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You're using the term affirmative defense incorrectly. An affirmative defense means a different set of facts which show you didn't break the law. Say someone comes up to you on the street and starts punching and kicking you. You try to get away but the guy keeps hitting you. You realize the only way to gey away is fight back. You do so and you and your assailant are arresred for fighting. However a security camera records the event showing you were assaulted, unable to retreat, and were forced to defend yourself. The charges against you are dropped on the grounds of self defense and the complaint against your assailant is changed to assault and battery. LEOSA on the other hand is Federal law period. If you meet the requirements of LEOSA you are legal anywhere in the US period. A state AG issuing "opinions" contrary to Federal law is not only meaningless its unprofessional. No brotherhood involved here. Just a case of LEOs applying the law correctly. As far as retired LEOs carrying illegally prior to the NJ RPO permit or LEOSA I've never encountered or heard of anyone doing it.

Unless you have semiauto milsurps, the barrels will probably outlast you unless you shoot several thousand rounds a year in each. A semiauto can be led to destruction by a lot of rapid fire. If you don't do this the barrel should last 10,000 rds or more. Shorter lives for calibers like Shane mentioned. A friend of mine is a serious high power and service rifle competitor (has placed at Camp Perry, has his Distinguished Rifleman badge). He changes barrels on his ARs used for competition after 3000 rds. Not that most of us would see the difference but he does. He gets more mileage from M1 barrels. IIRC the M16 was designed for a 10,000 rd barrel life. Most last a lot longer. A lot of full auto can shorten this. I had a M4 issued to me as a LEO and I estimate I put. 5-6K rds through it maybe a third of that full auto and when I retired it was still running well. We had Mini 14s at work that went well over 50K rds before bullets keyholed. Unless you're running a 338, 300 magnum, or do a lot of competitive shooting I wouldn't go changing barrels at a certain number of rounds.

I've been around literally millions of rounds of ammo in my time. I know of (reliable source I wasn't there) exactly one instance where a round discharged when dropped on a hard surface. The chances are extremely slim of it happening.

El Al finding catching these guys does not surprise me. i've seen them when I worked a JFK. El Al's security is the best and they can afford to do it because they are a relatively small airline. However, some people here would be pissed at the number of questions they typically ask a passenger when they are boarding. I carry my guns in a locked case inside a locked Haliburton. Never had any issues with anyone over this.

If you have no arrest you have no test case. The "opinions", which are not law, gives the AG something to show the gun haters in the state and nothing else.

Yes. It holds the gun very flat. I've never found anything better and have on for all my carry guns. If you think that's too big they also make a Mini-Scabbard. I've used one for J and K frames, Glocks, 1911s, Beretta 92s, and a few other guns.

I don't think the Aitken issue involved just moving hollowpoints from one home to another. That's what Aitken claimed at one point. I've also read Aitken claimed his new room mate wanted the guns out of the house because he was having a party and that's why they were in the car. The jury never got to decide which is the truth as the judge never instructed the jury on the moving expemption for the firearms. LEOSA starts out saying, "Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof...". Notwithstanding in legal terms means no state or local law counts, state laws do not invalidate any provision of LEOSA. It then goes on to say the only exceptions to this opening statement are laws restricting carrying firearms on or in government owned property or buildings. The other exception is private property where the property owner has the right to restrict firearms. That's it. Those are the only state laws that count. Based on this the hollowpoint and magazine capacity laws have no impact on carrying under LEOSA. Federal law trumps state law all the time. Federal law is supreme and it says so in the Constitution. The only test case I know of this is in Sturgis, SD where some off duty, out of state active lEOs shot some guy who was attacking them in a bar. They were not charged with shooting the guy but charged with carrying firearms in a place where alcoholic beverages were served, a violation of SD law. The judge ultimately threw the case out after reading LEOSA and said to the effect, "the State of SD doesn't own any bars so they have no standing to restrict firearms in a private establishment". NJ, NY and maybe some other states restrict carrying hollowpoints. The amendments to LEOSA were designed to address this and other issues. The amended 2013 version of LEOSA says "a firearM' includes, "includes ammunition not expressly prohibited by Federal law or subject to the provisions of the National Firearms Act...". This means hollowpoints are okay for someone carrying under LEOSA. There is really no need for this as "notwithstanding" trumps NJ hollowpoint laws. The magazine capacity issue was not addressed as Obamanocchio might not have signed it if they specifically addressed "high capacity" magazines. Read the NJSP website for the NJ AG's "opinion" on LEOSA. It recognizes LEOSA (the AG really doesn't have a choice in this matter) but restricts them to magazines 15 rounds or under and no hollowpoints. The NJ AG managed to put the other foot in his mouth by saying retired LEOs in NJ MUST get a NJ RPO permit, also contradicting LEOSA. The AG is saying parts of LEOSA don't apply here and he's wrong LEOSA also has been around for what 12-13 years now? How many arrests have you seen of retired or out of state LEOs for hollowpoints or >15 rd magazines? Zero. The AG doesn't want to look like a jackass and set a precedent when such a case gets appealed to a Federal court. Now if an out of state or retired LEO commits a crime with >15 rd mags or hollowpoints LEOSA or any type of carry permit doesn't do crap and he or she will be charged with both. You're trying to mix oil and water here. What if the retired NJ LEO has a RPO permit, and the ID and qual record required under LEOSA? LEOSA is LEOSA and anything NJ says other than state owned buildings and lands doesn't count for crap.

