Old Glock guy

Lol! I picked up an order from them in Pompton Lakes last night. There appeared to be only one guy working there. I asked him if they were going to be allowed to stay open after 8:00 PM, since no one could go there to pick up orders, and their drivers are not supposed to be on the roads. He seemed to have no idea what I was talking about, so I just took my pizza, wished him well, and left.

I wasn't laughing because the whole time I watched I was thinking that there was no way I could have walked over that log without falling in!

Congratulations! Some good folks over there at RTSP. I was a member there for a couple of years when they first opened, and I've bought a couple of guns from them.

Update: Applied for handgun purchase permits on 2/27. Got word a week later that my background check was completed. Got a call from the sergeant a week later saying they had not heard from my references. Turned out there was an email glitch. Got that resolved, and received a note last Monday, 3/9 to say that everything was complete, and another note the next day from my PD saying to come down and pick up the papers. Took just 19 days start to finish. So after all that, I went to pick up my transfer yesterday, and what did they do? You guessed it, another background check (NICS)! And with NICS backed up (as is being discussed in another thread), I couldn't even take it home with me. What a load of BS!

I was picking up a transfer yesterday at GFH, and they didn't get NICS approval in the hour plus that I was there. Luckily, it's not something I need, just a fun plinker. In case anyone is wondering, it was a Ruger Wrangler, my first revolver.

Get the S&W M&P 15-22. It won't help you much defensively, but it's great fun to shoot. It's the favorite gun of every new shooter I take to the range.

I've seen a definite uptick in the panic level in my town the last 2-3 days, Anyone hit their personal redline yet and go to the mattresses?

I second the endorsement of Oakridge Firearms. I've never had good experiences with Ottomanelli's. I've given them a couple of tries, but their prices are very high, and they are not particularly friendly.

You can never have too much beans, bullets, and band-aids (an alliterative way to say food, ammo, and first-aid supplies).

Markets are tanking, schools are closing, public events being cancelled. Is this mass hysteria, or is there more to the whole thing than I realize?

Of course, all of the replies are correct. If any creature is threatening one's child with death or serious bodily harm, a comparable measure of force is called for. But how do you do that? In this situation, with the dog thrashing around with the child's arm in its mouth, and people standing close by, employing a firearm would be difficult, if not impossible. Same with OC spray, although at least the consequences from that would not be life threatening to others. I would suggest that striking the dog in vital areas would be far more effective than simply trying to pull the dog off the child. When pulled, the dog's instinct is to hang on tighter, and start to shake its head back and forth violently. The man in the video eventually deploys a folding blade, and that seems to be what gets the dog's attention, convincing him to let go and run off. The problem with that is that it takes him a relatively long time (several seconds) to get the knife into the fight. Thank god, the child survived her injuries. There is an Active Self Protection video of this, but I'm too lazy to find the link, so perhaps someone else will be kind enough to do so.

Wayne has been really good about this. I submitted requests for P2P's through the system. Got an email a week later that my background check was complete. Got a call from the PD a week after that to say that they had not received replies from my references, so I contacted them to sort out some email address glitches. Just got an email this morning saying everything was approved, so I'm hoping for a call from the PD within the next day or two to tell me to come down and pick up the permits. It's certainly not the same as living in a free state, but not bad for NJ.

Pretty sure Nappen doesn't work for free. This is going to cost Twyne a lot of money, even if the charges are dropped.

Pretty amazing that they would arrest him when NJSP guidelines clearly state that those are not hollow points. Do they fall under the umbrella of "expanding bullets"?

Was that golden retriever on the menu???

I just learned something too!

It's too bad, because the comments are usually the most fun.

So glad to hear that!

Welcome aboard! Your screen name made me smile. Interesting that you didn't know about the magazine limit. I've often thought that there must be many people who are unknowingly felons in this awful state. Unless people are active in online gun forums, it is unlikely that they would have heard about it. Glad to hear you have a Glock! Sounds like you need a shotgun.

It seems to depend a lot on what town you're in. I'm in Wayne, and I must say that they have been pretty good. The last time I applied for P2P's, I believe I only waited a couple of weeks or so.

Thanks PB. As I said, it had been awhile, and I did not recall the $18 background check fee. Seems pretty silly that they hit us with that, and then another fee for the NICS check at the point of purchase. (Not to mention the original background check in getting our FID.)

They did, but I don't recall exactly what they said, some kind of "filing fee" to NJSP. Perhaps someone with a better memory can chime in.

Just put in for some handgun purchase permits yesterday. (First time in several years for me.) The procedure was very quick and easy (provided you have the email addresses of your references handy), but there was a $21 fee on top of the usual $2 per permit, the latter payable to the local department.

Nice work Virginia! They accomplished something we have been incapable of here in NJ: Stopping an out of control Democratic majority hell bent on stripping 2A rights.

FWIW, CDNN Sports will not ship semi auto long guns to NJ.