TacGuy911

I agree.. something needs to be done.. I feel bad for the guy that is in charge of this.. I understand them going through all this the first time but every single time you want a permit you have to submit everything ALL over again and basically do the process again.. It is just a pain in the a@@... I think after the primary submission any future permits should just be a phone call and approval/denial and thats it.. I feel bad for all the trees we are wasting lol...

I am going to be honest.. With all the cut backs and whatnot staffing is not what it used to be.. Guys have retired and not been replaced.. And in a place with what looks like less then 20 guys in the entire department I don't find it hard to believe that they are falling behind.. I know in my department we had 3 or 4 guys working in the back on stuff like fid cards and permits among other things.. Now there is 1 guy and he not only is in charge of that but also involved with field training.. so if he is lucky he gets 1 day per week where he might get to spend 3 or 4 hours (if lucky) processing the fid cards and whatnot.. And mind you this is a department of 100+.. so with a place with around 20 guys I am going to guess there is 1 guy doing the processing and he is probably involved in other fields.. Granted it sucks to have to wait but sometimes you have some understanding.. PD's are making cuts and like I said have guys retiring without replacements.. I would do as the above states and see if any of his paperwork has been received at the State Police.. If not I would call the PD back and tell them you called the State Police and saw that the paperwork wasn't received and go from there.. I know its your right and all but you don't want to give the guys a hard time.. Especially in a small town like that..

Sounds like a great figure but when you break it down it isn't much.. Let's base it on 80k.. You have to remember these figures: Federal Tax Rate = 25% NJ State Tax Rate = 6.37% Pension Payments = 10% Health Care = 34% of premium (Single Coverage) - 28% w/ 1 dependent - 24% w/ family coverage Medicare Tax = 1.45% NJ SUI/DI Tax = 0.5% Union Dues = $30.00 per check (roughly $700) Don't get me wrong.. The job "can" be great.. It's what you make of it.. But people think that cops are raking in the cash.. You aren't.. If you want to roll in cash then this is NOT the job for you.. With all the deductions above you will be lucky to clear half of your "salary".. Everyone takes this job for different reasons.. Personally.. I took the job because it was something I always wanted to be.. I wanted to work in the community I lived all my life and do what I could to make it better.. I wanted a job that gave get medical coverage and had a good pension.. A job where I am my own boss 90% of the time.. A job where I wasn't stuck inside but was out and about.. I will tell you though.. I have seen things in my town that go on that I NEVER knew happened.. Things you don't read in the papers or hear about in the news.. I love the job.. I think it's a shame what Christie has done to the profession and how he has treated state workers.. But in the end I still love my job.. It's not a job that I get up in the morning and get sick thinking about going to.. I just hope to get through this phase and hopefully the state will bounce back and we can be where we were as far as contracts go.. But as I stated.. This is not a job to get rich.. I am in the 80k range and some guys have been doing the calculations for when all the deductions take effect and from what they have come up with it looks like if you make 80k you will clear just under 40k.. Sure you get a pension which is always nice but like I said you are not rolling in cash during your career.. You want to make money.. Pray for overtime and details.. As far as degrees go.. Civil service departments require High School or GED... Chief's testing towns can have higher requirements.. Most require 60 credits or something like that..

My link Just thought I would post this video if interactions that don't usually make it to youtube since people only want to show cops that overact with open carry.. Its funny how that works.. If cops treat open carry as something simple you almost never see those videos.. It's only the ones that cops go the extra cautious route and over react that make it on the net.. Just thought I would post this one up as a "good" interaction.. Only issue I have is the guys attitude.. Doesnt even want to give his first name.. That is just disrespectful.. The officer was trying to be reasonable and the guy just wants to not say anything.. But whatever.. Either way this should be the norm as far as stops for open carry go..

What happens if you go in the house and get hurt? What happens if you hurt someone that belongs in the house?? For example you take/don't take your gun.. You go over to the house that this girl claims someone broke in.. She tells you that the only people that belong in the house are her younger sisters.. You go in the house to make sure they are ok and get them out till police arrive.. You are walking through the house and all of a sudden a guy emerges from a room and attacks you.. (Scenario 1) You brought your gun.. You shoot the man... He dies or is seriously injured.. (Scenario 2) You don't have your gun.. But you fight the attacker and grab an item near by and strike him with it.. Turns out the man was the girls father/brother/cousin/boyfriend/acquaintance/relative's acquaintance.. Girl did not know at the time he was in the house or forgot he was staying with them.. What happens now?? You go to jail for a very long time.. Unless the guy is barely injured where he may be willing to just let it go as you had good intentions which I highly doubt will happen.. But on the flip side.. What happens if you get shot by a legitimate homeowner?? Or hurt seriously in any other matter.. Who is at fault?? You are in someone else's home.. It definitely is a tricky situation.. Because you want to help people who are in need.. But at the same time by doing so you put your future and life on the line.. To be honest.. Your best bet is to contact the police immediately.. Give any and all information you can.. That is pretty much all the advice I can give on this.. You going in only causes more problems..

