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More detail: http://ccdl.us/blog/2013/05/22/lawsuit-filed/

If there were documented cases that justify the existing system is flawed, if people are abusing it, if is it the cause for murder and mayhem; then maybe it should be changed. But this is change for change's sake.

Very nice greater kudu. Congrats. The 7mm Rem. Mag. is probably one of the best all-around cartridges for thin-skinned game on any continent.

I'm leaving because that has been my long-term goal since I got married thirty years ago. I won't miss the traffic here, the congestion, or the taxes. I'm going where the air is cleaner, the game wilder, the living a bit quieter.

I find it interesting that the state's process has been taking an inordinate amount of time these days based on comments I've read in so many threads. It's convenient that they are suggesting new processes. The last firearm I may have purchased in NJ might have been fifteen years ago, and the NICS took minutes. A NICS check today in New York still takes about five minutes. I am getting tired of the pedantic rigamarole's from the clowns who run this state. I vote with my feet in four years. I will never look back at this place again.

Very nice!

That is the $64 question. If you recall, post-Sandy Hook and pre-SAFE Act, Cuomo broached the idea of a turn-in (confiscation) of 'assault weapons' in New York, admitting that they should/would compensate the owners equitably. The reality that there was more (by conservative estimates) than a million such weapons in circulation in the state dulled that idea quickly. And it's not just AR's, it's all the old M1 carbines, M14/M1A's, AK's, Franchi SPAS-12 and Benelli semi-auto's, plus fifteen, twenty and thirty-round magazines, etc. that were allowed to be grandfathered without registration in the last ban that are still floating around. (BTW - per the SAFE Act, high-capacity magazines need to be individually registered!)

Found this on a New York forum. Thought it was interesting enough to share. (I like old stuff, I find it fascinating.) http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/20/eleanor_roosevelt_the_first_lady_s_license_to_carry_a_pistol.html?fb_ref=sm_fb_share_blogpost At the FDR Library, one exhibit holds the contents of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet. While many of the cards and slips of paper from the wallet are fascinating (a Met membership card, a scrap of a poem about the importance of good cooks), this pistol permit is perhaps the most surprising. Roosevelt was a peripatetic traveler, covering large distances in service of the many projects she pursued both during and after the FDR presidency. It was Eleanor’s determination to drive her own car that led to her pistol ownership. The Secret Service begged her to take an agent, a police escort, or at least a chauffeur; she refused. The pistol was a compromise: a small bit of protection to put their minds at ease. The argument that women should carry weapons to protect themselves wasn’t a common one during the 1930s and 1940s. Laura Browder, author of Her Best Shot: Women and Guns in America, writes on her website that while early twentieth-century ads selling guns to women touted firearms ownership for personal safety, the theme vanished during the midcentury (and re-emerged again in the 1980s). Eleanor’s situation, as a stubbornly independent First Lady, was clearly an unusual one. Although Eleanor told the fascinated press, when she first got the weapon, that she was a “fairly good shot,” a New York Times reporter at the 1972 dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Wings of the FDR Library interviewed several of Eleanor’s friends who said that she carried the permit, but not the pistol.

There's a part of me that believes that anything new somehow just won't be better when it comes to New Jersey. History and experience have taught me that.

Definitely not Jersey-legal. You may recall that back in the 60's, bowhunters began using succinylcholine chloride tipped arrows. A few states allowed it, but I think the purists got upset and it was banned. Someone is always trying to build the better mousetrap. Of course, bow technology in the 60's is not what it is today. Proponents who justify methods like this always point to wounding and recovery rates for bowhunters to substantiate their cause. Then again, longbows and recurves that were the technology of the 60's pale in comparison to today's modern compounds and crossbows. They offer a definitive edge in favor of the hunter. Success still boils down to one simple statement, "It's the Indian, not the arrow."

I corrected that for you. And yes, it is hard to believe.

