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You guys need to remember that even though we have over 1,500 members, only a couple of hundred are active posters. I keep saying that we have to be careful of how we present ourselves, and if we continue to bicker and argue about meaningless details, all we're really accomplishing is to give more ammunition to the pro-candle forces that would see us lose our light bulbs forever. It's critical to the future of the community that all the disparate groups, especially the CFL proponents, come together under a single overarching banner to combat the well funded and entrenched anti light groups who would see use lose incandescency forever. C'mon, guys. We need to stand together on this, even if we can't agree on all the details.

There was pie at the Dix meet last year. There'll be pie at this one. Bring a fork.

Any of these get-togethers are always about the fun, and the banter, and the pie. That's why we love this group.

As of now, that works for me. It even gives me some time to get out to the trap range a couple of times and try to recover some of last year's skills. Damn winter.

Apologies in advance for the following rant. I didn't really think it was right to start a new thread with my ramblings, and this seemed like the most appropriate active place to put it. Feel free to not read it through. <rant> The hypocrisy of Liberals never ceases to amaze me. I was listening to the radio on the way in to work this morning, and there was a discussion about capital punishment. It seems that the same people who would deny the Constitutional rights of law abiding citizens just because they can are still the ones who cry out that capital punishment is evil because an innocent man may conceivably be sent to his death by the courts. The “I’d rather see a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man be executed” group have no problem prejudging hundreds of thousands of innocent, and largely lawful gun owners as potential killing machines in a futile attempt to reduce the possibility of one guy with faulty wiring and a gun going on a rampage. Aren’t we analogous to the “innocent men” in their outcry? And don’t we have the right to “go free”? Obviously not. In their eyes, we’re already no different than the animals who committed the atrocities in Tucson or Fort Hood, and our rights to freedom are to be sacrificed in the name of their pipe dream of universal love and societal harmony. Guns or no guns, tools to commit murder and mayhem will always be available to anyone who wants them, and denying the rights of others in an effort prevent a future event are a waste of time and resources and accomplish nothing save providing a false sense of security and pandering to the Liberal masses. Pisses me off to no end. </rant> Back to your regularly scheduled program.

I missed the last one. I'm not gonna miss this one. In.

Greetings and welcome.

Welcome to the group.

Pretty. Have fun with it.

Nope. Not the only one.

Greetings and welcome.

Shhhh...

And since many poor people are minorities, the bill is racist.

Engrave all culinary cutting implements with a unique identification number that must be recorded in a ledger at the time of purchase. Forbid the sales of "multiple collections" of similar cutting implements packaged as a set (steak knives). All purchasers must demonstrate their ability to use culinary cutting implements by slicing a tomato, and receive a certification to that effect from an authority approved by the state in which the implement is being purchased. All culinary cutting and slicing implements must be secured in such a way that minors may not have access to them. Culinary cutting implements may only be transported to and from the place of purchase, to and from an authorized sharpening or repair facility, or to and from an accredited culinary educational institution. The possession of any culinary cutting implement whose blade is in excess of 5" from the tip back to the point where the blade enters the handle is forbidden. The possession of any culinary cutting implement whose blade has been formed into "saw teeth" or sharpened serrations is forbidden. Culinary cutting implements whose blade is manufactured from any material which may pass through a metal detector undetected are forbidden. There may be some more, but it's early and I'm not particularly creative yet.

Nappen is getting irritating. His frustration is starting to show.

If the NJ bill mirrors the federal bill, existing mags will be grandfathered, but non-transferable, even through inheritance. This will render many guns illegal to transfer as well. Link

I wouldn't bet the ranch on that. Depending on how it's written, and the public response, this could fly.

Spend the saved money on a safe, a flashlight, ammo to practice with and a training class.

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Maybe it's a good time for some pro-rights legislator with a set of balls to step up and introduce a bill to end the magazine capacity limitations, and to have a reasonable discussion on the idiocy of believing that restricting ammo capacities does even the slightest to prevent nutjobs from committing mayhem with a gun. Hey, if you're gonna dream, dream big.

Those Otter Box cases look like they'll stand up to lot of abuse, but the ability to custom design a one off Lexan case with your own artwork seems pretty cool. Lynn is talking about an i-Phone for her next phone. I may have to get her a case with a photo of her little pink Smith revolver.

A guy at work came across this. Pretty cool interface for custom smart phone cases. If I had a smart phone, I'd be all over this. Case-Mate.com

The first thing to consider is keeping whichever gun you decide on safe from the kids, but still reasonably accessible in case you ever need it. There are a variety of small bedside safes available that are designed for quick access if you need to reach for your gun, but keep it secure from prying little hands. As for a particular gun, my advice is to shoot as many different specimens as you can get your hands on. An HD gun has to feel comfortable for you, and you need to be confident that you can effectively use it when you may be half asleep and in the dark. This is where practice, and maybe some training, come into play. Most of us shoot regularly, and the guns we take to the range are also the guns we keep close by for HD. Muscle memory becomes even more important in the middle of the night when the adrenaline is pumping. Revolvers are great HD tools. Grab it, identify your target, and if necessary, pull the trigger. No safety to fumble with, no magazine to seat, no slide to rack. Unless you're concerned that a squad of armed militants are planning to break in for your loose change, the 5, 6,or 7 rounds in a revolver are plenty of deterrent for a casual smash and grab incident. .357 is an outstanding HD round, and you can practice with less expensive .38 to become comfortable with the gun. If your heart is set on a semi, almost any modern gun will meet your needs. Glock, Sig, S&W, et al all have reputations for reliability and accuracy, and the deciding factor is which one feels right for you. Come out to the meetups. We all are happy to share our guns with new people, and you'll have an opportunity to sample a wide range of different choices. I have a particular opinion of lasers as an HD tool. I don't care for them. First of all, if you can't see your target, you need more light. A laser, as cool as the little red dot looks, isn't going to tell you if the person you're pointing your gun at is really a viable target. Get a good flashlight, and learn how to use it to identify your potential target. Good luck with your search, and stay safe.

Welcome to the group.

Welcome to the group.