Old Glock guy

There seems to be an underlying assumption here that the girl was impregnated by an adult male, but I think it's at least equally likely, if not more so, that the father was some mature10-12 year-old kid, which would cast the situation in a completely different light..

Yes, fanned by the winds of the media frenzy over this case. If blood is spilled in reaction to this case, it will be on the hands of the irresponsible mainstream media.

I'm chuckling to myself, picturing a reply like this: "I'm Larry Potterfield for Midway USA, and that's the way it is."

I heartily concur! (Nice paraphrase of the Chi Chi quote.) It was fun hanging out with so many people from NJGF.

I'll be 60 in a month. Looks like I'm not the oldest here, but I'm certainly bringing the average age up. Been shooting just a little over a year.

Some good trail and topo maps available here: http://www.nynjtc.org/ They cost a few bucks, but are well worth it.

Raz-o, I'm not familiar with krav maga, but from the little I've seen about it, I think that might be the closest form of martial arts to TFT. They emphasize that it's not "self defense;" rather, it's a way to step in and injure a violent sociopath, preferably before he can injure you. Here's what I posted on another thread: TFT will tell you right up front that what they teach will not necessarily vanquish any foe; it's more to give one a fighting chance against a sociopath bent on violence. I'm not interested enough in martial arts to spend hours a week training in a gym for something that is unlikely to happen; plus, I'm reluctant to risk injury to my ancient joints and bones. So I believe this to be an effective compromise. But even saying that, I plan to do some additional training with these people, especially since they meet quite close to where I live.

RTSP in Randolph has a decent inventory of rental guns, and the guys there are so nice that they will gladly watch your daughters while you and your wife are shooting. (OK, I'm not so sure about the second part of that sentence, but the first part about the rentals is definitely true.)

If a cranky, old technophobe like me can find this, you should be able to do so as well: http://www.shoreshot...om/pdf/NICS.pdf

That's a shame. I was hoping to take a handgun class with these guys, and now I probably won't. It's not so much the expense of a new holster (it's really not much money compared to what I spend on other shooting related stuff), it's more the idea of retraining myself after practicing with nothing but one of these. What do people use instead, something with a thumb release?

Andy, all is not lost. I learned a new word from you: "hoplophobic."

Maks, I'm as compulsive as anyone, but 30 minutes a day of drawing and dry firing must take incredible dedication. I'm trying for 5-10 minutes a day, and live fire practice once a week or so.

Pete, your point is well taken, and I cannot disagree with you. TFT will tell you right up front that what they teach will not necessarily vanquish any foe; it's more to give one a fighting chance against a sociopath bent on violence. I'm not interested enough in martial arts to spend hours a week training in a gym for something that is unlikely to happen; plus, I'm reluctant to risk injury to my ancient joints and bones. So I believe this to be an effective compromise. But even saying that, I plan to do some additional training with these people, especially since they meet quite close to where I live.

Looks to me that in the media's frenzy over this story, they are potentially inciting racial violence. Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks so: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Trayvon-Martin-Zimmerman-OReilly/2012/03/30/id/434406?s=al&promo_code=E905-1

Or you could try this: www.targetfocustraining.com I don't mean to sound like a shill for them, but I've watched their videos and taken their training, as I mentioned in another thread; and I think it may be our best hope for SD in NJ.

Yes! Perhaps because I'm a bit older (as is Col. M, as I've found out), but I've always thought this was THE definitive movie that guys watch every time it's on. Can't believe it took until the 21st post to mention it. You kids!

Hello Tom, and welcome to you.

I'm seriously thinking about going. Do we need to join USPSA ahead of time, or can we just do it at the site?

I have a Blackhawk Serpa, and it not only fits my Glock 19, gen. 4; but my G23, G34, and G35 as well.

Sorry I'm a little late to this party, but I also wanted to say that I had a great time yesterday at this event. Not only did I learn a lot about what's involved in competing, I had a great time hanging out with all of you from NJGF! Would have been nice to go somewhere for an adult beverage afterward, but since we all had handguns with us, that would have been a felony here in the People's Republic of New Jersey. Mike, thanks so much for hosting and organizing this. And thanks also for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Thanks also to Maks, Nick, Harry, Rich, Andres, and whoever else I may be leaving out, who gave up your valuable free time to help educate us.

Seconded

Sounds like an April Fool's joke.

I plan to take Urban Shotgun 1 on 4/15 and Urban Pistol 3 on 4/29. I'm also considering taking Simunitions on Friday morning, 4/6.

For some reason, this struck me as funny. A resident of a condo complex received a package which contained a violin case wrapped in newspaper. Since he wasn't expecting a package, he became suspicious and called the police department. They evacuated the building and sent in the bomb squad, who x-rayed the violin case and found that it contained... Surprise! A violin. http://www.northjers...alse_alarm.html

Thanks. Oh yeah, I'm now a trained killing machine. Woe to the sociopath who tries to mess with me!