Is there any kind of storage compartment?? I have seen some guys fit it under the seat in that small compartment.. I guess it will depend on the size of the hand gun in question..

I am not saying I search every person out there.. Not sure where you got the idea that I am the guy that has the us vs. them attitude.. That couldnt be further from the truth.. I was simply commenting on the whole consent to search.. I am not saying that on every stop I ask to search.. There has to be that raised suspicion to search the vehicle.. I don't go on fishing expeditions.. I am just saying.. If you have nothing to hide then you have no reason not to consent.. But as you stated when we ask to search we normally have what we need for the warrant.. And as I stated.. I have yet to come across a guy with a "I know my rights attitude" that didn't leave in cuffs...

Again this is not the case.. Given the same scenario you call the police.. They show up and ask for credentials I would have no problem giving everything needed and answering any questions as I have nothing to hide.. Now on the flip side if I was looking to commit a crime or doing something wrong I may not be so willing to answer questions or give credentials.. Once again if you have nothing to hide then there is no need to worry.. In your example you lack a person of authority asking for credentials and such..

I am not going to get into investigative questioning but if you are on the job for as long as you say then you should know where this is going. I am just saying.. Questioning has its place for various reasons.. And from my training it was not to try and get someone to admit guilt.. If I needed the person to admit guilt I wouldn't be stopping them.. I know why I stopped them.. Maybe your department does things differently or you were trained differently but I haven't had a problem thus far and have a pretty good record between arrests and convictions.. 90% of the people I lock up apologize while being processed and say thanks for the professionalism.. I always get the "most cops aren't like you".. They know what they did was wrong.. I treat everyone with respect as long as they show the same..

Obviously you are not in law enforcement so please don't lecture.. If you were you would know that questioning the driver is part of the motor vehicle stop procedure...

No one said anything about punishing people for not answering.. If I ask you how fast you were going and your response is "go f--- yourself".. Or "I dont have time for this.. I pay your salary" and keep ranting and raving then you are going to get hit with every violation observed.. If you simply respond.. "No sir.. I do not know how fast I was going" then I explain.. You don't have to give wise a** remark.. And I am sorry.. Once again we just pull people over for no reason other then to get money for the town.. Are you serious?? Drive normal and maybe you wouldn't be stopped.. We dont just randomly pull people over and issue tickets for no reason.. YOU did something wrong.. It is no one's fault but YOURS..

First off I find the story a little hard to believe.. 99% of cops start the stop off with "License, Registration, and Insurance".. There are occasions where a cop might be giving a lecture due to reckless driving but 99% of the time the officer is asking for paperwork.. After that I always ask if they know why I stopped them.. This is my way of giving them the opportunity to be honest and admit if they know what they did.. If they don't know then I explain why i stopped them.. From there it will depend on how the stop goes.. Depending on how the driver is acting, what is observed, etc... Also why is it that your first assumption is that something negative would happen if you answer "yes" to an officer asking if there are weapons in the vehicle?? What would you normally do? Lie? Let's see how this one plays out.. You lie and say no there are no weapons.. Next thing you know your vehicle is searched and a handgun is found.. You may have been transporting legally but now you lied about having it.. why would you lie? Just more of a headache.. Just be honest.. I have asked people for their paperwork and have them say "listen my insurance card is in the glove box and i have a knife in there.. Do you still want me to get it".. I didn't even have to ask.. The guy was honest.. Cops aren't out there to just lock people up for no reason.. Not sure where people got this impression that cops just lock people up for doing legal things.. We don't.. You have to be breaking a law..

