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No. That's a good gun - It's basically a Bushmaster - same tooling same people, different name.

Python, eh? So when you gonna take me?

I would add that anybody who has never seen a gun can instantly pick it up and become a crack shot. Watch the movie Basic Instinct 2, which is set in England in 2006. Sharon Stone (who plays an American) has a Sig P232 pistol near the end of the movie and uses it to convince another British character to shoot a policeman. #1. It is unexplained how Sharon Stone obtained a pistol. #2. The character she hands the pistol to doesn't react in horror and revulsion - which if you speak to people from England is how they react to firearms. #3. The character who shoots the policeman fires two shots and hits his target perfectly in the chest, despite obviously never having fired a gun before. Actually, better yet, don't watch Basic Instinct 2...

I'm not an LEO but serve in the Guard and about 10-20% % of the soldiers are LEO's, depending on the unit. It has been my experience that you can fit LEO's into two categories: Gun guys and tool guys. The LEOs who are gun guys gravitate towards the tactical teams and display a genuine interest in firearms. Other LEOs don't carry off duty - some don't even bring their guns home at the end of the day. It's just a tool they need to do their job, so it's not surprising that some would be uninterested in firearms or firearm rights.

+1.

I love my Savage Mark II. I picked up a left-handed model for my son and Daddy likes it more than his 10/22. As a bonus, drop the $70 on Tech Sites.

And I thought my Kel Tec add was funny.

One of the smartest things I've ever seen regarding traffic stops while carrying was done by Tom Greshem and Massad Ayoob. Tom pretended to have been stopped. Ayoob was the officer who stopped him. Instead of saying "I have a gun" Tim just handed Ayoob his carry permit. The reasoning is that the word "Gun" has a very powerful effect on people, especially if the cop has a trainee with him who is jumpy. But in a nutshell in NJ, the answer is no. If you are legally transporting, with the weapon in an unaccessible locked container, the police officer has no more need to know of the gun than if it were a caulking gun. It's not going to hurt him or anybody else unloaded or locked in the trunk. If he asked me if I have a gun, I'll say "yes." If he asked me if I have anything in the vehicle he should know about, I will say no. But, I don't tend to get pulled over in the first place. I'm more afraid of a car accident than a speeding ticket. Note that I did have a friend of mine who is in the National Guard. After the terrorist attacks, he always drove around with his rucksack and field gear in the trunk in case. This may sound strange to anyone who is younger, but that time was a very strange time and nobody knew if there would be another attack coming. Anyway, he got into a wreck and rolled over. The trunk opened up and his field gear and army-issued 30 round magazines came spilling out of his car and were strewn all over the road. The police were ready to arrest him for possession of high-capacity magazines until he furnished proof that he was in the Guard by way of his ID card. Now that would be an interesting news story: "Soldier arrested by the state for possession of high capacity magazines that were issued by the state."

+1. I am in.

Welcome to the forum. If you are married, your wife will soon take up 1/2 of the safe with her jewelry and maybe even her own guns one day. Keep that in mind when shopping.

The gunsmith at Ed's Gun Shop (whom I believe was Ed himself or Ed Jr.) told me that he made a competition gun out of an Auto Ordnance frame a few custom-fitted barrel bushings and upgraded sights. He seemed quite believable.

"Need" is a very subjective word...

Like I said before. There is nothing wrong with the things he said. Just imagine a microphone in your bedroom... I have no problem with his sexual needs. I do, however, have a problem with him doing it on a state computer.

Like I said....

+1. This. The people who sponsored this bill can't imagine why anybody even needs *one* gun much less multiple handguns. It's a solution in search of a problem and makes a good sound bite.

I have no problem with what he does in the privacy of his own home. But I have a problem with it when he coordinates it with a government computer.

I disagree... a little. I've said it before, but sadly, it will take a Susan Hupp type incident for this to happen. You will need a white woman who is easy on the eyes, a gun owner and a professional such as a doctor or a lawyer. She will have to lose her children in a carjacking or a story that is similarly awful. She will have to run for Assembly and win and become such a vocal poster girl for a woman's right to carry that the suburban women of NJ can't help to sympathies with her "if only I had my .38 snub in the car with me my kids would still be alive" story. But baring an incident like that, which will be a tragedy in its own right, we will have to have a major mindset shift to get any legislative traction without judicial intervention.

Normally I would suggest the PX4 Storm SD in .45ACP since... well the PX4 is awesome. But... I will admit that the Springfield XDs is a genuinely fascinating handgun. With the extended magazine, you have have enough for HD and with the small magazine, you have a good carry package. I would genuinely consider this for my next gun.

Can't say I ever had that problem....

A couple of people recently asked me about why I like Berettas so much... I'm working on a new NJ2AS video right now, so the creative juices started flowing. Perhaps my passion for all things Beretta can be explained in the infographic below. Mai abbastanza Beretta!!! Enjoy... new video Real Soon Now...

Plenty of room for gun cases. Enjoy!

And I suppose you have another place I can put my Obama 08' magnet... wait. I know exactly where you are going to tell me to put it.

Welcome to the forum. If you don't like the laws, drop $35, join NJ2AS and help us change them.

Honda just started making an Accord Hybrid again, but I don't need all of that room. If I needed a new car tomorrow, I would probably go with a new Honda Civic or a Buick Verano or Encore.

I'm still driving around in my 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. I do love my hybrids and have no desire to get another car. I would seriously consider Buick if you are looking to get a luxury car without spending a ton of money. Buick really seems to have pulled its head out of its a$$ in recent years. You are basically getting a Cadillac without the performance. I just bought a Buck Enclave for my wife and I can hardly believe that it's a Buick. As a bonus, you don't have to put premium gas in it like you would a BMW or an Audi. ​If I absolutely had to get another car, I would seriously consider another Honda Civic Hybrid, but a Buick Verano or Lacross wouldn't be far from my mind.