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Paul from A&A posted a copy here of a letter from NJSP to FFLs describing the acceptable way to modify a magazine.

Sigh. I guess once someone passes off a misunderstanding, it becomes accepted as fact and people run with it. Fox News and other news hacks are misquoting and misrepresenting the results of the study. You know how badly reporters screw up facts when reporting on guns? Same thing here. This article might as well be reporting on an AK-15 semiautomatic machine gun assault rifle a high capacity 10 round magazine loaded with armor piercing hollowpoints that can shoot down planes. The study DID NOT say that alcohol is more dangerous than crack. The study said that the cumulative damage to society is greater for alcohol because so many more people abuse it. That's it. No policy recommendations, no left wing liberal nanny state nonsense. They just measured some stuff and published the results. What our moronic politicians and news channel talking heads do with the data of course is a separate question.

I thought this be made legal by permanently blocking the magazine to 6 rounds? Or is the pistol grip too evil no matter what?

Who's talking about prohibition?

Sorry, I use Firefox with ABP. What are these "banner ads" of which you speak?

Nobody is disputing that heroine is a more dangerous substance than alcohol. That's not what the study said - it's how Fox misinterpreted it. The point of the study is that alcohol does more harm to more people because of the vastly more widespread use.

Typical of Fox News, they grossly misunderstand and misrepresent what the study shows. The results of the study do not show that alcohol is more dangerous than heroine. The study concluded that alcohol causes more damage to society becuase of the widespread use. The implication is that if we are interested in setting policy or directing public health resources to do the greatest good, we can make more of a difference dealing with alcohol than by dealing with some other scarier but less widely used drugs.

In that case, he was busted for violating other transport rules, none of which would have been mitigated by an FPID card. Plus, he was later found not guilty becuase he did not actually violate any law. After incurring a huge legal bill of course.

That's terrible luck. Dude, if I were you I'd be checking my credit report every month.

Concrete floor sounds like the winner. Thanks guys.

I have a question for you guys with safes. Are you all bolting them to the floor, or just leaving them free standing? I think even a 500 pound safe can be carried out by a couple strong guys. I'm just starting to plan for a safe, what type and where / how to place it. Here's my main dilemma. My bottom floor is concrete and would make a great spot to securely bolt down. But, it's ground floor making it a little too easy to get out the door if they did break it free from the floor. The other floors are all hardwood, so even if I bolt it down it will be less secure than in concrete. But would be the advantage of having to get it down 2 flights of stairs though. Just weighing my options, any advice from you experienced people is appreciated.

Sorry for the bump, but a thread here reminded me I never replied to your question about the accuracy issues on the long slide M&P9. Seems not to happen to all, or perhaps only those people shooting regularly at 25 yards are noticing it. My experience is similar to what is reported here. My 9L is fantastically accurate at 25 yards using Gold Dot 124 +P, Gold Dot 147, HST 147 +P and Ranger-T 127 +P+. With at least 12 different brands and weights of good quality FMJ target ammo accuracy ranges from ok to terrible. Fortunately there are enough choices that perform well enough. To keep it in perspective, the pistol has not been the limiting factor in the USPSA or Steel shooting I have started recently. The difference is more than can be attributed to quality of target ammo vs. premium defense loads. Randy Lee claims the issue is with the lockup timing of the barrel to the sear housing using loads powered less than +P and that it's more prevalent with the long slide.

ammotogo.com has no attitude and the prices are better even with shipping. Why continue going back to Dick's to get abused?

You want the NJSP Firearm Investigation Unit, they are responsible for enforcing the correct process. http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/divorg/invest/firearms-invest-unit.html I recall a regulation prohibiting local PDs from adding their own documentation requirements on top of the official State requirements. I cannot find it, I might be mistaken but perhaps someone here can point it out.

Found this on NJCSD forum, current results are not favorable. Please take 1 minute to vote this poll. http://www.baristanet.com/2010/09/guns-to-go-bill-in-nj-senate-would-make-it-easier/

That might not seem like a big deal, but consider the long term implications. Once China has acquired rubber dogshit technology and expertise it's only a few more steps to apply that ability to fake vomit and ice cubes with rubber flies in them. Eventually they will develop high tech strategic joke capability like snakes popping out of peanut brittle cans and, yes the big one, whoopie cushions. Then what are we going to do, smart guy? We'll be helpless in any future practical joke war. And then my friend, the terrorists win.