DeSantis Speed Scabbard. Available with or without thumb break. I prefer without. I've used them as a duty holster (plainclothes for over 25 years. Very secure even without the thumb break. About as flat as they come for an OWB.

In a field or training environment yes. Officers of any rank walking around with a sidearm in a garrison or office environment is rarely done for no reason (pay officer, transporting classified material, etc). I base my statement from observations made during over 40 years active, guard, and reserve with a bunch of short AD tours thrown in there.

Don't know what the regs are in the Navy or Marines but in the Army the General is issued his sidearm and stores it as he or she sees fit. Possible they would keep it in their office. Some General/Flag grade officers warrant protection details. If there were any of them at the Navy Yard, the detail would have made sure they got out. Just saying Generals just don't walk around with their sidearms. Or they were made of the same stuff the AR was .

General Officers in the Army are issued their sidearm and they may purchase it. It is not a badge of rank but a sidearm. General Officers in the Army are not required to abide by uniform regulations so a general might feel carrying his sidearm is part of his uniform. I've encountered a lot of general officers in my time and saw exactly one that carried his sidearm and was not in a combat or field environment. That was over 40 years ago. I would think most Admirals and Marine Generals don't walk around with their sidearm all the time. Generals carrying guns in an office environment just isn't seen.

Okay how about licenses and insurance? You would spend a few thousand to open up this sham security company.

I first went in the Army in 1967 and have been commissioned since 1982 and never heard of this "regulation" as it doesn't exist.

The FFL will have to log the gun in his books when you return and log it out when sent to the manufacturer.

Another G19 vote for all the reasons stated.

The actual utility of this is questionable. Even if you possessed one legally as a NFA item what is it good for? The oil filter blocks the sights of just about every gun. Use it for assassinations?

Cadiz Gunworks sells the adapter as a Class III item. If you buy one the onus is upon you to show you weren't going to use it as a surpressor IMO. Kind of like those drop in auto sears? I wouldn't buy one.

Being "way more intelligent than the lawmakers" could also get you in trobule. Say you spend the thousands to incorporate, secure licenses and insurance, and get your permit and paid taxes twice on the money you earned and then paid to yourself do you really think everyone is going to ignore the false statements you made. What false statements? The whole purpose of you doing all this is to get a carrry permit not conduct a business. If you escape criminal prosecution there is no doubt a bunch of civil violations you could be charged with. Prisons are full of people who are "way more intelligent than the lawmakers". Donate a few thousand to support the NJ2AS's petition. You'll get more results than forming a phony security company.

I don't think you're going to find "gun friendly" judges anywhere in NJ. If there were any I'm sure the secret would be out by now. Even if you did find one say in Cape May that wouldn't do you much good unless you live there. I'm sure you will have to have your hearing in the county you reside.

I recently fired some shotgun shells that were 35 years old with no issues. They were kept in a box on a shelf. I would guess in a mmo can they would be good for at least as long.

Al Jazeera America will.

Finding out which judges issue the most permits really wouldn't show the whole pcture. I would hazard a guess most permits are issued in places like Camden or Newark as there is more need for armed security guards there. You would need to know permits issued for reasons other than employment.

No P38 but I acquired an unissued P1 about 5 years ago. It was made in 1986 and came ready for issue in a bag with holster, 3 magazines, cleaning kit, and manual.

2 FTE out of 5000 rds means your ammo is 99.9996% reliable. Nothing really s 100%. You might have the same failures if you used factory ammo. If you're using this for practice ammo look at it as a training opportunity in clearing a FTE. If you're using thi for SD ammo have a plan B which you should always have.

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