NicePants

So, I got my FPID card from the Paterson PD about a month ago. The thing is pretty damn flimsy and I'd like to get it laminated. I asked my uncle about it (works as a detective in the PD) and he told me not to. Is there any reason I shouldn't get it laminated?

Man, and I thought waiting 2 months was tough. :icon_neutral:

The amount of philistines in this topic is astonishing.

Well, it's definitely clear from this data that the state with the least amount of gun control (Vermont) also has the least amount of crime. Who else wants to move right now?

Such abhorrent little *******s.

But guys, we can't possibly carry guns because we are not properly education!

Absolutely not. Asking people to pay $500 PER YEAR to carry is, to put it lightly, ****ing bull****.

I'd think that the scariest job would be giving Rosie O'Donnell her daily sponge bath, but this sure as hell comes in at a close second.

Anyone else gonna sit back in a lawn chair with some popcorn when the S*** finally hits the fan and the British citizens decide they've had enough and revolt? Well, it'll probably never happen, since most of them are just dandy being subjects of the throne, but it'd be pretty cool if it did happen.

It's a total blast knowing that now I can actually purchase some of the guns I've been drooling over for the past few months. I'm currently thinking of getting a cheap shotgun for trap shooting, possibly an H&R Topper. I'm also thinking rifle in .22lr and a shotgun for HD. Since I'm the only one to have an FPID here besides my grandma, I'm gonna take it upon myself to protect the fortress. I mean, she can throw a mean right hook, but I don't think her shooting skills are too sharp. Anyway, I just wanted to ask how the actual process of buying a gun at a shop would go. Is it simply go there, pick out the gun, present my FPID and possibly another ID, get a quick background check and walk out, or is there more paperwork and other things within the process?

Okay, I know that this post was meant to be serious, but I almost crapped myself laughing at that.

I've got a spyderco byrd finch that I've had for a few months. It's pretty small; blade's only about 2 inches and I think it's only like 4 inches overall, but it is great for whenever I need to use it. Pretty sharp right out of the box.

Thanks for the responses guys. I'll probably be heading down to the PD tomorrow to ask them about it. I'm a bit perplexed as to how this even happened. If they do have me return it, would it be possible to apply for one about a month or two before my birthday so that I can receive it by my birthday, or do I need to be 21 to start the application process?

So, I applied for my FPID card about midway through july and just acquired it today. They also gave me a handgun purchase permit with it, which I didn't apply for at all. There is just one catch though. ...I'm only 20. It was signed off by the chief, so it is legit, but I'm just wondering if I'd be able to use it. If not, could I possibly just keep on renewing it until my birthday in march and use it then?

Now that I have thought a bit more about all of your brilliant statements here, I am going to crawl under a rock for the rest of the day in shame. How could I possibly have been so misguided in regard to this stellar thread? Listen dude, you may entertain some with your childlike antics and comments, but you will turn off many more than you realize. I am just putting my neck on the line here as a relative newcomer and telling you because I am not worried about the ramifications from the likes of yourself. You represent no threat to me whatsoever. What I am worried about is this seemingly well organized forum either dissolving or just going stale due to either a lack of new members or a lack of respect by professionals for some of the population here. There is another local group that I could use as an example, but I will refrain. Again, I know this is GD, but you post your silly stuff all over the forum.

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Came in here to point out hilarious typo in thread title. But it was already a joke. =(

Man, out of all the pics of mutilation I've seen, that's the only one that can make me shed manly tears. :cry:

Unfortunately in NJ it is illegal to both own and carry butterfly knives. I looked into it in high school and made the mistake of telling a lawyer-relative who promptly threw the book at me (well, a stack of statutes). The chart here is somewhat difficult to decipher but you will find anything pointier than a dowel will get you in trouble in NJ. http://www.thefiringline.com/library/bl ... elaws.html Okay. That's all I needed to know. F***ing NJ. :x

How about merely owning them rather than carrying? Like, let's say I were to have one in my home and the police were to come in one day and see it. Would big brother spank me for that?

I've read the knife laws in NJ on a few sites, but none of them specify butterfly knives. Would they still count as gravity knives?

My family is pretty cool about guns. My grandpa was actually the one who introduced me to them. He was big into the old west and had a few revolvers. Other than that, my grandma owns this old break-action revolver, and my uncle owns a few guns. Probably going to hit up thunder mountain with him and a few friends next month.

I was on a news website today and one of the articles was how to prepare for a disaster. It linked to numerous guides for bug out bags and such, yet none of them said to pack any weapons. In fact, one of the arguments I always get from people who are antigun is "Why would you want to have guns? Are you paranoid?", so I am quite boggled as to why they would want to set up a bug out bag when obviously they are never going to ever need it in this hallowed paradise we live in. I guess when the next Katrina happens, all the thugs are going to put up hugging booths for the downtrodden rather than mug and rape the hell out of everyone. Oh joy!

Ibanez always makes incredibly sweet guitars and basses. I've had one for two years now and I'm saving up for a higher end prestige model. 8-)