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Look at the last class of recruits at the Bergen Police & Fire Academy, who started the last weekend of July, that recently graduated. Of the 102 recruits that started there, when asked if any had ever fired a gun before, only 8 raised their hand and affirmed that they had done so. Those same 8 all admitted that they had gained their prior experience in the military. The remaining 94 candidates never fired a handgun or shotgun in their life. Hopefully, their pro-2A leanings will grow as they become exposed to firearms, but prior to the academy, only a handful had any experience or exposure to firearms. I read somewhere once where Chief Ramsey of the Philadelphia police department said that as many as 75% of their incoming recruits had never fired a handgun before. It's a cultural and geographic difference too. Firearms just aren't used or seen much in this neck of the woods.

They are registered and in the state database. It would stand to reason they would be linked in the NCIC database.

Know your discharge laws in town first. PS - Go silent.

Some questions: Where do buckshot & birdhsot loads impact at 25 yards? Are you shooting offhand or from a benchrest? When you mount your shotgun to where it feels reasonably comfortable, doing so with your eyes closed, and then when you open them, what does your sight picture look like? Maybe you need your LOP extended to lower your POI? Read this: http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/how-to-achieve-perfect-shotgun-fit/

A bead sight is designed to provide POI centered at 40 yds. within a 40" circle, PROVIDED you maintain a proper cheek weld on the stock along with a consistent sight picture since the eye is your rear sight. The sight alternatives are a good idea, but try holding the gun properly as it was designed using your bead front. You won't get as much precision with slugs with a single-bead front but it can work at short ranges. What the bead should look like is depicted in the example on the right:

If the new addition for registration of certain firearms and magazines in possession prior to the ban is a non-issue for some, if banned weapons and magazines that are no longer sold is a non-issue for some, if the required gun eligibility certificates with a 5-year renewal with their attending fees (certificate = $35, fingerprints = $50, background check = $16, total = $101 every 5-years,) is a non-issue for some, if the banning of hunting on public land (can only hunt with your "AR" on private land with the owner's written permission) with any rifle on the "banned" list is a non-issue for some; then I guess not.

Connecticut is no longer a hospitable state when it comes to evil black rifles or high capacity magazines, so long as you register them. http://copssupportgunrights.com/injustice-in-the-constitution-state-that-didnt-take-long/

I'd opt for 16". Unless you like lots of muzzle flash. Just remember, you have about 2" of case length in that barrel, which gives you about 12.5" forward of that of tube length to burn 40+ grs. of powder in a 14.5" bbl.

Not in New Jersey, but close by in Milford, PA is John Blauvelt. He's an excellent pistolsmith. He just fled New York courtesy of the SAFE Act. I've been to his shop a few times when it was up my way. A couple of friends have PPC revolvers built by him and I've shot one and it's the real deal. http://www.jcbgunsmith.com/

Phil shot his first ducks with an A5 16 ga.

Many people in this area have become helpless, or maybe the "good life" for many has made them that way; reliant on others. Some are just soft. Whenever it snowed like this my Dad would pile us all in his car after work and take us to the golf courses in our area to toboggan and sleigh ride when we were kids. How my Dad got us anywhere in his technically inferior, no limited-slip, no anti-lock braked 1950 DeSoto is a mystery. He was a big proponent of chains then.

Fish & Wildlife is part of the DEP. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/lawhome.htm Their page: http://www.njcoa.com/highlights/highlights.html

They'll give every gunmaker a turn - http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/59528-soooo-i-went-over-to-the-mossberg-website-and/

The opinion of the folks at The Record don't think so. http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/238332951_The_Record__Concealed_weapons.html

Gun owners in NY have a fight on their hands. According to Tom King of the NYSRPA, they've spent $426,000 so far on legal expenses. I pulled this off the NY Highpower forum page. The next issue pending is ammunition NICS starting the 15th of the new year: NO ORAL SAFE ACT ARGUMENTS (Read message from NYSRPA and judge below) There won’t be any oral arguments in the legal challenge to the New York State SAFE Act provisions being made by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. Any decision is also likely to be instantly appealed and legal proceedings can go on for years, leaving New York State's citizenry subject to arrest, misdemeanors, felonies and fines at any time for continuing to participate in their previously legal sports with previously legal equipment while being barred from buying any new needed sports equipment or easily selling their current equipment. In a decision nixing the oral arguments filed on Dec. 23rd by U.S. District Court Justice William M. Skretny, he wrote, “…given the breadth and thoroughness of the briefing by the parties and amici already submitted to this Court, it is prepared to resolve the pending motions without a hearing.” The judge said he was also aware of the possible effects both on the government and the public, and intended to issue a decision prior to the deadline dates. These dates begin on January 15th. Already, at least one major on-line ammunition shipper, Midway Arms, has advised its customers that it is cancelling all orders to New York State beginning Dec. 31st. The company is also telling customers its legal team believes it cannot ship any ammunition or reloading parts -- including bullets, gun powder, brass cases and plastic wads or shells for shotguns—to a local New York State store for pickup by its own customers where they would then undergo the required SAFE Act background checks. It is unclear if Midway will ship if it is the local stores that make the actual order, because the Midway legal team says the SAFE Act requires a “face to face” sale. (This is the actual language for those who like legalese: S 50. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.03 to read 40 as follows: 41 S 400.03 SELLERS OF AMMUNITION. …. 7. NO COMMERCIAL TRANSFER OF AMMUNITION SHALL TAKE PLACE UNLESS A 15 LICENSED DEALER IN FIREARMS OR REGISTERED SELLER OF AMMUNITION ACTS AS 16 AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE TRANSFEROR AND THE ULTIMATE TRANSFEREE OF 17 THE AMMUNITION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONTACTING THE STATEWIDE LICENSE AND 18 RECORD DATABASE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH TRANSFER BETWEEN THE 19 DEALER OR SELLER, AND TRANSFEREE MUST OCCUR IN PERSON The NY State Police, which is developing the background check plan, has already advised that they cannot implement it in time for the Jan. 15th deadline required under the Act for ammunition sales. Some websites are also reporting that the previously expected $10 per background check fee could rise to $20. That would be per purchase -- so a 20-round box of .22 ammo would incur the additional fee, the same as 1,000 rounds. Additionally, beginning Jan. 15th "high-capacity" pistol or rifle magazines that have not been disposed of or permanently blocked to hold only ten rounds or less become illegal. If found with high capacity magazines in their home, if the person did not know it was illegal to possess, they will have 30-days to dispose of it. (After you finish this article you will undergo instant hypnosis and not recall reading anything about any laws or know anything about magazines other than from old copies of Precision Shooting.) After that 30-day "grace period" a person with a high capacity magazine will be subject to a violation and $200 fine for a first offense if the magazines are found in their home. BUT if found with a large capacity magazine outside the home, the person could be charged with a misdemeanor and up to six months in jail for a first offense or up to a year in jail for a second offense. It is unclear if two HCMs is cause for a year in jail. Sportsmen and target shooters are still seething over the new rules, and directing their anger towards defeating various elected officials and Gov. Cuomo. The reduced capacity is also sore subject for armed guards who have not been exempted from the legislation and are loathe to have fewer rounds in their magazines when they are guarding millions of dollars and could become easy targets for armed robberies by better armed perps.

