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NJ potentially (it's just a bill right now, not law yet) queuing up it's own body armor ban: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A4369

I've got the "old style" Tavor with a trigger pack/bar upgrade. I like the trigger, and it's way more accurate than I am. I like the rifle overall, but it's relatively heavy and the magazine changes are awkward. Agree with H.E. on the "blasty" part - the end of the barrel is closer to your face, so you're a bit closer to the shockwave coming out of the muzzle brake. @Cheflife15 - If you want to try it out at a range near me LMK and we'll set something up.

No proposals by NJ to repeal, even if temporarily, the $0.50/gallon gas tax that was implemented previously "because our gasoline was so cheap"?

Yup, going to use the "25 zero at 10 yards" target recommended in the videos you linked: KC Pistol_Rifle 10yd Zero Target (1.5 Mount) V2.pdf

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/breaking-biden-administration-moves-to-cut-off-lake-city-223-5-56-ammo-from-the-commercial-market/

Thanks. My brain is now confused as to how the dot and the irons point-of-aim can be off and still have the same point-of-impact, but I'll try shooting each separately and report back.

I put a red dot optic on a G19 with stock sights, took it to the range and then "zeroed" the red dot and was getting hits very close to point of aim. I then bought some "suppressor height" iron sights and put them on. Haven't been back to the range yet. Right now, when I line up the irons, the "previously zeroed" red dot is off to the right per image below (red circle is approximate position of the red dot): Which way should I drift the rear sight, left or right, to bring the irons in alignment with the red dot? My brain just won't work right when I'm trying to think this through. I'm thinking the red dot is to the RIGHT of the current irons alignment, so I need to drift the rear iron LEFT, but the more I think about it the more confused I'm making myself.

@gunforhire

NYS and NYC are getting antsy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/nyregion/gun-control-supreme-court-nyc.html

Or they make the current qualifications "available to LEO only", and all civilian-accessible qualifications impossible.

Again, for emphasis - WE DON'T KNOW HOW NJ WILL REACT TO A "FAVORABLE" DECISION IN BRUEN - the "prep" being discussed here could end up not being useful at all for getting a NJ carry license. It's possible that a post-Bruen application gets denied anyway and forces you to appeal to pursue it, or the application gets stayed pending "new rules" or "further clarification". It's possible that NJ "fights back" by making the qualification course ludicrously difficult to buy time while challenges work their way through the courts, and invalidates any "pre-Bruen" qualifications.

Some places have requirements that you actually were LEO to take a retired LEO qual. It appears that GFH does not, I'm sure there are other ranges that will let you take it. https://gunforhire.com/academy/security-officer-and-retired-pd/

Everything I've read/heard (including the ANJRPC/Schmutter video and the latest Gun For Hire Podcast with Scott Bach of ANJRPC) says trying to prep is a crapshoot, because no one knows for certain how the state of NJ will react if we get a favorable decision in Bruen that makes the justifiable need requirement unconstitutional. Best case scenario I've heard - NJ judges stop enforcing the justifiable need portion immediately after the Bruen decision and/or the NJ Attorney General issues guidance that justifiable need is no longer a requirement. In that scenario, you could prep by passing a live fire qualification course at a recognized range that also does LEO/SORA qualifications and then submit your carry permit application as "normal". Depending on your police chief's proclivities, it may get denied by her/him, in which case you would appeal and it would come before a judge, or the chief approves it and then it goes before a judge anyway. Schmutter has suggested that judges might not adhere to the justifiable need requirement if SCOTUS has ruled it unconstitutional because they (NJ Judges) may be subject to sanctions/liability otherwise.

Only "place" online I'm aware of that collects "DGU" (defensive gun use) news stories: https://old.reddit.com/r/dgu/ Please let me know if you're aware of another resource, other than the NRA magazine.

Yup, agrees with what I've read elsewhere. It seems like the only way out now is for the NRA to get dissolved in a legal action or for it to be starved of funds.

Agreed - for all its ills, the NRA had political clout as a representative of a huge voter block.

Starting to believe the NRA will never be reformed, it's going to have get burned to the ground and a new national organization assembled.

Yep, I know the used car market is UNSANE. Trying all avenues. Trying to budget at ~$8k. Looking for a used car for GF's daughter's first car. Looking for safety and reliability first. Performance, aesthetics and prestige dead last. Not in a rush. Must haves: - Auto trans - Fuel injection - All Factory Airbags Appreciate any leads that don't end up at a car dealer's lot.

I'll take it.

@MJW, PM'ing you.

Welcome back Newtonian!

@Krdshrk - can we delete this thread? It's apparently a spammer-magnet.

It requires a FID card, which is a "one-time" application - you get the card once, then you can buy as many rifles/shotguns/"long guns" as you want. If you've been buying handgun ammunition in NJ then I'm guessing you already have an FID card.

Welcome Tsingh. I don't know of any public/non-membership required outdoor ranges in NJ that allow handgun shooting. There are WMA ranges that allow shotgun/rifle shooting as long as one person in the group has a valid NJ hunting license.

Thanks. Just found this blurb too: And this: http://bulletproofme.com/Photos/11-Year-Old_Vest_Shootout_PHOTOS.shtml