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They should all be forced to carry the awesome Smart Gun. Sauce for goose, meet gander.

You bought a firearm and took it home without understanding how it functions?

Who are they? Haven't seen them around here.

Studies show 100% of kids who go to the emergency room with injuries have parents. Coincidence? I think not.

If OGAM or magazine capacity limits are important to you then your energies are probably best spent finding a better place to live. I don't see the chances of relief from the courts or State Legislature to be very good. I suppose anything is possible but don't hold your breath. Although I am optimistic that the SC will rule in our favor on May Issue for concealed carry, be prepared for a decades long onslaught of harassing regulations by the State to make it as difficult as possible. Some will be ruled unconstitutional, some will stick, but overall it will continue to suck here for legal firearm owners.

While there is hope for relief from the Supreme Court on "May Issue" for CCW, there is very little chance the same will happen with assault weapon bans, magazine capacity limits or OGAM. It's just too difficult to make a case to a court that your ability to defend yourself with a firearm is restricted by something like OGAM. The only reason the 7 round limit in NY was overturned was because there are no 7 round magazines, and requiring people to only load 7 into a 10 round magazine is too stupid even for them.

What a sad state of affairs when we think being treated like a criminal instead of a citizen is no big deal as long as the officer was polite and the visit was short and convenient. How would people feel if a friendly social worker made a visit to everyone with children just to make sure everything is OK? Would you be fine with it as long as the investigator is friendly and it just took a few minutes? How about the police make a brief call to you at home every night just to make sure you're not out getting into trouble? No big deal right? This is why I've come to realize this state is a lost cause. It's not the politicians, or Bloomberg or the liberal media. It's the people including our own community.

You got a lemon. Send it back.

We are in the stage where the only sane course of action is to get the fuck out of New Jersey.

5.56 penetrates about the same, but more reliably as 9mm JHP. If you are not familiar with Gary Roberts and his ballistics information, spend some time reading the reference stickies of the pistol-forum Ammunition forum: http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?4334-Home-Defense-Long-Guns

I've always used NikWax also. I find the wash-in waterproofing works better than the spray-on. They sell a combo pack of tech wash / tx direct wash in to save a little money. www.amazon.com/Nikwax-Direct-Fabric-Repellent-ounces/dp/B0019GOKK0/

OK, that's a good question. So go ahead and use one of these things at a defensive pistol class at MDTS or GFH and let us know how well you perform with it.

I absolutely agree, I can see the appeal of something like a Judge / Governor for fun. As a defensive tool it's a terrible choice. It's marketed to civilian shooters who know their marksmanship and skills are inadequate, and are suckered by the notion that by using a handheld shotgun that requires little aim or accuracy they can skip all that difficult and time consuming training. It's the ShakeWeight of handguns. Fun, if you're into that sort of thing, but totally ineffective and no substitute for hard work.

Dump it.

Same old tired argument from the state. Heller never said the 2A applies outside the home, and NJ's "careful grid" of gun priviledge is legal because it's been this way for a long time, and the state has to protect the people of the state from the people of the state. Bring it on.

Load of crap. If you are interested in defensive handgun ammunition, read here: http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?4337-Service-Caliber-Handgun-Duty-and-Self-Defense-Ammo

I had bad knees when I started. My "squats" maxed at barely 45 degrees from vertical. Turns out I was using poor form in my workout all my life. With proper coaching over the last year I doubled my squat weight while being able to lower myself well below parallel. Absolutely no knee pain. The key is to find a qualified coach and pay attention to your form. If people are getting injured it's from overtraining or bad technique.

Find yourself a local Crossfit. Fuck the elliptical nonsense.

Vlad, you're absolutely correct that if you use proper technique everything would be fine. But humans don't always follow perfect technique, especially under stress. Accidents are rarely attributable to a single cause but rather the accumulation of multiple failures and mistakes. The SERPA's retention button increases the chances of making a mistake and increases risk by adding one more possible point of failure. If this were the only retention holster available then it might make sense to manage around that risk. But with thumb activated retention holsters like Safariland that have a long history of safe and reliable service it seems that the SERPA adds risk for no added benefit. In my book that's poor risk management and a bad choice.

People drive drunk regularly for years without issue. Nobody claims it's a self destruct device that will cause everyone who uses it to instantly shoot themselves in the leg but it clearly increases the chance of a mishap. Of course you can train around it but with an excellent retention system like the Safariland ALS there is no reason to use a poor design like SERPA. I know this debate's been played out to death, but I'll leave this link for the OP in case anyone suggests one of these to hm. When so many highly respected trainers say this thing is such a bad idea that they won't allow it in their classes, I take notice. http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?99676-SERPA-Issue-Compilation

That's why I use an olde tyme blunderbuss. No springs. Plus no need to aim.

The SERPA is banned for good reason by IDPA and every reputable training organization I am aware of.

Ugh, Desantis is cheap junk. And just to reiterate my earlier post, even a quality holster will swing like Oprah's fat rolls unless you use a real gun belt.

"Taurus Judge is awesome," says magazine sponsored by Taurus. Look, if you want a shotgun you can hold in your hand that has so much spread you don't have to (nor can you) aim, stop taking half measures with a sissy Judge. Just get an old tyme blunderbuss loaded with silverware and coins. Or perhaps just use an incendiary grenade in your living room.

If I got upset every time a relative said something obnoxious to me, I'd go insane in a hurry. He gave you his opinion and you can ignore it. Done.