Actually I have to disagree with this.. People that cooperate are generally gone easy on.. I have never had someone come forward and admit they did something and then have the book thrown at them.. I have thrown away my fair share nickel and dime bags when the person was upfront and honest.. Its the ones that give a hard time that are the ones locked up and have every violation possible thrown at them.. Same goes for a motor vehicle stop.. You get the polite guy that admits what he did.. What do they get?? "Ok, sir.. Just slow it down".. Or similar.. The guys who start flipping out giving an attitude.. Well ok.. I originally stopped you for *insert mv violation*.. But now that I have you stopped I see failed inspection, expired insurance card (by 1 day), left brake light not working, cracked windshield, tinted windows, etc.. The more difficult you make it the more charges will add up.. And like I said.. If you have nothing to hide then there shouldn't be a problem.. I can honestly tell you that I can't remember 1 time that someone said no to a search and they were not locked up.. Just saying..

Hypothetical scenario: Two guys are in a video game store.. Clerk calls up the police because the display model of the new PSP is missing.. It was there 10 minutes earlier and the only people in the store were the 2 guys.. You ask the first guy if you can search his bag.. The guys says "absolutely.. No problem" and gives you the bag to look in.. The second guy says "No. I know my rights and you cannot search my bag".. Who looks guilty?? You have to remember.. It is not a matter of whether it should or should not make you look guilty.. It is just the way it is.. You are right.. Exercising your rights should not make you look guilty.. Unfortunately it does.. Of course every scenario is different.. I am not saying EVERY scenario will make you look guilty by exercising your rights but in some cases it does.. Mike.. You may get cops that search for no reason.. Luckily I don't work with guys that think like that.. That is not to say that we have not searched vehicles of innocent people.. It happens.. But those innocent people did not object as they did not have anything to hide.. You are in the wrong place at the wrong time or you were doing something that raised suspicion.. But cops in my department dont just pull people over and say "you know what.. lets search for drugs".. It just doesn't happen like that.. At least not where I work.. there has to be something more.. You are parked in an empty lot, or behind a building with the lights all out.. something has to raise suspicion..

I think everyone needs to slow down.. First of all I don't think I have ever run into anyone who just had a gun floating around the trunk.. Everyone I have come into contact with has usually kept their rifle/handgun in a box/bag in the trunk.. I guess I was wrong to assume that most usually take care of their weapons and don't just leave them to bang around the trunk.. But that is besides the point.. Back to the search topic.. I am not saying that you should give up your rights or anything like that.. But remember.. We dont just stop cars and search for no reason whatsoever.. There is something that raised suspicion which is why we are checking you out.. In the area where I am located my statement holds true.. It is only the ones that say no to searches that have things to hide.. Anytime we had someone not give consent there always turned out to be something inside the vehicle.. I have also never had a complaint from anyone that didn't have something to hide.. If I searched a vehicle (with consent) and nothing turned up I apologize for the inconvenience and explain why everything was done.. I usually get a "No problem, thanks for doing your job".. But everyone is different.. You have a right in this country.. Some people like to exercise these rights all the time while other cooperate with law enforcement and have no problem with police searching their vehicle..

If you have nothing to hide then there is no reason not to consent.. Some people swear by telling cops no, however I can tell you that by saying no just makes you look guilty.. I have conducted numerous searches on vehicles where the driver was very polite and allowed the search.. Most times nothing comes out of it.. Why?? Because the guy had nothing to hide.. The times that we did find things it was because the driver thought his hiding spot was something no one ever thought of.. If you have a lock box in the trunk with gun you are following the law in how to transport.. As long as you have a reasonable excuse as to why you have it in the vehicle (example: going to/from range, gun smith, show, etc) you will be fine.. But if you have it stuffed under the front seat you will have a problem.. Just remember.. If the officer asks you to consent to search you have a right to say no.. But most officers will become even more suspicious by this and take the whole thing further.. If you have nothing to hide then you don't have to worry.. Cops aren't out there to screw you over.. Just doing the job they were hired to do.. A little cooperation goes a long way..

Not sure where you guys live but if you are in your house and a guy tries to break in and you have a gun you are allowed to arm yourself.. I am sure the Officer may ask for you to place it down or something but your gun is not going to be taken.. You are in your house.. Its not like you decided to run after the guy in the middle of the street (which even then I wouldn't be taking your gun).. If you are in your house and someone tries to break in and you pull a gun there is no problem.. That is your right as a legal gun owner.. Now if something doesn't look right maybe I might ask for paperwork for the gun but it would have to a seriously messed up situation.. There would be no legal reason to take the gun.. Its your and you were using it in your house in a legal manner.. Also you should report the crime.. It allows Police to generate a stat that there was an attempted burglary.. You may be able to give a good description that we can give out to all neighboring towns.. For example: White male, 20's, wearing orange jacket, black jeans, red shoes.. An officer may spot the guy in the area and nail him.. People don't realize but reporting is the best thing you can do.. It aids us in the areas that are being hit and we can get more plain clothes guys to that area.. Or maybe you saw the guys face and he is a local repeat offender.. So it is always best to report..

