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I do know this. My guess is this crime didn't involve business trade practices. It also is apparent there are years to go for an expungement. Yes it is 2 years for state misdemeanors. However NJ doesn't have felonies and misdemeanors. They have indictable offenses and disorderly persons offenses. The max jail time for a DP is 6 months. That would be categorized as a misdemeanor in the eyes of the federal government. No one gets 3 years probation for a DP. That leads me to believe this plea for an indictable offense. A 4th degree (lowest level) indictable offense can get you 18 months in jail. That makes it federally a felony.

If your lawyer can't answer your questions then you certainly got the wrong lawyer. Did you mean "educated" answer? IANAL but have over 30 years as a LEO, all but 4 years at the federal level. Forget what the sheriff and police told you about getting your card back. Give the statute number of the crime you pled to. If you could have gotten more than a year in prison instead of probation that makes you a felon under Federal law. No guns for you anymore. That's the way it is. I know you don't like my answer but it is what it is. You pled guilty.

No reason there would be any issue in NJ outside of the magazines. If you're paying a premium price for this model I'd pass on it and get a standard model. You won't notice a 2" shorter barrel unless you're trying to fit it in a specific size box.

You pled. You're guilty. End of that story. If you could have gotten more than a year in prison for what you pled to you're a felon and your gun days are over. This is what it sounds like to me to get three years probation. These are things you should have considered before your guilty plea. Not enough information to give a fully informed opinion. Based on what you've related I'd say sell off the guns. You need to decide whether you want to sell off all the guns and stay out of jail vs "hiding" some and wind up in the big house. Which has more value to you? I know I'm not showing any sympathy. Just trying to help you stay out of jail. You already know how much jail time you could have gotten for what you pled to so you pretty much already have your answer. If you can't figure it out yourself your lawyer can.

Keep in mind if you are "renting" st your parents' house there are other things that cold come into play. Rentals can require certificate of occupancy and other legal factors.

I don't see a need for a rental contract. If your parents or in-laws own the house you're living in and let you live there rent free why a rental contract? You sold your old house and own no home and living at your in laws. Thats where you live. If you're staying there over 30 days get the address on your drivers license changed. I think you can do that online now. I think there's way too much paranoia about your residence for firearms purposes. I wouldn't leave your guns in a storage unit.

The federal AWB was basically copied from NJ. Only new 10 rd magazines could be sold under the federal. Any mag over 10 rds was grandfathered and you could keep it unless state law said it was illegal. For the first few years of the NJ AWB you only had to block mags to 15. Somewhere about the late 90s, IIRC, the state said that wasn't good enough and mags had to be permanently altered to accept no more than 15 rds.

The AG directive defines "reasonable deviations" people have been doing without being arrested for years before the internet.

You're both wrong. You are required to have 5 years experience as a LEO or conducting investigations to get a private investigator's license or run your own security company. See NJSP website. You can work for a private investigator to get that experience.

But what does it do better than a Glock 17 with a stock?

Nice range toy but I can't see any practical reason for this.

That depends. If you want to use it for competition or gun games yeah I agree. If you want it for a SD gun it's fine as it is from the factory.

I take it you have dual residency. No issues bringing the gun to NJ other than what NJGF said.

You made the right choice. G19 is the best all around 9mm there is IMO.

Loaded magazines could get you arrested ib some states. Maybe. NJ isn't one of them. IANAL but did enforce the law for over 30 years, most of that time in NJ. I saw what Nappen and Gilbert said. However I don't know of a single case of someone being arrested let alone convicted of having a loaded magazine in the car. I wonder where Nappen and Gilbert got the idea that "police and prosecutors" would consider a loaded magazine a loaded firearm. Did try defend hundreds of people who were arrested for this? I think not. This is where they lose some credibility with me. Ohio was one state that considered a loaded magazine in the presence of a firearm that magazine was designed for loaded. The law was written something to the effect that if ammunition was in the chamber or "any part of the firearm" it was loaded. We can speculate why they wrote the law that way. Ohio changed the law 2 or 3 years ago to reflect what a range safety officer would call loaded.

Being that if you should be shaving a slight ring of lead from that ball when lpadding it with BP you may problems loading and chambering. You can find the answer by loading up some dummy rounds. No powder or primer. You also may have to get a .454 expander. I would seat and crimp in two separate operations. Shooting round pure lead balls you would need to lube them. This can be solved by using some liquid alox lube like Lee makes. Lyman 48 under 45 acp shows 670 fps and 7700 cup for 5 gr of Unique with a 200gr lead bullet in a 5" test barrel. However I use 6.0 Unique with a 200 swc(well under the 7.5 gr listed as max) and get 950 fps in a 1911. I would approach the charge cautiously. I also would be prepares for a squib when I try them out at the range. Don't think of velocity but pressure. Thats hard to do as we don't have the facilities to measure it. Keep us posted. Your experiment is interesting.

That is a steel frame 1858 isn't it? Just be sure to load them light like Cowboy Action loads. The lower the pressure the better. That conversion cylinder won't make up for a frame that was designed for black powder. Otherwise have at it.

I've made it through all the shortages since 1992 without much problem. My advice is to stock up on cheaper factory ammo available now. Quality brass case 9mm is available for $10-12 a box. Bought some Blazer Brass 45 for $13 a box recently. This gives you factory ammo for a couple of bucks a box more than reloads. It also provides more cases. I tried casting bullets but decided it took up too much time. There's plenty of commercially cast bullets out there for reasonable prices. You really don't need jacketed or plated bullets for nearly all handgun calibers IMO, I never loaded shotgun ammo as it wasn't worth the savings for as little as I consume. About 95% of my handgun loading is with cast bullets. They're about 50% of the cost of jacketed. I even have some cast bullet loads for rifle calibers like 30-30. I suggest starting reloading on a single stage. Slower, yes but you learn more about reloading that way vs starting with a progressive. Too many are interested in pulling the handle 50 times and getting a box of ammo. You can get all the hardware you need to start from Lee for about $150. If you store your ammo under reasonable conditions it should give you no problems. I found a box of 357 I loaded in 1978. It's a load I still use. I shot some recently. Velocity and accuracy were on a par with some of the same freshly loaded. This box of 357 traveled nearly 10,000 miles with all the moves I made between 1978 and 2001. Buy factory ammo you can get cheap now. Reload for those calibers that are expensive. Buy components when you find them for a good price. If you want to stock up you need to do it in different directions to CYA.

However, you might get fined for driving a truck that's 6000 lbs empty that's only registered for 5000 lbs.

I would think you're good as you are if your registration code is 1-9, 12, 15, 31, or 73 as listed in the MVC link. GVWR is a manufacturer's rating on what manufacturer says the vehicle is designed to carry. Registered GVW is what you've paid the state to carry.

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Went to NJ MVC website saw everything 95 or older is exempt. Thanx for bringing this to my attention. My 92 Buick is due this month so I don't have to bother to take it.

Is that NJ or PA you're talking about?

That would address the protectorant issue but not the lube issue. I could paint one nail but paint is not a good lube.

I have a question. 2C:58-14 requires the Attorney General to report to the legislature annually on assault weapons surrendered, rendered inoperable, and types of criminal offenses committed with assault weapons. It also gives the AG the opportunity to recommend additions or deletions from the list of banned AWs. This report will most likely show most AW crimes are simple possession. It would also show most AW crimes are simple possession and they are not being used for violent crimes for the most part. If the AW laws protect us so much the AG should make available this report on the website. Oh yeah, it would also show how many drive by bayonet assaults are committed with them.