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E If you miss that hovering 3 feet from your window while you're cutting a kilo you deserve to get caught:-) How do you see using a drone for surveillance any different than using conventional aircraft. I have been involved in aerial surveillances many times using NV, FLIR, and other devices. I can guarantee you for the expense involved its not done for a fishing expedition. There is nothing illegal about anyone photographing anyone in a public place. As we discussed earlier the liklihood of drones being in common usage by LE is nil for a variety of reasons.

NJSP and PAPD are the only PDs in NJ I know with air units. I know Newark got a helicopter few years ago bu don't know if they ever got it off the ground. I wasn't trying to imply that every PD should get one. I was reverse planning and brought up airspace management which would restrict LE use of drones in this area on a routine basis. All of those things you mentioned would stop the idea from getting off the ground (no pun intended). So in general there are uses for LE drones just not in about 90% of NJ. No worries about them hovering outside your window or being used in routine enforcement missions.

Just have the casino write you a check. I've done this in both Vegas and AC. No charge. I don't think that amount would arise any suspicion. I can only speak from my own experience. If you were some gangbanger with a bit more in small bills it might be construed that was from drug sales. The agency I worked for was involved in enforcing currency laws. Just about every Federal agency has jurisdiction in this area. I remember when these bs currency seizures with no arrest were started mostly down south. Under Federal and what I know of NJ money laundering laws you have show relationship between the money and a crime. Some of those bs money seizures were based on a narcotics dog alerting on the money. The fact is just about every $100 bill that has been out. In circulation for a little bit will wind up with trace amounts of illicit drugs on it.

Why don't you like police with drones? They enable capabilities of an aircraft with sensors like FLIR at a fraction of the cost of a conventional aircraft. My concern with drones is airspace management.

I started my military career in 1967, serving AD, NG, and USAR until I retired in 2009. About half that time was NG. Periodically, we had riot training. Never responded to a riot but we would have been ready. Most of HS training for the NG involves security for facilities. This can be construed as preparing for civil war but more likely will be implemented during heightened terrorist alerts. I probably disappoint some but IMO there won't be a civil war in this country. Most Americans realize more can be accomplished using the Rule of Law vs armed conflict. If you're talking a civil war you have to have conflicting ideologies. The only two big enough to generate a civil war would be Conservatism vs Liberalism. Next you have to look at geography and if you look at an election map most of the land area of the US, and NJ for that matter is controlled by Conservatives. Liberals control large population areas, cities. When deliveries of booze, McDonald's and other essentials are disrupted for a few days liberals will give in. Riots are another matter. There is always a possibility of those happening but LE has learned a lot since the 60s. Riots start and are usually contained within large cities. This is where the rioters reside and cities also contain concentrations of goods to steal. Rioters don't care that their actions hurt their communities they just want that HDTV, booze, clothes, and other things they feel they are entitled to. Most rioters are not armed. You also won't see say rioters from Newark go to Short Hills Mall because there is higher quality merchandise there. They prefer to confine their activities. There is very good reasons for DHS to fund hardware for local PDs. I'll just address two things that people view as "militarization of the police". Armored vehicles have been used by NYPD since the early 70s. Nothing better to rescue wounded people in a barricaded gunman situation or create diversions. Having them available is just another asset. Yeah, I would have problems if they were used for routine patrol but they're not so let's move on. M4s or M16s? SA for nearly all police missions but I'd go along with FA with proper training. Some haven't noticed that the bad guys are pretty well armed. A few years ago Customs intercepted an entire container of FA Chinese AKs that were destined for gangs in the US. Active shooter, bank robberies (like in LA ), terrorist activity, etc no reason for police to be undergunned. I prefer the M4 as a standard patrol long gun.

Your National Guard buddy is in Homeland Security Training as there is a need to have a percentage of the troops trained up in this area in case they are needed. No cover story here. Besides 40 cal has zero use fot the National Guard as they have no weapons chambered in that caliber. DHS has no vast arsenal ready to issue anyone 40 cal weapons. This ammo contract is for purchases over several years. The amount is not out of line considering normal training and qualification needs of DHS. There also may be other agencies that piggybacked onto this contract. Shortages whether they be gas, primers, or ammo are usually self induced and have no basis in reality. There was a toilet paper shortage in 1973 that was induced by a joke by Johnny Carson. It goes on.

