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Last time I was at Harry's A/N they had just moved to the strip mall from their old location (over a year ago?) They had divided the gun shop and probably had the new name Cheyenne - but it didn't stick with me. In any case, I'm not bent on buying mail order. It's just convenient shopping around online and comparing the different models. There's a FFL here in Trenton (Leroy Stout) that advertises $40 transfers. (NICS included) From the prices I saw at Cheyenne last year, it would be worthwhile to mail order. But it looks like I can get hooked up with a good deal from another source. I've got some time to decide and put away some more cash if necessary. I'm in no rush, but once I get the paperwork the clock starts ticking. Thanks again for all the responses! Plenty more n00b questions to come......

Patriot Oak - thank you for your reply! A 9mm and a .22 are definitely in my future. Choosing them is the fun part. I view guns like I view motorcycles. I tell people new to cycling to: 1: Don't count on your first bike to be around more than a year or two before you want to get something else. 2: Buy used because of above. 3: Start out with a smaller motorcycle. Not only are they easy to handle for a beginning rider, they are cheap fun and you might just keep it around because of that. I'm probably going to stop over at Harry's Army/Navy and check out a few in person. (if they let me hold them without a FID card.) I think I had mentioned I was shopping online, so maybe that's what he meant by probably not being able to use all three permits within 90 days. Would it be possible to order three firearms online, then have the FFL have them in his possession ready for pickup as the 30 days elapse? Maybe online dealers will not ship without a FID number. I applied for P2P and FID, although I'm not sure you need a P2P AND a FID to purchase. It should be the P2P is enough, even though someone without a FID would not be able to purchase ammo for it......... In any case, regardless of the fuzzy math, it was probably the first time I had a conversation with an on duty LEO and wasn't issued a traffic citation.

Just goes to show you how fast things could happen. Imagine if the fingerprinting was done in a couple of days! I'm reading stories 2-5 months or more and have to think that the local PD's are holding things up on purpose. Blaming cutbacks and understaffing on the delays to prove the point that y'all should have agreed to a massive tax increase or something. Or maybe they just believe that only LEO's should be armed, and you need to be dependent on them in the event of a home invasion. (like they could do anything anyway)

Under the FAQ, it states: "Is this legal? Absolutely! Anywhere in the United States of America (some regions may be excluded)" I'm not a lawyer, but I think the "some regions may be excluded" trumps the "anywhere in the united states". Since NJ considers BB pistols and BB rifles "firearms" - I'd check with the authorities.

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/03/after_adopting_tax_hike_ewing.html ^ Yup - I live there........ ^ Seems that they don't mind raising taxes while cutting the most visible services.

84 year old lady gets strip searched: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57336167/tsa-strip-searches-84-year-old-grandma/ I don't fly anymore. I won't subject my family to full body scans or pat downs by these clowns.

We'll - there's "crazy" and there's "sane crazy". I have some friends that we call "crazy" but they are the "sane crazy" type of people. Steady jobs, steady relationships, etc. I hope I made sense.... Once again, sorry to hear about your friends trouble.

Sorry to hear the bad news.

The carolla video is spot on. Ultimately it is the PARENTS of these millenial losers that we have to blame. I have to de-program my kids every day from the politically correct claptrap that is doled out in public schools. I want kids that are prepared for the realities of the real world not the "we don't keep score - everyone wins" little league baseball games. Not all millenials are like this, as some have responsible parents and some have figured it out on their own. But we are hitting a tipping point of the people who vote for a living outnumbering the people that work for a living.....

Activist judge.............

I just read all 9 pages of this saga. Glad to know we have some good people working on the side of preserving our second amendment rights here in NJ. Some friends of mine live right across the bridge in PA, and it's like a different country when it comes to firearms. All these super strict gun control laws and look at cities like Camden, Trenton, Newark, etc. Filled with illegal firearms while the law abiding citizen waits months to get purchase permits that make them wait months. While I don't ever intend to own a AK-47 or even buy/sell more than a few guns a year - I don't want to infringe on any law abiding citizen to do so if he/she pleases to own a large capacity, fully automatic rifle or buy/sell as many guns as they like.

For snowboarding, I use a little bit of "Jet Dry" automatic dishwasher rinse agent wiped on the lenses with a soft cloth. The rinse agent and its "sheeting action" prevents spots on drinking glasses, but it also prevents droplets from forming on goggles. I would imagine it would work good on shooting glasses. (which I have to buy, along with some hearing protection - any suggestions?)

