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Not many people remember the events of the 60's, 70's & 80's. And many American's who were around then simply forgot. We are a very forgiving nation. Part of Prof. Kathy Boudin's speech at Columbia last month (where she has been teaching since 2008.,) remembering her comrades - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRtEAWRNpiw If Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is as bright and angelic as his parents say, and he gets a good lawyer, he can expect a similar adjunct teaching post in thirty years.

I agree with you. While I have nothing against Wayne, I believe he's overstayed his welcome at NRA central. The NRA needs to freshen up their act or they are doomed. When LaPierre gave his conference a week or so after the Sandy Hook shootings, I thought he looked inept and befuddled in his presentation. What I really thought to myself was, if I was an employee of the company that he was the CEO of; I wouldn't be buying their stock. Wayne takes a lot of heat, but he may not be worth the seven-figures they're paying him.

It works.

Good for them. A step in the right direction. From the Albany Police Officers Union: http://imgsrv.wben.c...tter%20scan.pdf

I guess this guy hasn't watched the news for the last three months. A bad law and a bad decision don't go well. (I didn't know RGuns made guns.) State Police Make Arrest for Assault Weapon Sale The New York State Police in Wilton arrested a Town of Moreau resident for the unlawful transfer of an assault weapon on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. In response to a NYS Gun Tip Line call, an investigation was initiated regarding an assault weapon being offered for sale on a Facebook page for gun enthusiasts. An undercover State Police Investigator responded to the posting, eventually meeting with the person selling the rifle and ultimately purchasing the weapon. William G. Greene, age 51, of Pine Road in the Town of Moreau, was charged with the misdemeanors of unlawful transfer of an assault weapon and disposing of a weapon without a NICS background check. The weapon is a RGuns .223-5.56 caliber assault style rifle with a pistol grip, which meets the definition of an assault weapon. Greene was issued an appearance ticket for a future court date in the Town of Moreau Court. (Submitted NYSP) http://rickmorrisonr...-weapon-sale/?f

When Christie campaigned in 2009, the NJOA endorsed him as the outdoorsmen's friend, and promoted him on many N.J. hunting and fishing online forums. Yet Chris has teetered on the fence for his first term, not saying much that's positive in the defense of gun owners or their 2A rights. Based on that, I suspect what he will do tomorrow won't be a surprise to many, and his decision will be "what's best for New Jersey." From the Rescue Our Outdoors Rally - 2009

The deadliest industrial accident in the U.S. occurred in Texas many years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster

I don't think you could go wrong with 4350. That's a good all-around slower burning powder that's well-suited for that bore size. Try the Speer 145 gr. bullets as well. Cheap but accurate. My friend's wife took her first moose last October with a factory 7mm-08 shooting 140 gr. Core-Lokt's. It's "enough gun" if you use it correctly. In Maine, shooting distances can be measured in feet sometimes as opposed to yards. (Dressed weight was 903 lbs.!)

The people are the most civil you could meet out there. The culture is very different. I was there for a spell just before the Olympics in Salt Lake City and I distinctly never recall hearing a horn blare in city traffic. It was the quietest city traffic I ever walked through.

The endless barrage of lies and attacks continue....................................... MSNBC host blames NRA for law enforcement inability to find Boston bombing perp [VIDEO] Read more: http://dailycaller.c.../#ixzz2Qp29JSiq The National Rifle Association hasn’t received much in the way of favorable coverage from MSNBC recently. But on Wednesday’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell took that unfavorable coverage to the next level by blaming the NRA for law enforcement’s inability to track down the perpetrator of Monday’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. O’Donnell made the statement during the opening of his show. He also blamed the gun-rights organization for the failure of legislation in the U.S. Senate that would enhance background checks for gun purchases. “Today the gun lobbyists at the NRA got what they wanted on the floor of the United States Senate and tonight lobbyists from the NRA have made it harder for the FBI to find the murderer who planted the bombs here in Boston,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell referenced an article posted on MSNBC’s website by Frank Smyth, a long-standing critic of the NRA. The letter alleged that the NRA has lobbied to make tracking gunpowder purchases more difficult. “There are new developments tonight in the bombing investigation here in Boston,” O’Donnell said. “But that investigation could be moving faster were it not for the successful lobbying efforts of the National Rifle Association. The NRA’s efforts to guarantee that American mass murderers are the best-equipped mass murders in the world is not limited to murderers who use assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The NRA is also in the business of helping bombers get away with their crimes. “Gunpowder could be traced by investigators to a buyer at the point of sale if gunpowder contained a taggant — an element that would enable tracing of the purchase of gunpowder,” he continued. “But thanks to the National Rifle Association, identification taggants are remembered by law only in plastic explosives. The NRA has successfully blocked any requirements for such taggants in gunpowder.”

Try the 140 gr. Sierra Gameking BT or the Hornady 139 gr. SP. These are a bit more economical to try out than some of the more premium hunting or match bullets. There is a dizzying array of choices in .284" diameter now.

