kenw

While I agree that these types of security measures are intrusive, and that there may be better ways to secure our safety when we fly, the reality is that these are the systems and procedures that are in place right now. If they work to the extent that they will stop someone getting on a plane with the intent to drop it out of the sky, great. So, If anyone really believes that some imagined "inalienable right" to privacy is being violated, you have every right to be outraged, to stand on your soapbox and wail to anyone who cares to listen, to litigate the inferred intrusion to the highest court in the land, and I'll stand up with you and defend your right to do so. But for today, and as long as I'm flying alongside you, tough. Don't like it? Take the bus. Your rights end where mine begin, just as mine end where yours begin, and I would very much like to exercise my right to not be blown out of the sky by some fanatic nutjob with an anus bomb simply because you don't want your wee-wee brushed by some security guard.

I saw this on the news this morning. Actually I saw it on a couple of different news channels, and it was interesting how the story was reported differently. On FOX, this was a guy standing up for his rights not to be subject to an intrusive and demeaning assault. On CBS, this was a troublemaker with a plan to disrupt the legal security measures taken to ensure the safety of everyone else. Kudos to the guy for standing on his principles. It's a shame that he's probably gonna regret it for a long time to come.

Interesting topic. As bad as the surviving spouse selling the guns off at "20 cents on the dollar" would be, It would be even worse to just call the local PD and have them come get them, or to show up at a gun buyback location with someone's lifetime collection dumped in the trunk and have them turned into scrap metal for a few bucks worth of McDonald's vouchers. I think the preplanning idea is great, and even if there's no inclination to sell them (for whatever reason) on consignment through a trusted FFL, organizations like the YSSA have firearms donation programs where they take donated guns, auction them off, and use the proceeds to support youth shooting programs. I suppose something like that could be simply written into a will as just another disposition of part of the estate. Anything other than the grinder.

I prefer scratch 'n sniff

I don't really understand why anyone has a problem with an affiliate advertiser banner on the site. It doesn't interfere with the usability of the forum, and it's a lot less intrusive than advertising banners on some other sites I visit.

Really nice couple of hours at the range. Perfect weather, good company. There may not be any days like today left this year, so this was a day well spent.

Once you have the safe, it's interesting how things that you never thought about securing before become important to protect. Besides the gun stuff, I have camera equipment, a couple of backup laptops, some filled hard drives, software disks, important papers, a couple of other family things that I'd like not to lose, and some other miscellaneous crap. Don't be too surprised if it fills up faster than you expect.

I haven't advertised the njShoot site yet, although there are a couple of advertising opportunities that I'm committing to, nothing has been put out in the wild. And in spite of that anonymity, the mailing list keeps growing, and since this is the only group who is even aware that the site exists, I have to assume that you guys are the ones building the list. I realize that for you guys, it's just another occasional e-mail that you can either choose to read or delete, but for me, it's a nice feeling that more and more people are interested in what I'm doing. I appreciate it. Thanks. Ken

Looks like a 1:00 start, Matt.

Greetings and welcome.

Yes, kudos to her for keeping a cool head and remembering what you've practiced.

As does PETA, MADD, The Anti Bear Hunt nutjobs, Ceasefire NJ, and a whole bunch more. I don't see this going anywhere.

Thanks for the assist, guys. Article went up last night.

Wow, right place, right time. Great deal. Congrats.

I'm not really sure that Kalifornia is actually still considered part of the United States. Or NJ, for that matter.

Yeah, but I have no problem with Silicon Valley slipping under the surf into the deep blue sea, too.

Best business idea ever... a 24/7 laundromat with an attached shooting range.

It's really time for that Godforsaken libtard-ridden shitpile to fall into the Pacific. Where's Lex Luthor when we really need him??

I don't know... but at least we're thinking about it and trying to make some sense of the logistics involved. That's a step forward. A small step, but something. A statewide, multi-discipline shooting league has almost certainly never been tried in NJ before. No history to look back at. We're thinking about plowing new ground. How do they handicap players in bowling or pool leagues? How do they solicit sponsor support? So many questions... If only we had an official NJGF Community Organizer who could investigate further.

If you think you're having a bad day... Happy Friday.

It looks like most, if not all, of the leagues are sort of informal groups supported in some way by a single range or facility. I have no idea how a "traveling" league would work, with fixed teams playing both home games and away games. It would be nice to have teams in a variety of disciplines, since everyone enjoys different sports. The more I think about it, the more my brain hurts. I just don't know enough about the logistics to think it through any further than that, but it seems like something that could be fun, and that would draw the shooting community a little closer together. In any case, the season is soon over, so there's plenty of time to play with the idea for next year.

Late mid-week bump.

If anyone can get details about how the leagues are set up, how they handicap the various sports, etc. maybe we could set something up. Do any of the leagues have web sites?

j0n, If you can, try and get some details on the league. Maybe we could set up something a little more formal than the casual meetups among the forum people. Could be fun.

My apologies to Kristen. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.