Kaiser7

The way I see it, maybe it does die in committee, I pray it does, and I believe it probably would. However, when we catch wind of anything like this, we need to pay attention so we can act before it's too late. People are waking up, and support for gun rights is growing. However, there is the saying, " A well-organized minority will always beat a disorganized majority." We do need to be vigilant, and take every threat seriously. If you aren't already, please, consider joining the NJ2AS and other gun-rights groups. Even if you're a busy person and can't attend meetings, you can still be immensely helpful. Facebook and email can keep you in the loop without having to be at all the meetings. And honestly, you can have a huge impact by simply contacting politicians. Write a quick letter or email, and you'll make a world's of difference for our rights. I mean, part of the reason NJ is so anti-gun is because our politicians believe they can look good by pushing "feel-good legislation" and that there won't be any political repercussions for infringing upon our rights. We need to show them they are wrong. Remember, freedom isn't free, and we can't simply take it for granted, in order to maintain our freedom, we must take action to protect them. If we stand idly by, we sign our rights away through our inaction.

Support for gun rights is actually growing. I mean even my Rowan First-shoot, which hardly had any real promotion had like 40 people attend only 4 days after the word got out.

Alarmist or not, it is good to have this stuff posted, even if people get annoyed by it. If we want to keep our rights, we have to take every potential threat seriously.

Not necessarily, wait for some sort of "economic panic", claim that crimes are going to rocket up, and pass an Executive order.

We're likely going to lose the supreme court, so I'm wondering, what do you guys think will happen?

I'm guessing no one read my reasoning as to why Romney would be committing political suicide by supporting anti-gun legislation?

Well, though I set out doing a thought experiment, to determine modern history, You guys have brought up another answer--why history is important to know. Most of the people I grew up with thought it was a waste of time, but everything going on in the world today is the result of the past, and that's why it's important to know. Getting specific, I guess we could say from the Civil War? Trying to think of more modern stuff.

I never liked Halo. But I do play a lot of videogames.

I should have specified, by automatic I simply mean any repeating firearm that uses recoil or gas pressure. Might be an out-dated term since people typically associate them with full-auto. I guess I just get that term from poppop. But yeah, I mainly meant semi-auto, since that's where the most practical stuff I could use this knowledge for.

Hmm... I've assembled an AR lower, and understand how that works, the part that typically gives me a hard time on automatics is how the BCG of a gun interacts with the trigger groupings. I know the AK uses some sort of rotating mechanism? I love tales of the gun, I watch, and pretty much have watched, any sort of gun-related programming available on Cable. What books would you guys recommend?

Good point, I didn't even think back that far. The amazing thing with that war was that even if someone technically "wins" the war, that doesn't mean they'll be able to consolidate and hold onto the victory. Many do not know the Persians did burn Athens to the ground, but were so hurt from thermopolae, particularly due to the naval battle that took place in conjunction, that they could not really annex Greece. Instead they simply burned Athens down so they could "claim revenge" for the Greek-endorsed uprisings that started the war, and then left.

I'm a huge history nerd, and being bored, I wanted to hear what you guys think. When I was in NJROTC I debated with my Senior Chief over which was more influential in modern history, WWI (my position), or his assertion that the US civil war had the biggest impact on world history. Why do I think WWI? Well, it set the stage for WWII, lead to the rise of America as a superpower, allowed the USSR to form, and the precursors of all modern warfare and weaponry date back to this war. The war started with horse-cavalry, and ended with tanks. Not to mention the middle east was divvied up to it's current borders due to the necessary military downsizing of England and France, leading to the issues we have there today. Not to mention a little known-gun that made an appearance in WWI, the Federov Avtomat. The only way I could see the civil war being important, on a world scale, is because of it's impact on the Franco Prussian war. Halmut von Moltke adapted the North's strategy of using railroads to quickly move troops and supplies.

I've done reading, and I know some general premises, but I'd like to learn more about how some of them work. For instance, I've read about bolt action operation, and I know K98ks have two large lugs (forget if rotary or locking) What are lugs? What do they look like and what do they do? Also, I'd like to learn more about the mechanics of automatic firearms as well, we all hear that AKs are reliable due to their piston-based system, but how does it work and what makes so much more efficient? I've seen some gifs and images online, but I'm still curious to learn more about how this stuff works, so I can repair my own stuff better, or design stuff, or whatever. I feel like it would be useful to know, but I'm not sure how to learn.

Yeah, look into the NJ2AS (NJ Second Amendment Society) We could always use people motivated to better our rights in this state, and I'm sure you'd be a great asset to us.

Dumb question, I've heard reference to (Letter) frames, what does that mean anyway?

Yeah, I really want an 1894, but can't afford one. I was hoping they'd have build kits or something, and I could assemble it myself. I love leverguns, despite having never shot on, because they're beautiful and I love wild-west stuff, but Between the two, I still lean more towards bolt action. Everything I've heard they're more accurate, more rugged, have more powerful rounds, better range, and can be reloaded faster. Only real drawback is the operation time is likely slower, and reloading would be more frequent.

I'd heard that Romney prevented the AWB in MA from being as broad as they wanted. We also have to think politics here. Let's say Romney wins, the NRA has REALLY been pushing for him, and have been running ads in his favor, most of this started after Obama promised getting a new AWB into congress. If Romney wins, and wants that support for a second term, there's no way he would push an anti-gun legislation. Obama will be a lame duck, and assuming Hillary is going to run in 2016, to motivate their base, an AWB would help with that. Not to mention that the Clintons were responsible for the 1994 AWB, so I think that should factor into this as well. Could we be screwed either way? Certainly, but Romney would have a lot more to lose pushing anti-gun legislation, and we need to keep that in mind. That's why I'd say go with Romney over Obama if you care about gun rights, it's certainly in his interest to protect them, particularly with public support swinging in favor of gun ownership.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1942089923001/non-union-utility-workers-turned-away-from-nj/ Never was a fan of unions anyway. I'm glad I didn't lose power, but leave it to these bastards.

You live in Cherry Hill and didn't think to prep your weapons? Hell, I would think that would be a prime target for looters, had the power been out for a longer period of time, I mean, it's no secret Cherry Hill has money. Of course, that being said, this IS NJ, so even if you prepped your weapons, it's not like you could use them to protect yourself.

I didn't include pump-rifles because honestly, I didn't even think about it. For some reason the idea of a pump-rifle just seems weird to me. I wasn't even aware that there had been advances in leverguns honestly, that's why I handicapped the bolt-rifles, since I figured that they had progressed more than leverguns had.

I'm more surprised it took this long for it to begin. I would have expected it to start as soon as the storm died down a bit, like Monday night or something.

Well, I do work in a Christian store, so perhaps I'm qualified to say that yes, he probably would turn water into gasoline. Me personally? I'd probably give him a gallon or two, and explain to him that you only want to run your generator long enough to keep the fridge cold, and that's it. If it's someone I knew well, or if they had kids or something, I'd probably give them most of my gas, like 5-6 gallons or so.

Call Winter's Gun shop, On the White Horse Pike in Berlin I believe, guy, from what I hear, knows his stuff, but call him and ask.

No problem, you weren't rude! I appreciate the help! I never knew such apps were so expensive! Is there any gear that does the same stuff?

That's my reasoning with going with a K98k, Accurate, powerful, I can cycle it quickly, and the bayonet is sweet on it. I also like the sights.