This is a contract over several years and was done to lock in a price. If you do the math it comes out to about 5-6K rds per armed officer. Qualification and training eat about 1000 rds per officer per year. Throw in basic training for recruits, advanced training, etc all that ammo doesn't seem like that much. To my experience most ammo or primer shortages are self induced. People see a thread like this or hear some bs rumor about something and instead of buying 2 people buy 20.

I made a 4 sided box from plywood and 2x4 as a temporary measure nearly 40 years ago. I'm still using it. I can take the press from garage, outside, inside, anywhere.

That depends. If you're talking about the average joe on the street my money is on the cop. If its a gun enthusiast/activist I'd have to go with the gun guy. So in general I'd say most cops know more. Keep in mind the gun guy is only focusing on relatively small parts of the law dealing with firearms and maybe fish and game if they are into that. Gun entusiasts/activists misinterpret laws many times as they are depending on their interpretation not what courts have ruled. I will admit NJ gun law is difficult at times. Look at how many regulars on this forum feel if you have a handgun in the car with no deviation from your direct route when the law says "reasonable" which I admit is very open ended. I would like someone to relate to me a verfiable incident where someone was arrested coming home from the range because they stopped to use the bathroom. Your response lacking capitalization and punctuation is difficult to understand. I'm sure the police will appreciate you educating them as long as you are as concise and exhibit your command of syntax as you do in your response. I want to first address your advice on a non-menacing knife. There is no difference if you have a Hello Kitty bowie or a more traditional one. If you carry something (as someone else mentioned) that has a seat belt cutter blade, screwdrivers, wrenches etc. That would be non-menacing IMO as there are clearly legal uses for such a knife combo.. If a LEO is confiscating (seizing) your knife because they feel its "illegal" (whatever that means in NJ) then they better be arresting you too or a least issue you some kind of summons (don't know if you can do that in NJ). What happened to never talking to the police? This is an example of if you refuse to explain a legal purpose for the knife you are leaving the police no recourse but to arrest you. I've said before making bum arrests is no way for a cop to enhance their career, if the LEO decides to arrest no amount of knowledge to try to impart upon him or her is going to change that. You're not going to hash it out at the side of the road. As Blueline said have a reasonable reason for having the knife you have.

I question the wisdom of this. When you go to the dentist do you tell him how to fill your tooth? If you hire a plumber or electrician do you remind them of what building code standards are? Do you carry a copy of NJS Title 39 and start quoting statutes if your involved in a vehicle stop? Police are no different than anyone else and don't care for people who try to keep telling them their job or what they don't know. You aren't going to "create an impression you know the laws and know them well" you are going to create the impression you're a PITA. That's my take on this advice. Cops don't further their careers by making false arrests and I don't know where people (moreso on gun forums) get that idea. Police generally know a lot more about the law than some think.

You are correct in saying there has to be some type of procedure established to conduct searches like the OP detailed. However you are 100% wrong regarding border searches. The legality of border searches were established by Boyd vs US 1886. This and other SCOTUS decisions establish these searches as legal if your conveyance crossed the border, possibly had contact with the border, and in many cases once you cross the border your conveyance can be subject to a border search hundreds of miles from the border. You also can be searched more than once. SCOTUS also established that when you enter the US everything you have brought with you into the US belongs to the government until its established there is no contraband and duties have been paid.

As the seller you want to ensure the clopies go to the state so the gun is taken off your record. When selling I always send the copies to the local PD and NJSP.

I think linking the RKBA to legalizing drugs is a bad combination. "Gun owners for legal drugs" somehow doesn't have ring to it that will appeal to the fencesitters tbat are the ones that need to won over. The argument that legalizing drugs will reduce violent crime significantly is a bit of a stretch. The idea that if drugs were legal legal all the street gangs will toss their guns and become productive members of society is comical. Are all the gang members going to go back to school then and becoming nuclear physicists and doctors? They will find some other type of crime to fund themselves.

Your Glock is fine. It has to jiggle a little with the slide back for it to work. You have also bought just about the best all around 9mm.

He was a true innovator in his field. The 427 Cobra was the fastest production car in the world at its time. He was best known for his wo rk with Ford but he left his mark with other marques. I had a 88 Shelby Daytona Turbo that was super fast and cornered like it was glued to the road. You know he ensured that car would do that before he let them put his name on it.

