in off the street, showed my DL, and walked out of the store with the rifle and ammo.

Things could get fugly soon. Especially if Russia decides to have a "minor incursion" into Ukraine sometime soon. Fasten your seat belts. We may be in for some turbulence ahead.

As did one of my sisters. She knew virtually nothing about firearms. On top of that, I think it was her first job out of HS.

I SOLD guns at K-Mart while in high school and college . . .

When I was a kid, every store (okay, maybe not EVERY store) was a gun store. K-mart (aka Kresge's for the old timers), Sears, JC Penny, hardware etc. Guns and ammo in department and hardware stores was normal.

Seriously, why bother. I already give my money to FPC and the SAF because they actually fight for the 2nd amendment in courts? What exactly does the NRA do anymore? All I've seen is they treat themselves very well, and then scramble to say they are helping the FPC and SAF. Am I wrong? Sitting on the fence in giving the NRA any more money.

Sold away

I have been a life member for 20 years or so. Really disgusted with the top level running it! Similar to US government! Top heavy and corrupt!!

I donate to cnjfo every year. But. Although the nra seems to have gone askew. They are the lobbyists at a federal level. Just think about that.

Patriots Point hands down... Ft. Moultrie.... Walk the Bridge, do the waterfront...forego city market.... Eat at the Post House Inn, Indaco, Leon's Oyster shop, go to the Gin Joint.... sit out back at the Blind Tiger....Prohibition any place on King.

I stopped sending them money years ago. Fortunately my range doesn't require NRA membership. Give your money to local organizations that actually do something for NJ gun owners. The NRA needs a serious house cleaning. If and when that happens I may reconsider, but until then Wayne can buy his own suits.

My Mom worked at Sears on Elizabeth ave in lovely Newark NJ. In 1967 sears had a full section downstairs with shotguns rifles and shelves of ammo. 67 riots Sears was one of the first stores hit! Guns first! Then the Nat Guard armory, got a couple thousand full auto carbines! That is why they are illegal in NJ!!!. They are still out there. Show up at a buy back or at a gun shop every so often! LOL.

This market makes no sense, even before the recent volatility. Up is down, left is right, black is white, dogs are cats. I follow the market and the business news every day, and it's totally nuts. It makes my head hurt. Since there apparently isn't going to be any additional "injections" by Uncle Sugar, which kept the market propped up the past two years, the sugar high has burned off.... you know what happens after that....

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Ha... my brass/lead has grown more in value than my silver/gold the last few years..

I do recall seeing guns sold at K-Mart...though some years later I went back to it and was disappointed.

Looking like the "BOOM" is moving towards "Bust". NASDAQ now down 14% from it's all time high in November... Techs getting pounded... DOW down only 7% from all time high high a few weeks ago... No more free "candy" from the Feds..

The highlight of the Christmas holiday each year for us in the early 60's was a trip to NYC. Of course, we always did the FAO Schwarz tour to look at toys, but my father and I couldn't wait to visit the Abercrombie & Fitch and Holland & Holland stores. Those are days long gone.

What you have a NJ conceal carry permit? No one here has mentioned the elephant in the room, NO CONCEAL CARRY!! My issues are: 1. NO CONCEAL CARRY 2. NO CONCEAL CARRY 3. NO CONCEAL CARRY The flash hiders, pinned stocks are accessories that are subordinate to the interests of self-defense as you will never use deploy them outside the home. Capacity, I agree with you as we should not be limited to a mere 10 rounds to protect ourselves and loved ones. Our lives should not be worth less than that of a NJ LEO period! Still the fact remains though that the likelihood of having to defend yourself outside the home is greater than inside the home! The de-facto ban on CCW in this state is the greatest threat we face.

It's only weird if people like Underdog try to trade them in for different ones.

I've been following different gun forums for many years, but finally became a gun owner myself last year. Here's the order of things that surprised me: That you actually need FPID/permits to buy guns in NJ. I thought that everywhere outside NYC, CA, etc. was a free country The price of guns. The last time I looked at AKs, WASR-10s were like $300 a piece. Good luck getting any AK under $1000 now. Ammo: you need lots of it, it's hard to find (maybe special circumstance), and owning too many different calibers is a PITA. Many of the guns I thought I liked for the last ~10-15 years weren't what I actually ended up buying. Huge reality shift: lots of time thinking strategically about gun storage and access for home defense. People bringing kids to gun stores. I understand kids need to learn gun safety and parents might not have a choice, but it still weirded me out.

