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Nothing is cut and dry with regard to firearms laws in NJ. Please remember that LEOs will be using their best judgement on the side of the road. You might be legally in the clear but that doesn't mean you won't find yourself in court to prove it. If you had to dig through scores of legislative doublespeak to find the exact section-subsection-paragraph-indent-sentence-word that absolves you of wrongdoing, chances are the LEO has not. This applies to just about any law that carries stiff penalties, it just so happens that a lot of us share a hobby that could net us a felony with the slightest misstep. Seeing a mag that holds more than 15 rounds of its specified caliber would certainly raise my eyebrow at the range. I say this at the risk of being called out by those who know the letter of the law much more thoroughly than I (and possibly being accused of kowtowing to laws that don't even exist, a la "ammo separate"). I would ask myself if the fun of a drum magazine on the range is worth the hassle of constantly keeping up with the industry specifically to ensure some obscure Bosnian manufacturer hasn't created a semiauto version that can accept your magazine... or even spending some time in the back of a cruiser.

I'm not comfortable with the state government violating rights at all. Your assumption about my belief in the individual right is correct, but I'm not blaming the fed for NJ's revocation; I'm saying that relying on the feds to fix it by means of trampling ALL state rights is misguided. Could you imagine if the federal government were to step in and provide national reciprocity by way of a required national database/registration system? Overall a rights win for residents of NJ and NYC. Overall a rights loss for residents of VT, AZ, AK... well, most other states. Yes, I realize this is a slippery slope argument, but our states range from "right completely denied" to "right completely respected"; in order to level the playing field for the entire country, some states would be taking a hit.

Most states receive federal funds for roads. But aside from that, it would take nothing short of a federal law supplanting state rights in order to unify CCW among all 50, don't you think?

Careful, though, that means federal involvement.

I know you're kidding but when I had a NYC commute I was eyeballing a Smart pretty hard. You don't know that he doesn't coal roll a 7.3 on the weekends.

I'll give nj.com credit for one thing, though: they seem to rarely interfere with the comments section and let on-topic discourse follow its own path.

Haha, I do mean a bird feeder. The birds are steering clear, though. Baffles don't mean much when you put the feeder 2' from an awning. It was a nice token effort on the part of the owner.

What, chip and PIN? Eh, you can probably modify it to involve "sticking it in and giving me your number"

How often do you think they re-check their powder measure, though?

Yes, absolutely. This is why you can't buy 100 watt bulbs.

Mac : Glock :: PC : 1911

It will fail, if that's what you mean. It will still be inspected so you get a rejection sticker and some time to fix. I had a CEL from improperly gapped plugs and the station failed me based on the printout.

Dammit...

There's a squirrel feeder on my block. So probably here.

bulletproof

My FFL tells me he's got a growing backlog of NICS requests beginning from yesterday. Anyone else waiting?

They are probably just fine. I wouldn't even worry about it.

Thanks johnnyb. I amended my post.

Body armor, handcuffs, and a fake badge aren't illegal to possess. [EDIT: I stand corrected on the handcuffs.] Is it a good idea to carry them around everywhere? Probably not. I never would. But we don't get the right to tell anyone what they need any more than the anti-gunners have a right to tell you what you need. Why do you need guns at all? Planning on becoming a criminal? This man broke a handgun law, which means he is every bit a criminal as the NJ handgun owner who takes the scenic route to the range. Which, of course, would still make you a criminal if caught. The fact that you can take this same scenario over a state border and suddenly lose grounds for arrest is proof positive that you cannot legislate morality.

Love my Springfield loaded. Here's a pic!

Polygonal rifling can use true jacketed (not plated/coated) only, IIRC

I would go in on an order if you were a bit closer, but I am in North Jersey and will need to pass. Thank you

What are they coated with? Some kind of polymer?

Congratulations to Maks and Anastasia!