mcbethr

We will fix it. “Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me” -Harvey Milk So why am I posting a quote from Harvey Milk? Because gun owners in New Jersey are quite similar to Gays back in the 1970's. We are not safe in our homes. We are not safe in our vehicles. Every time we step out to go to the range, we are risking arrest and prosecution just for doing something that is constitutionally protected in at least 44 other states. We are a small percentage of the population. But we can be loud, and we can vote. And we have the power of the constitution behind us. It may take a year, or ten. But it will happen. Ten years ago, did you think that gays would have a serious shot at getting married or serving in the military openly? Harvey Milk is sitting in heaven right now with a big smile on his face. It took 30 years, but it happened. They were a tiny percentage of the population as well, but they did it. So can we. If thirty years from now, my kids are able to purchase a gun with only NICS and carry in New Jersey, then it will all be worth it. I will fight.

Thanks to everybody who donated. I just kicked in another $85 to NJ2AS for an even hundred. My hope was that I would raise $150 plus my hundred for $250. Looks like we made $320+ my $100 for $420. Thanks to everybody who donated... you are all true parrots... or patriots...something along those lines. (And you can still donate, you know)

Thanks for pointing it out. Fixed. My bad for writing it on my phone just after breakfast.

I was at the breakfast table with my 9 year old talking about the Forth of July and he asked me if the Declaration of Independence made us free. I said that it didn't Only the subsequent war made us free. I mentioned additionally that the signers didn't know how the war was going to turn out. The Declaration was signed on the 4th, but only read on the 8th, to allow the signers to get the heck out of Philadelphia before it was read. These men were now criminals. If we lost the war, they would me marked as traitors and hanged. They really did pledge their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor." I kind of forgot about that stuff, and sometimes it takes the mouth of a child to remind you of it. Then it struck me that I really don't have to do much in my life for my rights. When I contact a legislature about New Jersey's laws or make a video on gun rights, I'm not risking jail time. The governor isn't going to throw me in a cell, or hang me, or take my property and throw my kids out on the street. The most I'm risking is having a few people roll their eyes. We have it pretty easy. I don't have to pledge my life. My honor... well, that seems like an old fashioned concept, but I do have a little bit of fortune. So let's go that route. I just donated $15 to the New Jersey Second Amendment Society as my own little freedom tax for Independence Day. This is the cost of a box of 9mm ammunition. If 10 more people donate $15 today, I'll kick in another $85 do make it an even hundred donated. I'll ask Frank at the end of the day to see what he's raised. Post here if you made a donation and I'll try to keep a count. Consider this a sort of Paul Revere fundraiser. Are you going to grab your musket off the wall and donate or hope the British don't pick your home as an example and just go away? We've been hoping for years, it's time to fight. The choice is yours. NJ2AS.org and click on the Donate link below the video.

You can try to catch it in a hav-a-heart trap. When you catch the skunk, throw a blanket over the trap so he can't spray you. Now you have the problem of what to do with the skunk. Option #1 is to put it in your car and drive it out into the woods and try to release it there. Option #2. call animal control and have them deal with it.

Extra points if you turn that into a haiku...

I've never been a big fan of biometric safes since I think that the greatest point of failure is the electronics. I prefer keyed safes. It also depends on what you are trying to keep your guns safe from. If you are just worried about kids and petty thieves, the Stack-On Three Shelf is good enough to deter kids. Your other option is to go the cheap, but effective route. Buy one of those Sentry cash boxes, drill a small hole in it. Secure it to your bed with a heavy-gauge wire cord and fill it with a cloth or piece of foam to protect your guns. That should hold two pistols at a total cost of about $30 for the cash box and wire.

Welcome to the forum. Please watch the video below and consider joining NJ2AS.org . We need your help to change New Jersey's gun laws.

Glad everything is back to normal. So what is really better... 9mm or .45?

Havent seen you around here, Marc. Welcome. Yes, it's all nuts. But unless you are a member of NJ2AS and the NRA your post isnt going to do much. Your state Assembly reps are Lou Greenwald and Pamela Lampit. You can reach them at 856-435-1247 or visit them in person at: 1101 Laurel Oak Avenue Suite 150 Voorhees, NJ 08043 Call them up and ask for a meeting to discuss. And while you are at it, join NJ2AS. That is how we change things.

