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His official address is in the store, and he does have some stock there, but that is not where the bulk of his work and business is done.

Anyone know of a nice one for sale in NJ, either privately or in a store?

The only important theme here is that you need to hire a lawyer for this, no matter what. Sell a few of your guns quickly to pay for the lawyer. You're going to lose them all if you don't get a lawyer, anyway... There are times in life to be cheap, and times not to be cheap. This is one of them that where spending the required money is absolutely the only viable choice. The chances of things going wrong for you without a lawyer are enormously high, and the price you will pay (for the rest of your life) will be enormous. Having all your guns seized, never being able to buy another gun in any state for the rest of your life, etc. Time to sell a rifle, sell a car, sell a kidney, whatever.

You can wear a gun in a holster on your property, but you can't threaten someone with it if they aren't breaking the law. A census worker walking up to your house is not something you can pull a gun over. He also resisted arrest, which just tells you the guy is out of line. There are not a lot of residents getting arrested for anything in Westfield; the Westfield PD will do anything to avoid arresting a resident. In my opinion, this guy should spend some time in federal prison. It's a federal crime to threaten federal employees, and it has nothing to do with the 2nd A. or gun rules.

If you are a member of the BMWCCA, just post on the njbmwcca forum and someone will probably have them. The members have 100's of cars behind their garages, converted to race cars, bought as salvage after accidents, etc.

Old Spice????

we really need to get a set of these questions up as sticky / FAQ...

I think this is a reasonable price. This rifle will have all metal receiver parts, which people like rather than the current plastic units. And the wood stock is becoming a rarity. Although it is close to the price you'd pay at Dick's or Walmart for a new unit with a scope, these parts probably make it worthwhile assuming it's in good condition.

If you join the NJ BMW CCA, not only will you get parts discounts, you can borrow "special BMW tools" like bushing presses, etc, at no charge, which make many of these kinds of jobs very, very easy. -Dave

Counseling is not a psychiatric condition.

Just read in Outdoors magazine that helicopter crashes are one of the leading causes of death for visitors to the Grand Canyon....

Boxes of PMC Bronze 223 is on sale for $6.49 a box, which is the lowest I've seen it in a couple of year. According to ammoengine, it is the cheapest brass-cased ammo by far. Combine that with their current "5MAYFLAT" $5 flat rate shipping, and you are very good. Combined with their special $14.99 ammo dry box plus 20 rounds of PMC, and I ordered: 1000 rounds for 0.32 a round, which is pretty darn good. -Dave

Free shipping is good, but at $180 / 600 rounds it is a lot more expensive than the usual 440 round cans....

I was sorta thinking about going, and then read my post about one of the recent shows here: So maybe I won't bother...

Sure they will, they just need to ship it to a NJ FFL. Should add 2-3 days to the process only. That said, although it's easy, and we can all tell you FFL's that will receive the package from Cabela's and process the NJ requirements, those same FFL's are going to be able to get you the same handguns at a lower price in the same timeframe. Cabela's is fantastic, I go there every few weekends, but they are no bargain for gun prices.

Good prices, $89 for 2+ but the shipping kills you. Shipping for 2 cans is 63lbs = $55. Yow!

Is there any good local source, or Eastern PA source, for spam cans of 7.62x54R ammo? -Dave

I believe this is a shotgun/clays club only, but I could be wrong. Last year I sent the contact email address (found through some shotgun sports club info site) but never heard anything back, so figured I had a bad/wrong/old email. Then, this spring I started getting emails inviting me to shoots. I think they've all been 20g shoots; don't know if they have other things going on and they just invite me to these, or what. So, semi-mysterious.

On another forum, Zombie Squad, I have been reading a fantastic Zombie story that is being written in a thread. It was started in September, 2008, and the author has been adding a short chapter every day or two since. In the thread there are lots of comments in-between the actual story threads, but I skip them and go the the story. I'm currently reading page 288 of the 307 pages: http://zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=35300 The title is "Mom's Journal of the Zombie Years" and is one of the better pieces of fiction I've read in this genre. With a little editing it could easily be a best selling book. Enjoy it! -Dave

It needs to be either NJ or NY or PA, maybe Del or MD. You won't be able to get anywhere else. You certainly won't be able to drive on any interstates, so you need to be able to get there on one tank, on state, county or local roads. Someone said "not NJ" but if the SHTF it doesn't matter where you go, everyplace will be equally messed up. You want to also be in a place where you can scavenge, loot, etc. Some place in the NW or South part of NJ might be very good for this.

Boy Scouting has never been about "strictly survival training." Not sure where you got that idea. I have a full set of BSA handbooks back to 1910, and although the early handbooks certainly had more focus on some more primitive outdoors activities (tracking, trapping) than the middle years, the newest handbooks also have a lot of focus on camping. Camping, hiking, swimming, boating are all core parts of Boy Scouting advancement. On the other hand, this whole article confuses Boy Scouting with Cub Scouting. This is a silly "belt loop" for Cub Scouts, who are in 1st through the first half of 5th grade. There isn't much "survival training" for our 1st grade Tiger Cub Scouts. They do learn how to pitch a tent, and in 3rd grade they learn how to use pocket knives.

I am the cubmaster of a very large pack, the finance chairman of a district and on the executive board of a large council. So I know the facts, and once these pieces started hitting the media we were prepared. It's funny to see how one media outlet does a piece on something and the next thing you know everyone has a "exclusive" piece on the same thing. The first article is a little strange. There is no "virtual scouting" badge, etc. It's very poorly written. There is a new "Video Games" belt loop. Belt loops are fun activities for cub scouts. Other belt loops that have been around forever are marbles, ice skating, bowling, badminton, etc. Non-sports belt loops include Hertitages, Math, Geology, Chess, Collecting, etc. They are not required for advancement (except as part of a larger requirement in Webelos), and are "extras" for fun. Here are the requirements for the Video Games Belt Loop: For every belt loop, there is also a "pin" which focuses on the same activities, but in more depth. Belt loops can often be accomplished in an afternoon, and many belt loops can get picked up through school gym, etc. Pins usually require a lot more work. Here are the requirements for the Video Games pin:

Someone on the board should buy this: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=166613055 Seems like a perfect test for the OGAM exception process!

A guy at the bowling pin shoot last weekend had a heck of a time with some circa '52 surplus ammo. It wouldn't fire, wouldn't load, wouldn't eject, etc. At least one misfire, FTE, FTL, etc, in each magazine. Maybe you could make it better by tumbling first.

The caveat we should be hanging our hat on is the "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" which they have not been subject to. They are here illegally, period. That is not (IMO) subject to the jurisdiction. Then they don't have to follow our laws? That's what it means. It was intended for diplomats, who don't actually have to follow our laws... Illegal immigrants certainly are required to follow our laws.