Hey guys - thanks for the gun suggestions. I'm glad that I was able to shrink and post that form so y'all wouldn't think I was making this chit up. It is a pain, but I don't mind the extra paperwork as long as I get service with a smile and it doesn't take forever. For now - the hold up is the fingerprinting company. (two weeks wait for an appt.) As soon as that is done, the clock starts on the Ewing PD. Jack actually suggested me giving him a call if I don't hear anything from him four weeks after being printed. So for now - Ewing is great as far as I'm concerned Maybe the confusion with the 3 guns in 90 days is because I intend to buy via mail order. Maybe that's what he meant about probably not being able to use all three. I would imaging that if I wanted to, I could buy all three guns at once online, then have them all shipped and waiting for me at the FFL dealer to be picked up as my waiting periods are over. But in any case, this is what he told me and he was very nice and didn't seem like the type of guy that would deliberately misinform anyone. A saw the all metal Sig P226 and available conversion kit. Great concept. I just may scrape up enough to buy two P226's one .22 and one 9mm. This way, I'll have two weapons to take to the range and a guest can use one while I use the other. Thanks for the feedback!

I've got to disagree with you there. The vacuum tube is pretty much extinct (except for a very few applications) because transistors and integrated circuits did the same job better, not because the gubmint put efficiency standards on radios and TV's to effectively ban radio and TV tubes. The cathode ray tube (picture tube) has all but disappeared too - replaced by Plasma and LCD flat display technology. Once again, not because of gubmint, but because of the free market. (did you know a "LED TV" is just a LCD TV that uses LED's for the back lighting vs. fluorescent tubes) I use CFL bulbs where I think they make sense and I can tolerate their shortcomings. I use incandescents where they work best. I don't need that choice to be taken away from me to save me from myself. Consumers will change their habits when something better comes along. It happens all the time. LOL

Nice. This will help them to respond to gunfire without the need of anyone calling. (people rarely do, distrust of cops, fear of retaliation by the drug dealers, etc) Hopefully, the microphones won't get vandalized and/or stolen.......

Generally speaking, the long life incandescents don't have the same light output as the twenty five cent 750 hour bulbs. I use the 1710 lumen 750 hour frosted or crystal clear bulbs. The 1500 hour "double life" bulbs are under 1400 lumens. Those decade bulbs may not lose brightness because of the krypton gas, and a buck a bulb for a 25K hour bulb is a bargain! Good luck with them. An old trick for long bulb life was to order (dirt cheap) industrial 130V bulbs. When run at 120V, they would last a lot longer but would not be as bright.

Dang that's a good price. I was quoted $500 to re-attach a bumper cover and fix a small dent from an idiot that ripped the thing off in a parking lot. The bumper cover was on a SUV and flat black. I bought a box of body clips and a bracket and fixed it myself for 30 bucks and am just living with the little dent in the rear quarter panel.

Problem is that you can't make a regular incandescent bulb more efficient, so while they didn't ban them, they simply regulated them out of existence.

Fifty bucks buys a shopping cart full of regular bulbs. And I never really saw a reduction in consumption with the CFL bulbs. I'm sure it's there, but not even noticeable with the normal variations in electric usage.

April fool's day in December!

Biographical form was where you lived/worked for the last 10 years. They also had a domestic violence form that needed to be notarized. (what a PITA)

Here you go guys. I adjusted the scan setting for a smaller file size. Note the limit of three purchase permits per application. Ewing Form.pdf

Thanks for the link. It looks as if Ewing isn't aware. I went through the trouble to scan the page, but it is too large to upload. The maximum upload size is 500K and the document is 1,100K. Oh well, you'll just have to trust me. Or someone PM me an email I can send to. (because I'm new and nobody trusts the new guy - lol) Jack also said that I would have to have a "good reason" for requesting an extension. (whatever that means) But like I said, he was a great guy and very pleasant to deal with.

Heatballs - I love it!! Capitalism will always find a way to bypass stupid laws. I have found that the CFL's don't last nearly as long as they claim. We switched the globe style bulbs in our bathrooms and the reflectors in our family room with CFL's a few years ago. Aside from the slow warm-up, all of them have been replaced at least one already. The regular bulbs lasted 2-3 years and we often replaced the globes before they failed when they got dark on top. (purely cosmetic) I'm not convinced about LED bulbs because we use them in the building where I work, and many of them popped after a thunderstorm this past summer. Apparently the LED and CFL bulbs are not tolerant of surges and spies because it'll fry the electronic bits inside. I'm good for the next 20 years, and hopefully they'll repeal the law or technology will catch up. But I doubt the new ones will ever be 4 for 88 cents......

I dunno man, the forms for Ewing stated three as the maximum number I can request. I can scan the page and post it. I'm a newbie and do what I'm told by the authorities and don't question what they say. The 22/45 model 10107 is what I was looking at, as this looks pretty much like the MKII I was borrowing from my friend a while back. I've also used his Sig P220 .45 and I liked it. This is something I would like down the road for sure. He had a Desert Eagle .50 that I shot twice and that was enough for me. (yikes!)