Final tally - http://www.northjers...45_weapons.html

I heard the final tally was 55,000 rounds.

Carbines, yes, that's what I was alluding to. It's probably the most popular small-arm I see at upstate NY ranges. As for the Garand, it depends on what day you call the NYSP hotline because in the beginning you got a different answer each time on the Garand. As for the last time I spoke with them, the Garand is technically not an assault weapon because the enbloc clip is not a detachable magazine. It would be nice if the AG provided a definitive list rather than an interpretive one, but that's asking too much. 22. "Assault weapon" means (a) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:

I suspect they don't see a lot of people conforming to the new regulations. Monday, April 15th, was the first day of "registration" that residents had to start registering any weapons with the SP that fall into the "assault weapon" category. (I'm hoping a news article follows up at least by the end of the week to report on how many residents have actually complied.) Folks have jumped on registering the forms for not disclosing their handgun information to public consumption, which has been reported numerous times last month, but it remains to be seen how many report their AR's, AK's, M1's, etc. to the authorities.

Today was the first day for New Yorker's who own assault weapons by definition of New York's SAFE Act to begin mandatory registration for those weapons with the NYSP. Residents have until next year at this time to complete the process. It seems the SAFE Act has put more that gun owners and politicians at odds. http://blog.timesuni...idnt-pass-safe/ Troopers PBA: Hey, our members didn’t pass SAFE The New York State Troopers PBA has released a statement expressing its hope that opponents of the SAFE gun control law will appreciate the fact that its members “did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage.” “Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law,” the statement reads in part. “Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job.” Other law enforcement groups, including one representing deputy sheriffs in Saratoga County, have expressed their opposition to the law, which was passed in January less than 24 hours after being released for public view. The statement calls out Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and state Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer, western New York lawmakers who have called for an official investigation into whether or not the State Police are sifting through medical records. The elected officials were reacting to the case of a Buffalo-area librarian who had to turn in his guns after being mistaken for a man with the same name. State Police and the Erie County Clerk have been pointing fingers at each other over that episode. “Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement,” the statement says, without identifying any reporter or outlet. Here’s the full statement: "The NY SAFE Act has been a controversial and emotional topic since its passage in January of 2013. The NYS Troopers PBA, representing more than 6,000 active and retired members, has reserved public comment as we worked within the legislative process of NYS government with the hope of affecting changes to the law. Our membership holds widely shared concerns of this new law. Additionally, we believe that actual enforcement of these new regulations will significantly increase the hazards of an already dangerous job. Polls have shown that increased firearm regulations are not popular in the more rural and upstate regions of our state, which is where the majority of our members live and patrol. Additionally, some in mainstream media have already irresponsibly increased the anti-police rhetoric, which fosters additional resentment of law enforcement. Even some of our elected officials, like Senator Ranzenhofer and Assemblyman Gabryszak, are calling for a probe of our members and their efforts to meet the standards of this new law. It is the responsibility of this union to defend the reputation and safety of our members. Potential legislative changes as well as pending court decisions may further alter the terms of the SAFE Act. The individual members of this union did not write the terms of the bill nor vote on its passage. We urge the citizens of New York State to remember that Troopers are simply tasked with the lawful mandate to enforce the laws of the State, regardless of their personal opinion of such laws."

Sorry.........I had a keyboard/user interface problem. The complete 103 page document is now in the original post.

Posted on the N.J. Division of Fish & Wildlife home page: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/proposals/20130415a.pdf Sorry. I meant to post this link.

The pre-64 flavor of Winchesters continue to go up in price. There was a time a few years ago they could be had for $400. Now a post-64 model will run north of that number up to about $600. Anything pre-64'ish are being driven up in price by Winchester collectors. The same can be said for pre-64 Win. Model 70's, Model 21's, Model 12's, Model 71's, Model 92's, Model 64's, etc.

Pics of the haul: http://teaneck.patch.com/articles/bergen-gun-buy-back-day2-1243ae7e?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001#photo-13989531

Was the meeting worthwhile?

If you peek closely in the milk crate, we know those S&W's and Colt sell for far more than the price they got for them. The pile of longarms has an M37, an 1100, a 9422 in there, and some Mauser's, etc. Longarms I believe fetched $80 or $100 apiece. I can only shake my head.

I can't speculate, other than guess they want to sit back and wait. from SCOTUSblog: http://www.scotusblo...te/#more-162369

These folks were so busy on Saturday that they were still set up when we entered the lobby of our church for 5:30PM Mass. They ran out of funds as early as Saturday afternoon, resorting to issuing IOU's. (Some of the stuff on that table I wouldn't label as old junk either.) http://www.northjers...uns_so_far.html

I'd like to see Eddie Eagle brought back to the middle schools again, but that's no longer in vogue here, at least in Bergen County. As for mandated training? That will never happen in New Jersey. We had guns in school when I went to school, back when people still had B&W TV's. That's an era long gone now. It does happen in other parts of America though. (I know a few schools in Arizona where this has been going on for years.)