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It's an interesting concept. The only problem that I see is that criminals love iPhones. So now the criminal has your iPhone and your stun gun. But... there is probably a better change of you having this readily in your hand. Anybody know why/when stun guns were banned in NJ? I've always wondered about that. It seems like a purely defensive weapon geared toward women.

This was the Secure-it safe, painted white with appliance spray paint. It doesn't exactly scream "gun." It's just another white box in the cabinet. I suppose a thief could figure out what was in it if he had the time, but my guess is that the thief is going to enter the house, go straight upstairs to the bedroom to get Jewelry (or to the master bath for prescription drugs) or straight downstairs to an office to get the computer. They may look in the kitchen for a purse, but I doubt they will spend much time there. I don't tend to tell people what the should and should not be doing inside their house. It's their business. I can't see myself stashing guns all over the place. #1. I have kids. #2. That's a lot of guns. But one gun in the kitchen works for us as a family. 90% of the time when my wife is at home, she is in the kitchen. It's not any more paranoid than keeping a fire extinguisher in the room where you are most likely to have a fire.

Yes, Paul, I was. I guess I'm showing my age.

I think that part of the problem is that there are so few self defense shootings, that we just don't know. We don't have many examples to point to. I'd chalk this up to the low rate of gun ownership. You have to have a perfect storm (bad guy entering + someone home + homeowner with a gun) and that's a tough combination when gun ownership is between 12% and 14%. Do a search for "self-defense" on NJ.com and you will find nothing recent. I think I looked through 10 pages until I just gave up. I believe there was a case a few years ago in Lakewood when somebody was shot coming through the window of a home and the homeowner was not charger. So there is some evidence that a good shoot won't bring charges. But for lack of a better term, self-defense shootings just don't happen in this state, so we don't have much to go on. You can't control if a shooting happens. You can't control when. You can't control who is doing it. But you can control the ammunition. I can think of many bad reasons why not to use reloaded ammunition, and no good ones other than saving a few bucks. Why have another variable that you can't control?

Jews tend to pay other people to work on our cars... Reading that started to make my eyes glaze over... the same way a Gentile might fade out if we were arguing about the nuances of a Corned Beef Sandwich... bad joke... never mind.

Oy... Now I know how Gentiles feel when us Jews talk about where to get the best corned beef sandwich...

I don't believe in instant jail either. Either you were right or wrong. But it's not always that easy. Sometimes Jail isn't instant, sometimes it builds over time. If there is ever a grey area, all you need is a prosecutor who wants to make a name for himself. All you need is a blogger who exposes you as the town gun nut. That's when you are going to be painted as the nutcase who wanted to shoot someone with his +p+++ ammo. Just take a look at the Zimmerman case. That guy was free and clear until public opinion turned against him. Think of it this way: You are at home during the day. You hear glass break. You are in your basement and get your gun from the safe. You walk upstairs and two Hispanic kids are in your living room poking around. You tell them to get out. One of them turns to face you and does something with his hands. You have no idea what he is about to do with his hands, but it can't be good and you shoot the guy facing you. You move to engage the guy running away and hold your fire because he is running out the door. Everything is good, right? It's a good shoot. The kid who got away is arrested by the police and claims that you said an ethnic slur before you shot the first kid. Hell, maybe you did, but you don't even remember. You were scared out of your mind. You just wanted them to leave and you weren't being polite. Now the Courier Post is demanding investigations and Jessie Jackson is protesting outside city hall. Who does the prosecutor care about? You or his job? Now think to yourself. At this point, do you want a cartridge called "Critical Defense" or some +P+++ that you cooked up in your basement? Remember Zimmerman. Even if you were right, public pressure may make you wrong. Don't create another problem by loading your own ammo.

Congratulations on the purchase. It's a fine gun. Now take a look at the Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit so that you can shoot cheaper ammo.

Yes, from what I understand, this games has levels where you do tower guard for 12 hours at a time, have to burn your own waste, and has a minigame where you try to get KBR to come to your CHU and change a light bulb. Hours of fun...

I couldn't find the Secure-It one (maybe they don't make them anymore), but the Nano Gun Vault is similar. http://www.amazon.com/GunVault-NV200-NanoVault-Style-Pistols/dp/B00384755S/ref=pd_cp_hi_1 So $25 bucks and then another $5 for shiny appliance paint from Home Depot to paint it white and make it look innocuous.

Hey, ask Janet Leigh if having a gun in the shower is a bad idea...