Nice grips. Rather unique. They do cost more than I paid for my first J frame though .

However the sticker gives your present address. Whatever is on the front is not material when you're buying a gun if there is a sticker on the back . The sticker must match your FID.

I have a PT99AF (92 with adj sights) for almost 25 years with maybe 25k rds through with zero problems. That answers the durability question. When I bought the Taurus it was about half the price and more accurate than the Beretta. The accuracy is not only my assessment. Jim Cirillo said it was the only out of the box 9mm at that time (1988-89) he could do consistent head shots at 50 yds with and I witnessed him doing it. One of the big gun magazines also ran a comparison test of the two a bit later and found the Taurus more accurate. This was all almost 25 years ago. I carried the Taurus concealed as a duty gun for about 5 years. Taurus 92s never had the slide separation issues Beretta did. I used the Beretta in the military for about 15 years. I can't really say one is any better than the other. I would lean toward the Taurus based on my experience. I think you should assess the features of each and go with the one you find more to your liking.

I've carried 17s,19s,and 26s concealed for about 15 years. AFAIC there isn't a lot of difference in concealing any of them if you're us ing a good holster. An inch or so in length our height doesn't really ( matter unless you're very small (under 5 feet) or using an ankle holster where the smaller 26 is obviously easier to conceal. This is why I feel a 19 is the best all around Glock 9mm. If you feel you need rthe extension the only ones I can vouch for is the Glock or Pearce. Get the ones that give you an extra round or two as you might as well use that extra height for more than just a bigger grip.

I can't speak for most LEOs. I wouldn't expect an active LEO to admit to violating a pursuit policy on this forum any more than someone admitting they stopped at Home Depot on the way home from the range with a handgun in their trunk. Do you have a lot of experience running from the police?

Pursuit policies started in th 70s when PDs were getting blasted for endangering the public to catch someone only wanted for a traffic violation. The first PD I know that had one was in Union County and the big part of it said the cops couldn't exceed 15 mph over the speed limit. The cops adhered to it and you are right, do 45 downtown and the police couldn't chase you. The poliocy was soon changed. Keep in mind there is nothing wrong with losing someone who ran a red light but if you're chasing someone who just blew up a schoolbus full of kids you better try hard not to lose them, The main purpose of a pursuit policy to my experience is to scew the LEO if something goes wrong. Early on in Chapter 4 of NJ Title 39 (vehicle operation) it states that LEOs are exempt from all of the operation statutes in the performance of their duty. Thought I'd just get that out of the way. I have observed that generally if you chase someone, you violate the pursuit policy a bit in doing so, and nothing bad happens (no accidents, property damage, no one hurt, etc) you won't hear anything about violating the policy. Do the same thing and there is an accident, people get hurt, etc you will be screwed if you violated the pursuit policy. I'm not familiar with the NJAGs policy but most policies leave some discretion to the officer not because they want to vague but because they have to. Thousands of guys sitting in prisons with that attitude.

Federal agencies also have their own guidelines which vary from agency to agency. Factors such as marked vs unmarked car, what the bad guy did, and environment are all considerations.

If your local shop has a DAO only 59 its a 5946. I carried a 59, 659, 469, and a 6906 between 1980 and 1998. Magazines are common to the 59 series (14 or 15 rds) and the 69 series (12 rds). Not sure about your sight question but they should interchange within the same generation. They are pretty much trobule free. The only things you need to do change out the recoil spring every 3000 rds or so and make sure you don't let crud seep down into the firing pin channel where it will lock up the firing pin. There were some 6946s in the middle to late 90s that had frames cracking but I never saw this with any of the 59 series or 6906. I never really cared for the DAO versions and preferred the traditional DA/SA. I really liked the 659 as the combo of full size and all steel construction resulted in very low recoil allowing fast follow up shots with greater accuracy. I'd buy one if I found a nice one.

Unless someone comes up with some cockeyed case law in NJ my position on this issue stays the same.

I'm not implying anything. Not saying you will be stopped, questioned,etc and I'm not saying you wil not be stopped. I won't attempt to get in every LEOs head as to what they would do. I'm saying that doing what you said is not a crime defined in the statutes in question. If you define "illegal purpose" for a fake gun the same as it were a real gun, everyone carrying a fake gun while filming a movie or tv show in NJ would be guilty of the fake gun statute as well as all the guys who play airsoft with realistic fake guns.