Old Glock guy

I wrote to him recently, even though he is down in Cape May, because I know him from school, and I know he is sympathetic to the gun rights cause. Received a lengthy, thoughtful reply, part of which was: "Thank you for January 11 email in which you express opposition to the nearly 20 new anti-gun bills that have been introduced recently in the Legislature. I have also shared your email with my Assembly colleagues, Matt Milam and Nelson Albano. I agree with you as do my Assembly colleagues. What the state should do is enforce the current gun laws and focus, as well, on background checks on those attempting to buy guns, and we will continue to do our best to preserve the 2nd Amendment rights of law abiding citizens rather than create more restrictive gun laws. I also appreciate your kind words about the U.S. Senate. Assemblymen Milam and Albano and I strongly support the preservation of our 2nd Amendment rights and have a long record of voting for legislation to support those rights, and voting against bills that unduly and unfairly restrict the rights of law abiding citizens. We also are proud of the support we have received from gun owners from across our state, and from the NRA, which has given us an A rating, and such statewide organizations as the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers. It is important to know that New Jersey is the most restrictive state in the country with respect to right to carry, for example. We believe New Jersey, which is to a large extent “gun-phobic,” has gone overboard in a way that is not constitutional, nor are the restrictions necessarily rational. We have to keep in mind that currently, we are assuming that virtually no one is carrying a weapon because of our restrictive laws, yet the reality is that criminals, gang members and other without question carrying weapons, and I can guarantee that anyone who has been in one of the large cities in our state has probably brushed someone who is carrying a gun – illegally, unfortunately. The principal reason Assemblymen Milam and Albano and I drafted our right to carry legislation, S2431/A3544, is for those who work in dangerous places to have the opportunity to protect themselves, which, because they are denied a right to carry permit, they can’t do, despite having very good reasons for applying for a permit. Our point about all this is that people in these situations, which clearly demonstrates the need and appropriateness of having a right to carry permit, are denied these permits, which supports our view that the state has gone too far and has treated this issue irrationally without fully thinking it through." We need more legislators in the State House like him!

That story brought a tear to my eye. You should be rightfully proud.

You will be glad you chose Gun For Hire.

Thought the same thing. Hardly an enthusiastic endorsement, more like, "Yeah, whatever."

RxBandit, why would anyone possibly need an assault weapon? Just kidding of course. I believe your observations are spot on. The media is indeed complicit in driving the anti gun agenda. Why else would so many non gun owners be going around saying things like the sentence above. Or, "You don't need 10 bullets to kill a deer;" or, "Back then they were talking about muskets." I hear so many naive people parroting the same crap that it makes me nuts. (And in case any government officials are reading, that's a figure of speech, not a literal statement.)

Nice! And I've watched that video. Seemed pretty good to me.

In!

Welcome to the forum from another north Jersey guy. Hang in there brother, your time will come. (Although with the current state of affairs, it could take even longer than usual.). Meanwhile, hang out on the boards and enjoy some good gun talk.

I have my HD shotgun loaded "cruiser ready," one in the chamber and mag fully loaded, with safety on. I have my Glock 34 with a full mag, but no round in the chamber. I sure hope I remember which is which when it's go time.

I have a single point sling attachment that I have used for training classes that I have taken. They are so easy to attach that even I was able to do it. http://www.brownells...-prod25503.aspx I must admit that I do not currently have the sling attached to the SG that is at my bedside. Not sure why, other than if there's trouble, I would probably just pick up the gun and be ready to go, without having to take the few additional seconds to put the sling around me.

I have used a couple of my Mossbergs with 18 1/2" and 20" barrels with decent success on Thunder Mountain's practice trap area (the limitation being me, a lot more than the guns), which throws clays up softly, almost like frisbees. I suspect they would also work OK for skeet, although I have not yet tried that. Trap would be a different story. Those clays get out there pretty quickly, and I struggle to hit them even with a 28" barrel with some sort of choke.

There's no reason I can think of not to do all of the above.

The OP is referring to the new mag restrictions in NY, where I believe that range is located. Oh crap, I hadn't even thought about the fact that we can't shoot in NY. Anyone know if we're OK bringing exsting 10 round mags and loading just seven rounds, as is required of NY residents? Otherwise, you can hold out until Luciano's (or whatever it's called now) opens their range in Woodland Park in the spring. They are going to have at least a couple of 50 yard indoor ports.

Yes, good one! And as someone else noted, the 2A rally on 2/8 is now more important than ever. We need to show up in huge numbers to let our representatives know that we're a force with which to be reckoned. (And I mean politically, in case anyone from NSA or the FBI is reading.)

I couldn't watch that whole segment. Did they say anything about Obama having kids on stage to promote his anti-gun agenda? And saying that we have to do something, "for the kids," as if anyone who disagrees with him is against children?

I used to like Scarborough, but he has really become a pompous jerk, especially on this issue. In his eyes, anyone who owns an "assault rife" is either a sporting shooter who can't see the greater good of banning them, or a whacko survivalist who thinks he's going to be able to take on the U.S. Army. I wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard someone say, "Why would anyone need an assault rifle?"

Uh oh! Let's hope that his national political ambitions prevent him from changing his stance that we don't need any new gun laws.

I've seen the blonde woman on his show at least a couple of times. She has to be great for his ratings.

Wow! Succinct and dead on. Thanks for posting that.

I've always thought the same thing (although maybe not in capital letters).

Damn, you beat me to that one by just a few minutes!

I think part of the problem is that the general populace parrot what they hear over and over in the media, notably, "No one needs to own a military style assault weapon."

Wow, the legislature just shoved it down their throats so they could feel good about themselves. What a bunch of arrogant bastards! So the next time they have a mass shooting, will they say their laws are not working; or will they say they aren't tough enough, and tighten them even further?

PO, your diatribe sounds a bit paranoid, but there is a ring of truth to a lot of it, IMHO. Just heard Lou Dobbs last night, a guy who is conservative but fairly well-grounded, say that before the government can go after the other amendments, they need to get that pesky second one out of the way. (I'm paraphrasing here, but that was the gist of it.)

It doesn't really matter. Menendez himself could have been convicted of having sex with kids, and he would have been re-elected in this state. (OK, felony conviction not withstanding.)