IMHO staging makes sense. You can say "when you are at home, carry" which makes a lot of sense. But when I am home, I am rolling around with my boys, or walking to the neighbor's house. I'm a social person, and I know a lot of people in my neighborhood. So I don't want to have to stop at the edge of my property when my neighbor talks to me. I started keeping a pistol in a small Secure-it safe in the kitchen about three years ago when there had been some daytime burglaries in Cherry Hill. My wife doesn't work and spends 90% of her time in the kitchen when I'm not home. I painted the pistol safe appliance white so that it looks like a waffle iron or some sort of kitchen appliance. It would pass a cursory inspection from a burglar. The key is hidden so that only my wife and I know where it is. She keeps her (technically my) spending money in the little safe as well, so it forces her to practice opening it every few days. While I would have no problem with carrying at home, I would be too afraid that I would forget that I have it on and leave the house with the gun on me. When I've carried in PA, I've gotten so comfortable that I've forgotten the gun was there. Don't want that to happen here.

You're right. If it was a Glock, it would have Ka-Boomed, blowing them both up.

Oh, one more thing. Walking Dead seems to have more realistic firearms than Falling Skies. On Walking Dead, you tend to see guns that I think you would see owner by civilians in Georgia: Shotguns, revolvers the occasional semi-auto, Dale's hunting rifle. They all seem like the guns people would have handy in an emergency. Falling Skies has a weird mishmash of guns. From automatic AK's to Sig556's to G36's... I think it would have been more realistic to start with a base of guns that would have been common under the Massachusetts AWB (no 30 round magazines) with a smattering of liberated National Guard weapons. As time went by, they 2nd Mass would find more and more used National Guard rifles. But's it's a TV show. The main character probably has an AK because it is widely seen as a weapon of resistance even though I doubt there is a single full-auto AK in Massachusetts.

So, when are you inviting us over?

Walking Dead lost me when they had 6 episodes of standing around in the woods looking for that girl. Oh, and: Carl, stay in the house. Seriously, Carl. Stay in the house Carl, I don’t want to yell but it’s the middle of the zombie apocalypse and we’re going to need you to stay close by. Okay, buddy. Can you be a good little sheriff and stay put? I don’t know, guard the living room. Yes, okay here’s a special hat and you are officially on duty to protect the couch cushions. Just stay in the house. Carl, I’d ground you but it seems a bit trite what with the hordes of Zombies outside trying to eat our faces. Remember what happened when another little kid wandered off alone? You were here for that. It’s great you’re keeping your childish rebellion alive but if one of the bad guys gets you, Daddy is going to have to shoot you in the head. Please, Carl. Just stay here. I’ll be right back. Protect the couch cushions. Make some lunch. Get back to doing that math homework we inexplicably cared about 4 episodes ago. Carl, I’m not friggin around. Please, Carl. Just stay in the house. Do this one friggin thing. Just stay in the house for the next 5 minutes. HAS ANYONE SEEN CARL?? HE’S NOT IN THE HOUSE.

You can't go wrong with Remington UMC from Dicks. IMHO, if you know you are going to shoot somebody else's guns, you should bring your own ammo, at least a box or two. If somebody on the range offers, shoot a magazine (or cylinder) and thank them heartily. Then offer to let them shoot your stuff. And yes, pay it forward.

Mazel Tov, The Glock 19 is a fine gun. IMHO, go with the Gen 3. Not really because the Gen 4 has problems. Unless the Gen 3 doesn't fit your hands, there is no reason to pay more for a Gen 4 when you could get a used Gen 3 and a few extra magazines for the same price. If the Glock 19 still doesn't fit your hands, look into a PX4 Compact... just sayin'...

Oh dear. I had no idea. I better go shooting tomorrow just to get my round count within the law... "Sorry I can't go your your mother's house tomorrow, honey. I really have to go to the range, trust me. It's very important."

Yep... I've been waiting for a 9mm Charter Pit Bull (or CARR, or Rimless Revolver) for about 3 years now...

They may just do it out of some kind of spite... Beretta stopped making Cougars a long time ago and sold the rights to Stoger. This certainly seems like a good deal to me. It must have been sitting in somebody's safe for a couple of years untouched. Hope you can give her a home.

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Its an interesting concept, although I haven't handled one yet. You are trading 7+1 or 6+1 rounds of 9mm from a PF9/PM9/Nano/Sheild for 5+1 of .45 ACP with the XDS. On one hand, you aren't getting that much more from it than you would a moon clip revolver, except that it will be thinner. It will also be more expensive to train with and shoot. I can't see people turning in their PM9s unless they really want a small .45. But I see an application for guys who like .45s but don't have the money for a Kimber Ultra Carry.

My feeling is that the motor oil would burn off quickly since its designed to be in a high-heat, but enclosed system. I think you could use it,but you would have to reapply more often.

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