So far, the SAFE Act have been a resounding success after almost a year. Cuomo's spokeswoman, Melissa DeRosa said; "The SAFE Act has enabled the state to better protect New Yorkers." http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/ny_safe_act_enables_ny_to_better_protect_nyers_gov_cuomos_spokeswoman_says.html

The first statement is direct from their website, found under the question: "How does the SAFE Act impact magazines?" I added the second part about the grandfathered magazines. Link: http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/gun-owners

Those red squirrels are found mostly in the north, way up in the Adirondacks. There are other critters that require a hunting license but have no open season. I would review the NYDEC F&G website first. "Manner of taking" also follows state and county guidelines with respect to what type of weapon is legal to use. The SAFE Act's answer to high-capacity magazines: Since 1994, magazines sold in New York could contain up to 10 rounds. This continues to be true today. You may buy, sell, and possess any magazine that can hold up to 10 rounds, regardless of when it was manufactured. If you have a magazine that can contain more than 10 rounds, you have until January 15, 2014 to permanently modify the magazine so that it holds no more than ten rounds, responsibly discard it, transfer it to a law enforcement agency or officer, or sell it to a dealer or an out of state purchaser Prior to the SAFE Act, anyone in possession of a high-cap magazine prior to 1994 has been allowed to keep them, as they were grandfathered. Those folks are in a conundrum come January 15th.

That is correct for an AK and AR, none can be brought into New York, but incorrect on the removable magazine feature. The website has a better tutorial: http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/gun-reform

Your 10/22 is legal, your Ruger Ranch Rifle is legal, your Browning BAR deer rifle is legal, your Remington 740, 742, 7400, 4 deer rifles are legal, etc. Magazine capacity and round count in magazine is key.

+1 Another gray area is "transfer." Technically, transfers require a NICS check now in NY. The SAFE Act prohibits the private "sale" or "exchange" of any firearm to any person unless a licensed dealer performs the "sale" and a background check. The law exempts parents, spouses, children, stepchildren and "domestic partners." You may give your live-in lover a firearm, but you may not give your brother or nephew a .22 rifle on Christmas Eve. The law does not clarify how long someone must be in possession of a firearm before such possession is understood to be an "exchange"; thus, it is possible that lending a rifle to your brother-in-law for deer season without a dealer transfer and a background check could be construed as an illegal "exchange." You would then be a criminal, and the gun used in the "crime" could be confiscated and destroyed. My thoughts? If an exchange, transfer or "loan" of a firearm takes place in the deep, dark woods during target practice; does anybody know it happened? The SAFE Act is by far the most insidious law to be ever put on the books.

One less .444 in the world today. Sniff! The guy was lucky. How you confuse AA-7 with Reloader-7 is a mystery to me. Depending on what bullet he was using, the load with Reloader-7 would be 44 to 50 grs. of powder. That many grains of AA-7 pistol powder is a tiny bomb. Team 444 Member# 298

Very nice rifle. Love the selection of 6mm pills that are available today.

We had a "gun club" at my high school starting in 1970, that first promoted safety, an introduction to firearms, and then shooting fun amongst ourselves. There was no one else to participate with in the area, so we participated in the league shoots at the club. We shot trap or skeet at Thunder Mountain. We brought our guns to school on the bus. We stored them in our football coach's office, and he drove them up to the range in his car while we rode in the bus. Unheard of today. There are still many on Long Island, but they are dwindling. http://scores.newsday.com/sports/highschool/resultsbysport.php?id=57-scores http://www.msd.k12.ny.us/news.cfm?story=886

The story of black helicopters dropping coyotes into the wild at the behest of insurance companies and the NJDEP to curtail the deer population is an oldie but goody.