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Anthony was a pleasure to deal with. I'm sure she will give my Beretta a good home.

106.9 is a conservative radio station that plays Rush and Beck and the like. I think this is good news.

I've always wondered what Cuba would be like... great cigars, endless Domino games good rum and gun laws that are similar to NJ.

Can you save that voice mail? It may be fun to throw it up on youtube.

It will pass today, but Senator Sweeny will jam it up in the Senate. Did anybody notice Senator Norcross in the hearing room last Wednesday? I think he was there checking the way the wind was blowing. I think much of this is a show put on by Assemblywoman Oliver. The Assembly is sort of like kindergarden with lots of tantrums. The Senate is more dignified. Senators Sweeny, Norcross, and VanDrew all know which way the wind is blowing and I don't think they will support this.

I can only Imagine an anti-gun forum... TOPIC: So which is really better for taking out a 747, .50 cal or .338 Lapua ?

I doubt that anti-gun people have organized to the extent that we have regarding phone calls. Maybe it's what most of her friends say. When I spoke with Amy and Jade, they were very, very nice and willing to listen. It was also like talking to a brick wall. Their minds are made up. Assemblyman Greenwald's mind is made up. So, we work to vote them out.

Yes, but we have our own advantages and we are organizing.

Well, it is "verification of employment" not necessarily employer permission. So I suppose that is something.

Was it Amy or Jade?

Humm... this is a possibility. Although it will cost more than $20 for the W2 or 1099's to be printed every year. A better way may be to turn you into a 1099 contractor. You pay for the privilege of a website login - no different than an exotic dancer "paying" for her stage time. Now you are officially employed. And can earn a salary of $1.00 per year. This is theoretically possible.

If you do the math, your best bets are: District 38: Gordon, Eustace Wagner District 7: Conaway Singleton Cryan got 65% of the vote. I don't think it's going to happen. But as a tactic, it could work.

This I believe, especially in free states. I respectfully disagree. Just In Time inventory works great - as long as everything is humming along normally. Throw a curveball and your whole supply chain comes crashing down. There is a term in investing called a "Black Swan Event" which is basically an event that is difficult to predict and deviates from what is normally expected in any situation. Now I would say that Newtown was a predictable event, but what company is going to plan their inventory around a mass shooting of children? I can only picture the looks that manager would get if he brought up that possibility in the boardroom. "Hey, guys. We need to plan for a mass killing of kids so that we can scale our supply chain more efficiently." #1. Copper is the key to dragging China into the 21st century. They are consuming about 40% of all of the world's copper right now. #2. You can't transmit electricity without copper. Yes, you can use aluminum and silver to some extent, but their is no substitution for Copper. #3. People don't want big stinky coal plants in the backyard. That means the coal plants have to go someplace else. That means more high tension wires and more copper. #4. Every new car you buy has about 100 pounds of copper inside of it. Over 8.26 million new cars were sold in China last year. That's a lot of Copper. Right now, you have ammo companies bidding with Korean Car Companies on raw and recycled copper. The only problem is that US companies are chasing copper with devalued dollars. So Copper prices are on their way up (due to currency devaluing) and and BAM! Something like this happens. Now the ammo companies get together and start screaming for more Copper. They can add more capacity and add more workers, but there is simply no Copper to fill the increased demand. I think this is why companies are "backordered" out to 6 months. There is just not enough copper out there to buy .

I gotta put on my economics professor hat for this one. There is a difference between Scarcity and Shortage. Scarcity is when aren't enough goods or services to satisfy demand. A shortage is what happens when the demand for a particular good or service suddenly exceeds supply. An oil embargo is scarcity. The empty shelves before a hurricane is a shortage. I think we are actually seeing scarcity right now, not necessarily a shortage. Why? Ammo prices have been going up for a few years as the price of basic components go up. There is only so much copper (the most expensive component in ammunition) so ammo makers are forced to bid against other companies for copper on the spot market. Take a look at the 5 year copper spot. You can see how the price of copper tanked in 2008 as people stopped building houses and the demand for pipe and wire flattened. But the price of copper has gone up steadily. We had another big collapse back in the fall of 2011. I remember you couldn't throw a rock without hitting an ammo sale at Dicks Sporting Goods back then. But I also think that our currency is slowly being devalued and one hedge against this is metals. As our currency devalues, the price of commodities goes up because it takes more dollars to buy the same thing. If you think I'm wrong, go to Dicks Sporting Goods and look at there ammo. I'll bet you that you will find 12 gauge Buckshot and slug, but no .22, 9mm, or .45ACP. Why? Because the shotgun cases are made of plastic. So all it takes is a little panic to put a strain on the system. We have a little shortage after that horrible day at Newtown because everybody goes out and buys up all of the ammo in the pipeline. Now companies have to outbid each other to replace what was in the pipeline and it's not easy. I think if this had happened in August of 08, we probably would have gotten through this fine and there would have been plenty of ammo on the shelf.

I commented on this in the rifle section a few days ago. A few people thought it was funny, so here's something you can share with friends. Enjoy.

She was a pleasure to deal with. Enjoy the gun, Jeanine. Hope you make a lot of good memories at the club with it.

100% ambidextrous is a plus. Non-reciprocating charging handle is good. Not sure about the lack of iron sights, though. Maybe we need a modification? Not crazy about the 5.56 round. Maybe something heavier in .30 cal or 7.62. Oh, and you need more wood and a bayonet stud. And the magazine is kind of in a strange place. Humm... the mag sticks out too much... There. That's better.

Welcome to the shotgun madness. Now you'll have to dress it up with a heat shield, light and ammo holder. Nothing says "Get out of my house" like a Mossberg 590. Oh, and...

Well, he is a cop. Why not meet him at the range for a group shoot and social and then go get a couple of beers and talk things over so we can find come common ground... oh, wait. Transportation laws. Nevermind.

Good to know. My Florida permit is useless now that the PA Attorney General changed her interpretation of the law with the stroke of a pen. I may go for Utah.

You know, I thought about getting rid of my CX4 a couple of weeks ago to buy a new Kimber but nobody was interested. I set the price at $1200 with 6 mags and a bunch of accessories (laser/sling/flashlight/2 cocking handles/buttstock mag holder) since I saw them for $1400 on Gunbroker naked with 1 mag. Now I don't want a new Kimber. I want to make sure my kids have the same rights I have. And in order to do that it means donations, gas money, lunches with politicians and time.

No clue. I've often said that my 92FS is like my wife. My PX4 is my mistress. How could I hand my mistress to another man?

I've been doing some thinking. Since that horrible day in Newtown, I've been doing very little shooting - I'm spending more time fighting for rights than actually exercising them. I'd like to pair down the flock to help raise money for the coming fight. I used to think: "All of them are my favorites" but: #1. I never shoot my CX4. #2. I never shoot my Mossberg 500. #3. I love my PX4 but I find that I enjoy shooting my 92FS more. #4. I like my Kel Tec, but can't carry in PA anymore since the law changed. I'd rather fight to carry in NJ. I'll never get rid of my 92FS, my 1911 or my 10/22. What do you guys think? Keep the above or sell? I've never sold a gun before. Am I going to regret it? Do any of you have a never-sell gun?

No... but David was a Jew.