The money did run out. That's what the 2008 financial apocalypse was. Of course instead of dealing with the problem, we just used more credit to keep the party going a while longer. The idea of ending the party, working to pay off old debts, and reducing our fun in any way is no longer the American way. Republicans and Democrats can piss on each other exchanging blame, but the real problem is our fellow Americans have become immature, spoiled, lazy brats with credit cards.

On another note, I have the 9L and would rather I got a regular full size. I am one of many who ended up with an L that is prone to accuracy issues depending on ammo. Some loads group easily 3 - 4 inches at 25 yards, some groups 8 inches with fliers all over. The variance is more than can be attributed to ammo quality alone. Randy Lee of Apex attributes this to strange lockup timing with the long slide and says he is working on a match fit barrel in conjunction with Barsto to remedy the issue. The longer slide doesn't add any benefit other than sight radius, so I don't think it's worth the hassle of playing ammo roulette.

The process to remove the magazine disconnect looks simple enough but I would not trust my own pathetic gunsmithing skill to do it myself on a weapon I would depend on for home defense. http://www.burwellgunsmithing.com/M&P2.htm I have too much respect for Mr. Murphy. I would feel much better with a separate pistol set up for defense vs. games so getting a second gun would be my vote. That would also allow different springs, sights, lights, etc. as appropriate to the mission. Save your cash until you can afford the second gun.

Most of them are probably retired LE and licensed security guards. And the security guards can only carry while on the job so their permits are really 'half' permits. Being an FFL has no bearing on getting a CCW permit. Folklore says carrying lots of cash or jewels is still not considered reason to have a permit. I don't know of a single case of an ordinary citizen getting a permit, or what was considered acceptable cause, or even if ANY permits were issued besides LE/security guards. I would be interested if anyone has factual information on this.

Maybe I'm slow today, but I don't understand why they can't simply improve their payroll withholding process to accomplish the same thing.

It's perfectly legal. Yes the shipment has a "small arms cartridges" sticker by law, in addition to whatever labeling was on the shipping box. I would not have it shipped someplace where the package will be left on a doorstep. If you know the carrier the vendor will use, you can have any package shipped "Hold for Pickup" for free at the Fedex or UPS hub. Check their websites for how to do it, but basically you put the shipping address as "John Smith, hold for pickup at Fedex location, <address of the hub you want to use>." Or, you can have any package shipped to you care of any Fedex Store or UPS Store for a $5 fee. Just call them first to verify.

When it comes to defense ammo, people love to talk about the hardware but fail to take into account the #1 factor, which is reliability. The most deadly load in the world won't do any good jammed in the feed ramp. Hollowpoints are more prone to feeding issues than FMJ. Even a reliable modern gun can have issues feeding certain hollowpoints vs. others. Guys who fire a box of 20 rounds, then buy another box of 20 to keep on hand are making a big mistake. I would not trust my life to a pistol / ammunition combination without a thorough reliability test. That means you firing at least 500 rounds of the exact load, in your gun with zero failures. Yes, really. If you can't make it through that then your pistol / ammunition combination is not functioning reliably enough to depend on. And it's not good enough that an internet guy did that test, becuase each pistol has variances and even each shooter's different technique can affect feed reliability. Expensive, sure. That's why once you've found a reliable combination you should not switch at the next newfangled load to come along. And if you still can't afford it, then consider buying fewer guns and concentrate on properly testing the one you count on. OK, I'll get off the soapbox now.

Every time I see NJ listed as "May Issue" I cringe. NJ is a "No Issue" state.

In all my years I've never met anyone who regretted using too much hearing protection. There are plenty, including myself, who wish we wore better protection before it got too late. My friends are sick of me constantly asking them "what?" and I'm sick of it too. Check out a slim profile electronic earmuff designed for hunting / rifle use. Indoors I double up with foam plugs under the muffs.