Mobil-Chokes are all steel compatible. Beretta sells a choke tube wrench that works well. Years ago they sold a choke tube removal tool that also had a thread chaser on the other end so you could clean the threads in the barrel. I don't see style that sold anymore. You might find one used on eBay. You should be fine with flush-mounted tubes. Skeet, IC or MOD would be a good start for a skeet/clays course. MOD or IMOD or FULL for trap. After-market makers also make Mobil-Choke compatible tubes. Best choke removal tool I've used from Precision Reloading: http://www.precisionreloading.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PRE&Product_Code=RY12B&Category_Code=BCA_WRENCH

Correct. This exemption still holds. What New York did with the Safe Act was re-categorize certain weapons. Rifles and shotguns were never classified as firearms and are still not classified as firearms and therefore fall under different possession & transport rules. Handguns, NFA defined SBR's & SBS's and now SAFE Act definitions for "assault weapons" all fall under the firearm category and therefore need to be registered. As a non-resident you cannot register any arm in New York. The design is simple. No AW's can enter New York anymore, or be bought or sold by NY residents, and there is now a finite time for how long they can be in possession by residents. There is no clause yet for "competition" or "sanctioned match" for AW's like there is for handguns. Folks are hoping for such. But, as I mentioned in an earlier thread, the law is insidious. They knew exactly what they were doing when they scripted this. Long story short; if you travel to NY with one I think you are at peril and will be testing uncharted waters if you are caught.

There is Mobil-Choke and Optima-Choke. Mobil-Choke uses standard barrel internal dimensions respective for its gauge. Optima-Choke tubes are a bit longer in length and are designed for over-bored barrels. There are also different styles of Optima-Choke tubes. Both M & O can be had in flush fitting or extended length tubes. 3901's I'm certain were Mobil-Choke only. The differences: http://berettausa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/41

Correct. At a "recognized" range.

Residents get a bye since they have until next year to register their "firearm." Only residents can register so as to be compliant. As a non-resident, your ability to enter the state with any firearm that fits the SAFE Act criteria as an assault weapon ceased 1/15/2013. Here's another catch: An AR-clone, based on the wording in the SAFE Act, is now classified as a "firearm". Prior to SAFE, the legal definition of a "firearm" did not include everyday ordinary long guns. It is illegal to transport a loaded firearm inside a vehicle without a permit. An appeals court has defined loaded as possessing a "quantity of ammunition sufficient to discharge the firearm". That's right, that statement refers to simply "possessing" the ammo, enough to discharge the firearm, which means ONE round/cartridge. Therefore, it is now illegal to transport a firearm and ammo (whether 1 cartridge or 100 cartridges) in the same vehicle. You are technically violating a law when driving to the range with your .223 ammo and AR-clone. This info was provided by Max Tresmond, one of the principal attorneys involved in representing gunowners in the NY SAFE Act lawsuit. You can find this same blurb on NY hunting forums, the Long Island forum, NY's Highpower link, and AR15.com. The SAFE Act is insidious. Yes, there were some mistakes early on (magazine capacity affecting LE) but if you review it in full content, it's designed to do what it is designed to do. So far, without any changes, anything that resembles an "assault weapon" by definition will be out of the law-abiding gun-owner usage pool within a generation. The plan is very clear.

This even applies to manually-operated arms. (I.E. if you have a lever-action .44 Mag., you can only load seven in the magazine.)

Nope. Not now or ever unless the law is struck down. Even a 10/22 with a thumb-hole stock is now considered an "assault weapon" by SAFE Act definition.

"Hunting equipment accounted for 44.1% of Cabela’s merchandise revenue in the first nine months of 2012. That’s $763 million out of $1.7 billion. Breaking that down further, gun and ammunition sales were approximately $398 million, or 52%, of overall hunting equipment revenue." Cabela's was overreaching in their thoughts to come to New Jersey. What were they going to sell, the "experience" for shopping at Big C? An REI, Campmor, ROS, Dick's or SA suits the New Jersey outdoor enthusiast just fine.

A storefinder search will note that there are no Cabela stores in California or New York. Hmmm.........will they ever come to New Jersey? I don't think so for the reasons you cited. (I know my friends in lower NY will travel to the CT store for things.)

To quote another article back in March; "Almost as remarkable is the tortuous path it has taken, a 10-year odyssey that has included four governors, multiple developers and the staunch opposition of two NFL franchises." http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/work-to-resume-soon-on-american-dream-megamall-in-meadowlands/

Still unopened, but it's getting bigger! (Something that could only happen in New Jersey.) http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/sports_authority_approved_amer.html

That thought died with Xanadu in the Meadowlands a while ago. http://billbuczakblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/turning-xanadu-into-meadowlands-mall.html (It was rumored that they would not sell guns there.)

This is making the rounds. I saw this on LiveLeak today and on some NY forums last night. Thumbs up!