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Can't remember the distance from the border but 100 miles sounds correct. USBP used to have (and still may have) checkpoints well into the interior of the US. They used to have checkpoints in Oklahoma on the highways that led into Chicago.

Do what you have to do.

Okay, illegal in some states. But SCOTUS upheld them. Border Patrol Checkpoints. Going back 50 years ago. The 3 largest Mexican communities were Mexico City, LA, and Chicago. Today there are more illegals in LA than US citizens. That's the reason for Border Patrol checkpoints.

Is it inaccurate?

M777

Okay, regarding your 1% of your stops. Sobriety checkpoints have been ruled Constitutional by the Supreme Court. If you believe in the COTUS, you have to accept sobriety checkpoints. Border Patrol Checkpoints? Long established as legal by SCOTUS. Once again if you believe in the COTUS whether you like it or not. I spent my career dealing with SCOTUS decisions. Whether I liked them or not.

CA's argument would mean TV, radio, podcasts, etc are not protected by the 1A.

When stopped I usually get my wallet out and put it on the dash. I don't go for the registration and insurance card in the glove box. The first thing I do is inform the officer. The worst response I've had is "where is your firearm". I tell the officer where and she responded, "if you have to go there, let me know first". Most of the time we never got past me showing my license and I'd. The worst thing I was ever stopped for was 92 in a 75. Sounds bad but it's like 82 in a 65. I drive the GSP often. Many times the traffic is moving nicely at 80-85. The trooper will stop the guy who has to do 90.

Okay, when I was working driving a Federally owned car with expired NJ registration and inspection, stopped a drunk driving checkpoint. I was told by a local police officer, "I'm going to tow this car". I told him, bluntly, "You're not going to tow this car anywhere". It didn't get towed and I went on my way.

Handing the cop your permit and notifying verbally covers covers all bases. Many police are trained to warn other officers when they spot a firearm on someone to shout "gun". Say firearm. That's the word I use when I'm checking one in at the airport.

You only need a magnet.

Okay. First of all I can't support no legal concealed carry. However, if you believe in the 2A you have to believe in private property rights. Casinos have always been off limits even for cops. The only people who can carry in casinos are NJSP assigned to the casino detail or Feds. Twist on that. I've said this before.

When a new law goes into effect police are trained in regards to enforcing it. Most cops are of the attitude tell me the new law and I'll abide by it. Can anyone with a ccw in NJ provide an instance where they were jacked up by police because they were carrying with a ccw? I'm not asking for a my bils cousin's next door neighbor's friend story. I will take 2nd hand.

Tough talk but concealing a death is a crime in most jurisdictions.

There are some humongous meteorites at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.

This is what I know about collecting meteorites. In the US, if it lands on your land it's yours. If it lands on someone else's land and you find it, it's between you and the landowner. If it lands on Federal land, you are allowed to collect 10 pounds of meteorites a year. Being they're mostly iron that's not a lot. If that meteorite landed on private land the landowner can get some serious bucks selling it.

So if you inform and show the police your permit, what's the issue? If you inform and show your permit there is no RS or PC.

You can think that if you want.

I can carry under LEOSA. I've been pulled over in NJ and several other states whilst carrying. This includes Constitutional Carry states. I've always informed and never had a bad experience.

No quality firearm will go off in your holster. I'd stay away from Glocks with 3 lb triggers for a carry gun, 1911s with the grip safety pinned and a few other guns. If you're carrying for SD you need a round in the chamber in a semiautomatic. If you don't feel comfortable with that learn to shoot a revolver.

The hollow base is makes the wadcutter work so well. If you roll your own ammo don't try to jack up velocity. Driven fast enough you can blow out the base and leave a ring of lead in the barrel giving you disastrous results. Keep to target load velocities. You will find people who reverse the bullet, loading it backwards so you have a huge hollowpoint. When they work, they work well. However, what happens often is the skirt of the hollow often breaks off and there is little, if any expansion. I conducted my own tests long ago and was not impressed with the results. Terminal ballistic performance is erratic.

Factory wadcutters in a j frame are my preferred carry ammo over hollowpoints. Reasons? I've listed these before but will do it again. 1. The load is easy on your revolver and you. Low recoil and muzzle blast. Greater control for followup shots. 2. The bullet starts out in an efficient shape. A hollowpoint has to expand a bit to get the way a wadcutter comes out of the barrel. 3. Adequate penetration. A 2" 38 spl shooting a 148 gr hbwc will give about 16" of penetration in ballistic gel (as will a 32 acp or 32 long but that's another topic). The reason is the hollow base keeps the bullet punching straight through because the weight is all forward. RNL, SWC, and JHP will all tend to tumble in the target because all the weight is in the rear of the bullet. Reloads? I'll carry 158 SWC as it reloads easier Easier and gives similar terminal ballistics at the cost of a bit more recoil. 357s in a j frame are a waste IMO. Penetration is about the same as comparable 38 spl loads. You do get greater expansion at the cost of heavier recoil and muzzle blast. My favorite load in a j frame 357 is Federal 147 gr 38 +p+. Recoil is manageable, muzzle flash isn't bad, and I've chronoed it as just shy of 1000 fps from a 2". Similar ballistics as a 147 gr 9mm. It's over 1000 fps or more in a 4" or longer 357 and much more controllable.

@Displaced Texan you realize those Tupperware boxes were a requirement of the Austrian military. They required a storage box for the G17 where they could put a locking rod through the trigger guard to secure the pistols in the arms room.

A lot of it is Americans pulling their head out of their ass.. Listened to the former Westchester County executive, a Republican. Demortcra voted him in.

If you want to see how fast someone can draw with a shirt covering their pistol watch the short You Tube video, https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=miami+vice+jim+zubiena BTW, the followup video about Zubiena is good to watch. He went from hands up, draw, and fire 3 rds in 1.3 seconds although he admits is was with blanks. I grant you his shirt was unbuttoned on the bottom. However, I don't think most people could react as fast as he drew and shot. At best they would have shot.one another. Zubiena was an IPSC competitor and firearms consultant for "Miami Vice". They used him for the role of the hit man in this episode. When asked by the director why he cleared the pistol and locked the slide back before he placed it on the guy's chest. Zubiena responded, "I never put down a weapon unless it's unloaded and clear". That was good enough for the director. Several other considerations if you use an ankle holster. The only place to wear it is inside your weak side ankle. You need to wear pants that allow you to easily pull the cuff up with your weak hand. No tapered legs. I've tried other guns but anything bigger than a J frame, biggest a G26 is cumbersome. The only way to draw from an ankle holster, taking cover is the first thing you should do with any holster, is go into a kneeling position on your strong side, pull up your pants leg with your weak hand and draw starting your shooting from the kneeling position if required. If you don't have to shoot yet get to your feet. I've seen people do all kinds of dancing around trying to draw from an ankle holster. The method I described is the safest and most efficient IMO. I used to make agents who wore an ankle holster use them during qualifications. A few couldn't do it because and complained. I told them don't wear an ankle holster. Ankle holsters have their place. Very convenient to draw from sitting in a car. Not a place for your main battery unless that's your only choice.