Im kinda confused on the study... Based on what you say the police presence did eliminate crime in the area.. Yes it moved but that is the point. I am a little upset that a lot feel that cops just take reports. Sure. Crimes will occur that will not get stopped while in progress but there are an abundance of crimes that do get stopped in progress or shortly after.. But what about the crimes that don't occur because of police presence?? It is impossible to document but think about all the crimes that may have happened or could have happened but didn't because a cop passed by a location. How many times you get a large group where a fight is about to break out and someone says "yo the cops are here" or such and the group disperses.. Or how about the criminals that were thinking of breaking into a house in Town X but don't because as they rolled through they saw that cops were patrolling the area and decided to leave.. Again I know this doesn't apply to all crimes but the major function of police is to be a deterrent.. If criminals see cops patrolling or know that a town is pro active then they might think twice before doing something in that area. That's not the say that the crime is completely eliminated but will not occur there.. So yes. Presence alone is a huge deterrent. If what you say is what the study says then police presence worked. The criminals moved to where the police were not being put on every corner hence eliminating crime in that area.

So I have a Smith and Wesson M&P15 ORC.. I see the rifle currently has a single point attachment but I was looking to make it a 2 point attachment.. What is needed to do this.. I saw on another site that the 2 holes by the front can be used for quick attachments but just wanted to clarify.. There is a small threaded hole and then a bigger hole thats not threaded.. What exactly do I need?? Someone said that they believed the bigger hole that wasnt threaded is for the quick connect/disconnect sling adapter.. But didnt give any kind of product info on what to use.. Appreciate any input..

Ok.. So I have heard 2 different versions on this.. I am interested in purchasing a rifle in a private sale.. I have tried doing some searching and looking over older posts and in 1 post it says the buyer just needs to show seller DL and FID card and thats it.. In another thread it says the buyer needs to show DL and FID card and also both parties have to fill out a Certificate of Eligibility form or something.. Just want to get all the facts here and make sure everything is done right.. Thanks

Thanks for all the info.. Spent 43.00 on 4 ammo boxes, year membership, free shipping, free first aid kit, and 2 - 10.00 coupons on future orders.. Can't wait to get them..

Ok.. I think I am a little more confused then before lol.. My idea was to buy the Spikes lower receiver while in Florida as they are minutes away from my vacation home and then I would take it and ship it back home (NJ) to myself.. Is this allowed or as it was stated above can you not buy just a lower out of state? I figured I would save the transfer costs by purchasing over the internet as by doing it online you have to have them ship to FLL Dealer. Also as I stated in another thread I am also looking at a complete upper that is also sold by Spike's. So theoretically while they list the complete lower and complete upper separately couldn't they just put them together on site and then sell it as a whole long gun if in fact a lower cannot be sold alone?

Ok.. So I was looking over Spike's website and see that they have a "walk in" option for picking items up.. I have a house down in FL and am actually going on vacation down there in a week.. What would the process consist of if picking up the parts I want for my AR build?? Can I just walk in with my FID card and walk out with the items and then ship them back home?? I know if I have them ship the items I have to have them ship to FFL dealer.. What if I grab them in person?? Thanks for any info.

And now i will be 1200 in debt lol..

Thanks for the info.. The reason for the reciever is that I wanted a "zombie" edition.. So I think that's what makes it a little more expensive.. Actually was just looking around Spike's site and see they have a complete lower ready to go.. Maybe I will just match one of their uppers and have it all shipped like that.. Ok.. So not sure if this qualifies as a "build" but was looking over Spike's website and i am thinking of doing something like this: 1. Spike's Tactical 16" Midlength LE Upper w/9" BAR Rail (5.56) - Midlength Upper w/ Rail - $755 2. Zombie Lower w/ Standard Kit - FDE CTR Stock & MOE Grip - Spike's Zombie Lower - $365 3. Tan Ladder Rail Covers I originally thought I would go all black but think the 2 tone tan/black might look a little better.. So what do you guys think.. Anything I am missing??