Wow, love the topic of this thread. Theoretical Model as a New Parent: I was surprised when the Mrs. thought she was going to decide whether or not Ruger and Smith were being adopted and how hard and how long the adoption process actually was with permits required 9 month 30 day waiting periods, twins and triplets not allowed, background check copay, etc. I was also surprised when the sticker price seemed like it was roughly only about 50% of the total initial cost and then that I hadn't adequately planned for the cost to feed it for the next 18 or so years. Then much to my surprise I realized with the family growing I needed a bigger house. But what surprised me the most, initially, was when the inanimate object sat there securely for days, not a peep, days on end and didn't jump up on its own and start going off as a rebellious teen. Now, I have to wait weeks on end for visitation range rights.

Every law abiding firearms owner who lives in, or travels into the Glorious Peoples Republik of New Jerseystan should take the time to read and learn the contents of 2C:39 and 2C:58, which are the statutes dealing with the subject of firearms. They can be found at http://njleg.state.nj.us Granted, there are some details that are not elucidated in the statutes, such as transportation of hollow points between residences when moving. I'm not sure they are even covered in the latest edition of Evan Nappen's book on NJ Gun Laws, which is an ok second choice of places to learn what the law says what you cannot do here. But learn the gun laws for yourself. Knowledge is power.

Although I'm not exactly ancient, there was a period of my life I can call the good old days when it comes to guns. My first gun was a gift from my dad, an old as hell Savage 311A SxS that kicks like a mule. Shooting high brass hunting loads was painful. I took my hunters ed course, passed and dad handed me a shotgun. No FPID, no background check, no finger prints. Technically, I was a Fudd. I had no interest in guns beyond ducks, geese and clays. I only ever took the gun hunting on a river across the street from my house, and occasionally skeet shooting to warm up for hunting season. Without even realizing it, I was operating within the confines of NJ's only slightly retarded laws back then. When I'd go on a hunt, I'd gear up in camo, put on my ammo belt, grab my gun and walk across the street. It was just normal. Fast forward a few years, I decided to by a pump action. No real hassle, had to get a FPID, filled out paperwork, and in spite of my PD only having 9 cops, two detectives and a chief, I had my FPID in ten days. Went and bought an 870 Express, and then back to business as usual. I only became surprised after the first AWB, then NJ's insistence on holding on to it after the sunset, how I learned what a RINO was when Whitman was elected, and how far NJ has fallen in the US ranking for freedom. I have been surprised so many times that I'm no longer surprised at anything NJ does. Surprise has evolved into disgust.

Not a newb. But my issues are # 1 No flash hider You got to be kidding me. # 2 limited capacity mags They should standard capacity 30 # 3Pinned stock makes no sense

soooo....update on the 2016 tahoe. the lifter didn't fail internally as is normal on these afm setups. the tab on the PLASTIC cassette that prevents the lifter from rotating in its bore broke. thus, the lifter rotated in the bore. the edge of the roller gouged the cam lobe, essentially wiping it out. it flung metal around apparently, and also wiped out the next cam lobe back. so it needs a cam. no big deal, right? pull radiator, condenser, water pump etc and plenty of room to pull cam with engine in vehicle. except....the oil pump is in front of the timing chain but behind the timing cover. so.....to take the timing chain off you need to take the oil pump off. to take the oil pump off you need to drop the oil pan. to drop the oil pan, you need to either drop everything underneath the engine or pull the engine. so this essentially escalated into an engine job. BUT WAIT!!!! THERE'S MORE!!!!!!! these engines are on national back order with no known timeline for availability. why you ask? because they're fooking junk. between the plethora of possible afm failures, and the rear main seal leaks......they're junk. now it's gonna end up costing this dept around 10k.

There's a big controversy about MTG in my house. I think she's beautiful, and my wife thinks I'm nuts. Other politicians I find beautiful: Kristi Noem, Kyrsten Sinema (more so now that she opposes the filibuster). Sorry to derail this thread with my adolescent mind.