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No matter what her "level of training" is she was lucky.

The original plastic is fine. The only guide rod I've ever seen break was on a 26 when the gun was being put together wrong. Thats out of a couple of hundred 17s, 19s, and 26s over a period of over 10 years. That was maybe 70% 19s. We never replaced the guide rods and never had any issues. My 26 has the guide it left the factory with about 20 years ago. The gun has to have 30,000 rds+ through it. No problems.

It's been a couple of years since the state started taxing dues.

State tax can be charged on dues and initiation fees. Thats why CJRPC has an amortization fee instead of an initiation fee.

I realize the USCG has a big role in Homeland Security. I don't think they'd break away from preventing a terrorist attack. When I've worked with them in the past they considered SAR their primary purpose. Prior to 1967 they were part of Treasury Dept except during WW1 and WW2. The modern USCG was formed in 1915 with the merger of the the Revenue Cutter Service and US Lifesaving Service, both agencies of Treasury at the time.

I misread your original post. It says BAS and BAH are exempt from NJ tax. You only pay NJ tax on your base pay.

Don't be fooled by the slightly lower state income tax rate in MD. You have to pay roughly up to 50% more of your state tax as county tax. Don't know if they tax your BAH & BAS. If you're moving to MD you only pay NJ tax for the months you lived in NJ if you meet the three conditions. The remainder of the year you pay MD state tax.

One of the first questions asked during any LE boarding is "are there any weapons aboard". That includes spearguns, firearms, and anything with a primary purpose as a weapon. If you lie to a Federal Officer and that includes USCG it's a felony. You can get 5 years. Not answering any questions is not the way to go. Refuse to tell them where you're going or where you're coming from on a boat, don't be surprised if they check your GPS track. I related earlier in this thread the vessel could most likely be subject to a Customs search and that includes everything and everyone on board. This is not a new thing. It's been done for at least a couple hundred years.

I don't mind the life jacket and the light makes sense at night (not that I'm out at night). The whistle seems kind of silly though.

Search and rescue are the USCG primary mission. They abandon whatever they are doing to respond to a SAR call.

I'm not AD now but will try to help. Your quote says BAH and BAS are taxable in NJ. It didn't used to be but NJ apparently figures they will tax BAS and BAH now. If you lived in NJ for 6 months and 6 months someplace else and "met the three conditions for nonresident status" the easy way is to take half your income and pay NJ taxes on that. However, if you were promoted, say a month after leaving NJ, you should adjust what you made in NJ. It would be lower because you didn't make that money after promotion in NJ.

I guess you don't spend any time on the water. A lot of people are alive because their lives were saved by those "puddle pirates".

The problem with most Kydex OWB holsters is they hold the gun away from the body. Not the best thing if you're trying to carry concealed.

I like the DeSantis Speed Scabbard for OWB. It holds the gun tight to the body and can be concealed with a tshirt. You can get it with or without a thumb snap. I prefer without. It holds the gun securely and it's worked for me for about 30 years.

If you're looking for an example of American athletic achievement it's Phelps. If you want to be politically correct vote for Muhammed.

I'd say Michael Phelps. He's won a lot more medals than Rhode. She would be my second choice.

You're in more danger of getting something stuck in the gas tube trying to clean it. I was told at Ft Benning in 1968 not to stick anything (solid or liquid) in the gad tube.

I've been shooting M16s, ARs, and M4s for nearly 50 years. Never cleaned a gas tube. It takes care of itself. Don't worry about it.

There are SCOTUS decisions over 40 years old requiring a Federal Officer to take "appropriate action" if a state violation is committed in their presence. The mildest form of "appropriate action" is notifying the appropriate agency. The USCG was doing what they have been required to do for some time. I have done at maybe 100 boardings with the USCG. There's more to this story. If the guy was transporting these firearms IAW FOPA, he will get off.

Customs and Immigration laws are exemptions to search, seizure, and due process for some time. Any country has the right to control who and what comes into or leaves the country for its protection and protection of its revenue.m Customs laws have been in effect by all countries for hundreds of years. First of all you are aware you and your conveyance are subject to a Customs search when you return to the US from a foreign country. Makes no difference whether it's by boat, car, aircraft or foot. There are also circumstances where you and your vehicle can be searched even if you didn't cross the border or hundreds of miles after you crossed the border. Look up nexus to the border, extended border search, and functional equivalent of the border. The Constitution was ratified in 1788. The Customs Service was founded in 1789 as the sole source of steady income to run the Federal Government. They realized quickly there was a need for an enforcement arm needed and the USCG was founded as the Revenue Marines in 1790. Immigration law is another issue. When you enter the US the onus is on you to prove your nationality. After that if you're not a US Citizen your admissibility is determined. Don't want to be searched by the USCG or Customs? Don't go on the water or anywhere near the border.

I mentioned this in another thread. The USCG can board any US registered vessel anywhere in the world unless it's in the territorial waters of another country. Even then they can do so with permission from that country.

Once they are on the boat circumstances can develop on what else they do.

Simple possession of a short barrel shotgun during commission of a drug felony is a 10 year felony under Federal law.

Why?

Several questions are unanswered. Are the guns legal in MD and MA? If not, he's not covered under FOPA. If the guns are legal in both places then FOPA should cover him. A vessel of that size undoubtedly ran more than 3 miles offshore during that trip. He is on the East River which has direct access to International Waters. He can be then subject to a Customs search. Officers, Warrant Officers, and Petty Officers of the USCG are designated Customs Officers by Federal law. No need for USCG to get a warrant for anything and anything they find during the search is admissible. The USCG can make referrals to a state or local agency if state laws are being violated. Need the rest of the story.