Hagues in Gloucester county is $450... It's a nice facility, though.

Shush! Don't give the legislature any ideas... Welcome to the forum. Seriously consider joining the New Jersey Second Amendment Society ( nj2as.org )and watch the video below:

I thought it might be a Sigma, but I wasn't sure. I don't know many people who have them. He will get a lousy trade-in price on a Sigma. Better to sell it here.

Guys... come on, now.... friendly forum... friendly. Lets try to help the guy out.

Am I the only guy who looks at this and thinks: "Eyes and Ears?"

Remora clipless holster. I use it with my Kel Tec and love it. They even have a tuckable model.

In Philadelphia at Firing Line and Philadelphia Archery and Gun, you can do any darn thing you want. I think Range 14 Ft. Dix has a policy against it, but I've drawn from my Remora there and nobody seems to care - or maybe they just haven't noticed. They have been creating plenty of new rules there and I have a feeling that drawing from a holster would make them go absolutely apoplectic.

Guns are always loaded, right? I think a lot of this depends on how comfortable you are with having a round in the chamber. Yo me, you either have all of your guns with a round in the chamber or none of them with a round in the chamber. The fact is that when it is 3AM and you are scared out of your mind, you aren't going to remember. Guns are dangerous. I don't like it when people talk about making a gun more or less dangerous. Its still a gun, and the most dangerous one is the one you thought was unloaded. I'm not too worried about spring tension or failures. The 1911 has been around for over 100 years. Its a solid design. John Browning was a genius. I haven't fired my 1911 in about 3 months and it has been sitting in my safe cocked and locked. I hope to fire it this weekend. So yes, I think it could stay cocked for years and have no problems or I personally wouldn't do it.

Yo Because we are trying to help. IMHO, this is one of the more friendlier Gun Forums on the web - it has to be. We have to stick together in this state. All we are suggesting is that you spend a little time making your post clearer so that we spend more time trying to help you and less trying to decipher what you are asking. I think you are asking this:

I have a feeling it was CGI... Look at the rolling apples and the flames. Something isn't right.

Yeah, I'm kind of there with you. I even drive a hybrid and grew up in Hopewell, and yes even voted for Obama the first time. SCHIP and his Silence on the Gaza Flotilla changed my mind about him, though.

I know that Lawman Supply in Pennsauken carries 5.11 gear. Cabellas may have it too. If you are looking for a new backpack and it doesn't have to scream "tactical," I strongly suggest looking into Timbuk2 http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/shop/category/backpack You will pay more, but it is: #1. 100% American made #2. Has a lifetime Warranty #3. Very, very rugged. I carry a command messenger to work every day and it is by far the best messenger bag I've ever had: http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/command-laptop-messenger-2012

I don't think that anybody has a problem with people getting affordable care. I certainly think that we need some kind of national health care, although it has to go hand in hand with Tort reform and an increase in General Practitioners. But I'm not a big fan of the Affordable Care Act. The government can mandate car insurance: if you buy a car. The government can mandate flood insurance: if you buy a house in a flood plane. Those are all positive choices. You have to choose to do something before you pay for the insurance. The prerequisite for the Affordable Care Act ... is being born. You can't opt out of being born. I'm also not a big fan of the provision that keeps kids on their parents insurance until they are 26... it's almost like subsidizing bad career choices. It used to be that you became an adult at 18, and got full citizenship (alcohol... handguns) at 21. Now it's almost like we are pushing adolescence and adolescent irresponsibility forward five more years. Go on, major in LGBT Transgender 16th Century Literature even though you won't be able to get a good job with it. You are covered under your parents health care until you are 26, which is is plenty of time to find yourself.

Different animal. I'm not a big fan of the provision that requires insurance, but the job of the court is to decide what is Constitutional, not what is right. There is a difference. Whether it is a good idea or not is up to you, the voter. I'm sure there are plenty of people who didn't think that Heller or McDonald and for that matter Roe was "right" but they grudgingly agree that it is constitutional.

Congratulations! Welcome to the forum. What are you thinking of getting.