DirtyDigz

On soft kevlar armor - I've got a vest, purchased new, that's now ~13 years old. I wore it about 5 times for range trips and the rest of the time it's been on a closet shelf. Do I need to replace it?

Hrmm. Yeah, that extra 1 million gallons will have a HAY-UGE impact...

You sure about that legality, at least in NJ? You may want to go read here to see how "unserialized" firearms may have gotten swept up in the ghost gun law passed recently: https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/97772-possession-in-nj-of-self-made-firearm/&do=findComment&comment=1297622

I don't think there is a "civilian" qualification course as NJ never intended for "civvies" to get carry permits. I'm guessing a retired LEO qualification would count?: http://www.njfirearms.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64

And here we go: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s9227 "PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to create a private cause of action for violations of state law concerning firearms that is exclusively enforced by private person lawsuits, an enforcement concept sanctioned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman's Health v Jackson."

You'll sit in a hotel conference room with lots of other people. Some people will talk to everyone else, maybe on a stage, maybe with a microphone, maybe even with accompanying visual displays. If you're lucky, there will be food/drink provided. You'll likely hear RKBA-related info and news that you probably won't hear anywhere else. You may get solicited to participate in future activism, or to join or contribute to an organization or a campaign. You can choose to do so, or not do so. Maybe you'll even get an inkling that despite all the challenges there is hope for advancing the RKBA in NJ, that there is a large community of firearms enthusiasts and that you don't have to be a "closet-gun-owner", and that you have the ability to make a difference by contributing your efforts. Eventually the event will end and you go home.

I'm going.

Later this June I'm taking taking a road trip down to Savannah, GA with my SO and her daughter. The rough plan is to leave NJ Fri morning, take an unhurried drive down to Savannah with at least one overnight stop roughly mid-way and arrive in Savannah by Sunday so her daughter can attend a week-long pre-college seminar at a school there. We decided to drive as flights and rental car prices were reeeeeeeeee-donkulous - hoping that gas prices don't go further through the roof too by next month. Anyway, while the kid is doing her thing at the school, we'll have Mon-Fri free to explore the area. We're hoping to do a combination of sightseeing and possible-area-to-move-to scouting during that week. Some places we're interested in are around Charleston, SC - Bluffton and Beaufort are on the list. We may meander up into North Carolina too. I'm looking for recommendations on the following: - More "relaxed" route alternatives to get to Savannah once we're South of D.C. I can do 95 all the way if necessary, but since we've got time and at least one overnight stop I figured I might try for a more scenic route. - Recommendations for touristy "must see/must do" stuff in Savannah or immediate area - I think we'll have a half or full day to do sightseeing in Savannah - Recommendations for "good places to live" from Savannah North up to roughly, say, Wilmington NC. - Recommendations for cool stuff to see/do in the same swath from Savannah up to Wilmington Our rough criteria for "good places to live" are: - Low Taxes - "Retirement friendly" housing prices - Under an hour drive to good ocean beach (she's an avid surfer and general beach lover). Good kayaking areas would be a bonus. - Some semblence of culture/nightlife within a half hour drive. - Proximity to major firearms locations/events would be cool too

Thanks. I'm in the midst of putting a will together and wanted some input on how to handle firearms, this helped a bit.

My expectation is that in the course of the appeal his lawyer will ALSO expunge the record. There is NO GOOD REASON to wait for an expungement while getting an official denial on his record.

He should absolutely appeal THIS denial. What is your reasoning for recommending against it?

Damn, they're out of stock everywhere, eh?

Transfer it via another FFL who isn't as Fuddy.

There is a way to request Google to remove search results that point to personal info: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-search-remove-phone-number-personal-information/ I had a similar situation - I was a member of an organization, they assembled a member directory with addresses and phone #'s. It was supposed to be only accessible through a "members only" section of the website, but the file itself is in a publicly accessible directory on the webserver and was crawled/indexed by google.

I wouldn't bother. Go directly to lawyer. Clock is ticking.

Seriously, retain one of the lawyers recommended and fight this. This will have repercussions on your ability to receive firearm transfers and your security clearance should you ever pursue a job where security clearance matters.

Yep, start saving your money, because if the police station doesn't let you "withdraw" your application (It may be possible, but I've never heard of it), you will need to get a lawyer to appeal, and there is a tight deadline to file your appeal after you are officially denied. Likely either as part of your current application, or as part of an appeal, the police or a judge will make securing an "ok to own firearms" letter from a psychiatrist/doctor a requirement; there's only a couple of doctors in NJ who will do that, and their evaluation to secure the letter isn't cheap.

When asked about the SCOTUS Bruen case during the 03/31/22 episode of WNYC's "Ask Governor Murphy": https://www.wnyc.org/story/ask-governor-murphy-how-will-new-budget-tackle-property-taxes-and-affordable-housing (segment starts at 28:30) [Staffer] "..are you paying attention to this case, and if the conceal carry ban is overturned, is NJ preparing for this?" [Murphy] "...If this is overturned, we will clearly do everything in our power, if this is overturned, at the state level to try to compensate if we get bad news..." [Host] "..If they decide in favor of open carry for NY state, does that automatically make every law across the country unconstitutional...does NJ have to immediately go to open carry?". [Murphy] "...I don't have a good legal constitutional answer for you but...not on my watch..."

The less scrupulous Gun-content producers on youtube will milk every possible decision opening to generate views until the decision is released. "SCOTUS might S-M-A-S-H may issue THIS FRIDAY!!!! [SCREAMING_BIDEN_FACE.JPG]" Most law analysts who don't have a financial interest in generating clicks think it will be end of June.

From the youtube video OP linked:

If you want to use recreationally, want to buy from a dispensary, and are worried about showing up on databases then recruit a straw buyer to buy from the dispensary for you.

Gun-banners hate ghost guns as they effectively negate most gun control schemes. This will bubble up to SCOTUS fairly shortly - The right to keep and bear arms doesn't have a clause that they must be from "approved" manufacturers, and there's a long history and precedent of homemade firearms in the U.S. . Computer controlled manufacturing is just going to get more precise, cheaper, smaller and faster as time goes on. Pretty soon they'll be reduced to attempting to regulate raw materials and electricity; or maybe, at that point, they'll finally realize the real problem is the people pulling the triggers, not the source of their weapons. Here you go - it's not the "official" version yet as it's not yet published in the federal register: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/rulemaking/final-rule-2021r-05f-definition-frame-or-receiver-and-identification/download

So the agency that interprets "machine gun" to be whatever they don't like now gets to interpret "split receiver" too...

Edit, nevermind, you're looking for an M2, not an M4.