Old Glock guy

Anyone see this article? It's not particularly flattering to NJ gun owners. "Gun Seller Backs Down on Smart Gun Plans After Threats" http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/threats-end-smart-gun/2014/05/03/id/569307/?ns_mail_uid=24451127&ns_mail_job=1567728_05032014&promo_code=8on8czmo

One of my buddies on the Wayne PD carries a Glock 21, while another guy I know mentioned that he has a Sig, so I'm not sure what that's all about.

Hey everyone, thanks for the replies. A few comments: I think you are referring to a Get Home Bag, which is another whole thing I need to work on. Well, I'm not really into camping, but I would like tor try a night or two in the woods with my BOB to see if I really have what I need, and how well the stuff works. I get your point, but at least with firearms, I can take them out and shoot them for fun. Yes, that's a good way to look at it. I often compare preparations to my disability insurance, on which I have been paying for almost 35 years, and I'm quite thankful that I've never needed to collect on it. If you wouldn't might my tagging along, I might like to join you guys sometime to see how it works out. (See my note above.) I'm with you on that. In my suburban area, I'm hard-pressed to think of a scenario where bugging out would be better than sheltering in place, hence my original question.

I tracked it for a long time, because it's close to me as well. I believe wsaraceni nailed it. Unless you have a connection, there's no hope of getting in. I don't understand why they maintain the charade that they have open registration from time to time, because it seems like they never do. Plus, they seem to be pretty arrogant about the whole thing. I sent the guy a polite note, and even stopped by once or twice. I never received even as much as a brief reply, not even the dismissive, "Thank you for your interest. We have no openings at this point. Watch our website... Blah, blah, blah." Just bite the bullet and join Gun for Hire. It's where the action is!

OGF, I think you had it right the first time. We want the word "includes," rather than "means," since the latter pins it down to a narrow definition of permissible stops.

I don't recall taking any pain meds. Perhaps an Advil or two.

I'm not familiar with that particular gun, but many handguns, like Glocks, Springfield XD's, and some S&W M&P's among others, have no external safety.

Just an update. Picked up my 930 combo a couple of weeks ago, and I love it! I've blasted away with buckshot and slugs through the short barrel at the range, and shot clays up at Thunder Mountain with the longer barrel. Actually had my best-ever round of trap with it. (Still not all that good, but better than my previous efforts.) A question for other 930 owners: When loading the mag tube, if a shell is not pushed in all the way, it springs back and gets caught under the feed ramp. The instruction manual says to just eject the round in the chamber, and the stuck round will be chambered. But when I do that, another round pops out under the feed ramp. Is there any way to clear it without unloading the whole mag tube?

With the revival of the BOB thread, i am reminded of a dilemma that I had been meaning to discuss. While this topic is related to the other, I believe it might merit a separate discussion. My concern is this: Like many of you, I have assembled a 72 hour getaway bag (actually two, as I have one for my GF as well). I've read articles and watched videos, and have bought a couple of nice bags and lots of cool gear. I believe it is generally acknowledged that one should buy top quality items for a BOB, since one's life may someday depend on them. The problem I see is that all of that expensive gear is in a couple of bags that it is extremely unlikely that I will ever need to use. I mean, I agree with the concept that we should be prepared for a worst case scenario. But if one were betting, the odds on ever needing to bug out are extremely low, even if there is a major natural or man-made disaster. I'm reluctant to break the gear out and use it, as the premise of a BOB is that it should be ready to go at a moment's notice. But it pains me to see all that good gear just sitting there, with little likelihood of ever being used. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

I had surgery for a torn meniscus about a year ago. I had developed sharp pain on the inside of my knee that mostly prevented me from running. At first I was adamant about resisting surgery. I went a couple of months trying to work through it. But another doctor explained to me that the torn piece of cartilage was folded over, causing it to pinch, "like a hangnail in my knee" in his words. He assured me that he could do the surgery on a Friday morning, and I would be back at work on Monday. I walked out of his office after the surgery, and spent a relaxed, pain-free weekend on my couch. A couple of days later I got on a stationary bike. By Monday, not only was I back at work, but without crutches or even a cane. My employees were amazed! The next day I was on the elliptical trainer, and a couple of weeks later I was running again without pain, albeit slowly. It's been fine ever since, and I'm back to a full schedule of running and racing. Oh, and of course shooting. Hope yours goes as well.

Yeah, I'm kind of with you on that. I mostly use it when I'm taking new shooters.

Same here. And unlike brocglock23, I have not found it to be the least bit finicky about ammo. I can't recall ever having it malfunction.

Nobody ever believes something like that can happen. Until it does. I must confess to not knowing about the disarmament of the citizens in Venezuela. It's good to know of another example of where registration preceded confiscation, to use against our foes.

Bob, I agree with you that the key word in the statute is "within." I have given this some thought in the past, and it seems to be that if you count the day of purchase as Day One, then you would be eligible again on Day 31. Or to use your calendar example, if you bought a handgun on April 1st, you could buy another one on May 1st. If they wanted it to be 31 days, they would have said something like, "Thirty days must elapse between purchase dates." Since they did not choose that language, presumably for good reason, we must conclude that one can make another purchase on the 31st day. To those who question what the big deal is about a day or two, it can be huge when one is trying to use a batch of P2P's within the required 90 days, or 180 days with the extension. (Which, BTW, is another dumb law.)

I've never been asked about my 15/30's or 15/20's. If I were, I believe the correct response would be to MYOB.

Don't forget about Feinstein being outraged that the CIA acted "unconstitutionally" in spying on Congress, while she no qualms about trashing the Constitution when she wants more restrictions on gun owners. BTW, I find it amusing how when liberals find the Constitution inconvenient, they love to refer to it as an outdated, "living, breathing document."

FWIW, I struggle with the bolt release on the 10/22 as well. I can usually get it to latch, but then struggle to release it Other than that, I love my 10/22.

I don't know, I don't think it has to be completely one way or the other. I've bought most of my guns from LGS's, many of them forum vendors. The forum vendors have been more competitive than some of the others. But I've also bought a few online. Recently, I purchased something from Bud's that was more than $150 below MSRP, and they had it in stock, ready to go. I felt slightly bad about it, but I've tried to spread it around. One thing I have never done was to go to an LGS to "feel up" a firearm (Dave, I like that expression!), and then purchase it from a discounter. I guess in general, I like to support small, local businesses. But sometimes it's nice to save a chunk of change for ammo and what not.

Well if it's not legal under FOPA, how is someone without a CCW permit supposed to get a gun to a place where it's legal to have one? Can one really be expected to have to travel from home to range before engaging in the rest of a trip? Seems like a logical conundrum to me.

I'll be watching this thread, as I am interested in this as well.

Mods, why do we have three threads running on this?

Magpul makes something they call a "Multi Mission Sling," which can be used as either a two point or one point sling.

Wouldn't that be great! Yes, that's the sad reality of it. But as some have said, at least it hasn't been denied.

LOL! Well done!

The media message is that most Americans want stricter guns laws (the oft quoted 90% statistic), and the only thing standing in the way of them is the mean, out of touch NRA.