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I've been familiar with Lesniak for some time. I've never heard of him supporting anything that wasn't liberal/progressive/socialist/communist dogma. I'm not interested in hunting. I also have nothing against it. I agree with @RichP even trophy hunting has its place. If nothing else it throws thousands of dollars into a local economy. Rest assured if you go to Africa to hunt a lion, giraffe, elephant, hippo, or anything else that meat is eaten.

Point shooting is an important combat shooting skill IMO. You can be much more accurate if you can see your gun and using what Jim Cirillo called "Gun Silhouette". There comes a distance where you must use sights though. I also am a believer in Wyatt Earp said, "Take your time...in a hurry".

Seems to me you can whack yourself in the head with that crowbar.

@MichaelDiggs having the right attitude when dealing with police is to your benefit. Many people have been let off for minor infractions because they knew how to act

Being responsible for payment of the defendant's legal fees and losing lawsuits will ensure police are well educated by their agencies. Be more concerned that you are carrying within the law than twisting knives.

Thanx for the cite.

This law goes into effect 90 days after passage. That is sufficient time for police everywhere, including NJ, to get educated on it. There were no issues in NJ that I am aware of when the Law Enforcement Officer's Safety Act went into effect. Reciprocity will affect a lot more people. I can't see police locking up people carrying under this law. More so because if they do and they're wrong the court will have to pay their attorney fees and leave the agency open for a civil rights lawsuit. Carrying a copy of the law with you doesn't make much sense for a couple of reasons. First, this is not a way to endear yourself to a LEO who's looking to arrest you. You're really calling the cop a dummy by doing this. Would you believe someone you're about to arrest who's waving a couple of sheets of paper in your face? I've had more than one person tell me I couldn't do something. If I'd listened to them it would have been a tough time for me. I knew I was acting in a legal manner. Secondly, police will be educated in this law no doubt. If you are following the law and get arrested by your attorney fees will be paid and the following lawsuit will reward you handsomely for your ordeal.

AFAIK most police officers in a state are not obligated to enforce Federal law. There is a obligation for Federal officers to "take appropriate action" for a state crime committed in their presence. Federal officers often prosecute crimes under state systems when prosecution is declined by the US Attorney. If they discover a state crime they notify state or local police. Federal officers can "deputize" anyone to assist them in an arrest or seizure. It used to be if a state or local police officer he or she would notify HSI . This is just cooperation. This is what this "sanctuary" bs is about. Now there are many reasons a state or local can be cross designated by a Federal agency . This involves training and the state or local guy or girl gets a Federal ID. If they are cross designated they have all powers of a Federal officer. What happened in Arizona a few years ago was Sheriff Joe in Maricopa County had most of his deputies cross designated by HSI when Bush 43 was POTUS. This gave them authority in immigration and customs laws. Sheriff Joe would have his deputies arrest illegals and turn them over to HSI. The Obama administration told them to stop. They even told Border Patrol to just issue a summons to apprehended illegals (like they were going to show up). That's what happened in AZ.

Depends on the state. Never heard of "defiant tresspass" in NJ.

We'll see.

I doubt I can be penalized for keeping a new septic tank in my house. I'll keep all of this in mind if I ever decide to have livestock or a septic tank in my house.

Bull Run, Yorktown, Fair Oaks and Vicksburg. Only the Union used balloons.

The only exclusions of something you can possess outside the home and not in the home all have to do with sanitation.

No one had balloons at Gettysburg. Would that keep me from having a new septic tank in my living room for a coffee table?

I gave citations. What if Robert E. Lee had air support at Gettysburg? Would it have turned out differently?

Please cite the law or ordinance that forbids me from having a septic tank in my living room.

Yes but most ordinances prohibit keeping livestock on residential property even as pets.

@capt14k you're correct. @voyager9 is that a city ordinance or a state law?

@voyager9 please tell me something you are allowed to possess outside the home but not in the home. If you can come up with something I might consider your argument.

I totally disagree with you on this. You are entitled to think however you want. How are police going to know you're not carrying in your home? Using your logic an licensed out of state CCW could be arrested when they take their gun off in a hotel room. Amy arrest for "possession" would be ludicrous. Police and prosecutors want to make arrests and try cases that win. If they were to pursue a case like you outline it would result in acquittal.

Keep in mind this law, like many Federal laws, starts out saying "Notwithstanding any provision" of a state or local law. Notwithstanding means "in spite of". That means the state laws don't count unless Congress says they do. The only state laws that count as far as this statute is concerned is where the states say you can carry. Right now that's schools, courthouses, and casinos. NJ will undoubtedly add a bunch of other places of they go overboard that will be overturned in Federal court. Someone asked here or in the other thread about carry on private property and thinks they would have to get permission of the owner before they did. Not so. What that means if you're caught carrying on private property without permission and asked to leave by the owner you must do so. If there's a posted sign at the entrance and you ignore it there is currently no penalty for doing that in NJ AFAIK. Article VI of the COTUS establishes the COTUS and all laws made by Congress to be the law if the land and enforceable in every state. A state does not have an option to follow Federal law. It must. The only reason states are getting away being sanctuary states and marijuana laws is because there were 8 years of Obamanocchio.

That's scary if you think that way. If you are allowed to carry something you are allowed to possess it. I don't think the state could successfully prosecute you in the scenario you present.

The law defines handgun to include "any magazine" or "any ammunition". IANAL but any means any.

Kennedy was the last genuine Democrat. Since then we have the liberal/progressive/socialist/communist Democrats.

That's all I know about igniters in furnaces. I only pay a couple of hundred a year for a service contract from NJNG covering my furnace, water heater, and central air. This covers all small parts except the entire unit itself. When I needed a new water heater they came out the next day and they took about 45 minutes to do the job. It costs me about $100 more than what my plumber friend would have charged. Don't carry service contracts on appliances as I figured if one of them broke every year it would be cheaper just to buy a new one after the manufacturer's warranty.