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Nothing murky about a retired LEO with a RPO permit. He qualifies 2x a year for the RPO so that would cover him under LEOSA anywhere in the country as long as he has his retired ID and a copy of his qualification. SAFE Act magazine limits would apply although LEOSA starts off negating all state laws except government owned facilities and private property.

I did some work with LEOS from the UK. When they were in the US one of the things they wanted to squeeze in is a range trip. One of the big things you could get retiring as a LEO in the UK was a deactivated (means it can't shoot) handgun.

Which means dry fire. Which means the bore or chamber is plugged or the chamber is cut.

This is true but when France dropped out of NATO their military still maintained NATO standards with munitions. NATO specs for small arms always called for brass case ammo. When they found over pressure problems with the FAMAS when it first came out inside of redesigning the gun to use brass case they used a steel case. There were a lot of other problems in the first version of the FAMAS.

Looked it up. Dewats are still considered firearms by ATF but there is no tax. Transfer needs to be filed with ATF.

I think your correct but its only a $5 transfer fee IIRC.

That may be because when the rifle was developed France had dropped out of NATO. They rejoined NATO a few years ago after being out of it for over 40 years.

Deactivated means just that. It is modified so it can never shoot again. This can be done by filling the chamber with weld so you can still cycle the action. I'm sure you can find a deactivated (sometimes referred to as a dewat for deactivated war trophy) for less than 3k. A friend of mine had a dewat AK 47 and PPSH hanging on his wall in Staten Island. Perfectly legal as they are not firearms. Should be legal in NJ.

I met a guy who did 5 years in the Legion in the late 70s, early 80s. He didn't speak a word of French when he went in but spoke pretty fluent French when he got out. When you join the Legion you take an oath of allegiance to the Legion not to France as I understand it . Like becoming a Mason. While all the officers are French, most of the enlisted are not. I think even today over 100 nationalities are represented in the Legion. Legionaires are among the elite fighting units in the world. The brutality (not toughness) of their training makes them so. You have to remember they were formed in the 1800s because France didn't want to waste French soldiers fighting in their colonies. While they are given their missions by the French government most of them are not French.

The problem with bringing your handgun to your boat is what do you do with it when you cast off and are underway. Your boat is now a vehicle and it would seem you would be in violation unless you were enroute to another state. If the handgun and ammo were secured you could be protected by FOPA. No problems if you have a FPID and long gun.

Looks like the ac556 selector by his index finger.

That looks similar to the bolt handle on a SL6. However, the oprod is enclosed on the SL6 forward of the breech and that looks more like a Mini 14 oprod with a SL6 handle.

Think you got it.

Front sight and magazine are wrong for a M1 carbine. Can't see the action that we'll but magazine and front sight look like a Mini 14. I might guess H&K SL6 but front sight is wrong. That may not be a cut out in the stock but an inventory label. I think Mini 14.

I remember after Amado Dialo was shot in NY, NYPD invited the press up to Rodman's Neck and ran them through some FATS and Simunitions scenarios. Some participated, more watched, but not all the newspapers published anything about it.

You will be hard pressed to find a 22 with 15 rd capacity. I don't think anyone makes a 22 lr handgun with a 15 rd capacity. I had some 12 rd ram line magazines for my Ruger. Don't have one now but my Ruger 22 ate everything. Don't know how the current ones are.

If you are qualifying for your NJ permit is that not good for LEOSA?

There is no training course for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) which was HR218 before it became law. You have to qualify annually passing a course of fire used by any law enforcement agency in the state. This has to be certified by a firearms instructor. You have to carry this certification along with your retired ID. The few restrictions are detailed in the law. State and local governments can restrict carry on their property, you can't be under the influence, you can only carry a gun with the same type of action as the one you qualified with and a few other restrictions. I think commercial ranges like Shore Shot and Gun for Hire will do the qualification for a fee like $50. You need to make an appointment to do this. Qualify and read the law and that's your training course. However, you also need to be aware there is an opinion letter by the NJ AG saying that although they recognize LEOSA if you are a retired LEO living in NJ you need to have a NJ Retired Police Officer permit from the state. This is in contradiction with LEOSA which is Federal law. I can't see how the NJ AG thinks federal law is not applicable in NJ.

If you're interested in the civilian certifications you need to take the basic courses before you take the instructors course. The only course you can take which gives you credit for your academy training is the NRA Police Firearms Instructors course which is only open to LEOs IIRC. Check the NRA website for more info. There are firearms instructors courses given at different police academies which are recognized by the NJ Police Training Commission. The easiest way to attend these is to have your department send you. I went to one about 15 years ago at Union County's Stamler Academy. I was working for a federal agency, requested to attend, and my agency paid for it.

They used to. Don't know if they still do. FFLS need to know the requirements of an out of state buyers home state.

If you read the federal law a FFL can transfer a long gun to an out of state resident is that the transaction is supposed to be legal in both states. This is why many non NJ dealers will not transfer a long gun with evil features to a NJ resident. A NJ resident is supposed to have a FPID to receive a long gun. It then behooves the dealer to ask for a NJ FPID selling to a NJ resident. Not NJ law asking for the FPID but federal law. There us ed to be a condensation of state laws put listed by ATF to help dealers comply. Every out of state dealer I've been to wanted to see it at least. Some just saw it, some copied it, and some used it as the form of ID on the 4473 listing the SBI number. Thats my take on the federal law yours and that of the out of state FFL may differ.

I've seen out of state FFLS refuse to fill out the COE stating "it's a NJ form, we don't need to do that here". An out of state FFL is obligated to see your NJ FPID to sell you a long gun but only needs to comply with his state and federal law not fill out NJ forms.

I've done just about everything mechanical and most body jobs on cars in my time including a full color change repaint. I agree unless it's something exotic you should just replace the rotors. If you can build an AR you can do a disc brake job. Get a Haynes manual for you car. It will save you a lot of money.

FL used to have a part time resident drivers license which was perfectly acceptable ID for gun purchases there. They had to stop issuing it because of the Real ID Act. There are undoubtedly thousands of FL part time residents this effected. Stop by a few (note a few) FFLS in FL, explain your situation and see what type of ID they will accept. You should be able to get a FL state ID card. Don't give up pursuing a legal easier way to purchase handguns. I'm sure you will find a FL FFL who knows what you can do. Tax bills, utility bills, and anything of that sort addressed to you at your FL address can be used to establish residency. I would also be getting a FL resident carry permit if I were you. A FFL is acting in their own right by requiring certain ID to establish residency so go talk to a few.

Absolutely legal the way you describe it.