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Shopping a Kahr MK9 and a Sig P938 now. Reason 1 , to carry in free states and to carry something small at home when the weather is nice and all my windows are open. Reason 2 , I like to collect and I do not have a pocket gun yet.

Check with True Value in Lincoln Park for an FFL . Bruce is always very fair and reasonable.

I have only seen First Steps classes that provide guns and ammo. We do try to order with our course schedules in mind , and sometimes do some shared ordering with other members to take advantage of bulk orders , free shipping deals and such.

I have my Grandpa's old Mossberg 195KA ..he went fishing at least 3 times a week for like 40 years and I know he usually brought that shotgun aboard. I doubt it took a swim or anything..he use to keep it in a bench that stayed dry inside.He use to go for shark a few times a year , I believe that is the only instance he would have used it on the boat. It looks fine and it is not any special weatherized anything and it functions fine . Relatively cheap gun. As long as you don't drop it in , I'm sure it will be ok , especially if it is the Marinecote. I love the look of that finish , that is why I picked it

The way some of the departments are , I personally would be cautious of giving them any reason what so ever to turn you down. I shot a friend's FN in .45 cal ..it is a really nice shooter!

I have a 590A1 Marinecote . If you ever want to meet at the BH you can check it out . It is the heavier barrel version ( A1) ... I did GFH Urban Shotgun with it , shot for 4 plus hours , and the barrel did not get hot enough to where it would burn you. It is a bit weighty , but I like it

Nice Chris!!!

You don't leave it on the kitchen counter like Vincent Vega did, that is for sure

They usually have a game or two on Sky..with a little luck it will be the Jets they choose to air on Sky that week

Good luck Victor!!!

What Dave said was what popped into my head. I would clean my guns outside , but not with the kids running around and playing. I am going to great lengths to teach my almost 6 year old about safe handling , muzzle direction and such and we all know when you clean your gun it has been checked clear by you and you simply have to handle it in all directions to clean it properly. So it would be IMO counter productive for my 6 year old to be around gun cleaning. She is the Queen of saying " but you said NEVER to do that..." She won't be cleaning any guns for a long while because of the chemicals and lead involved ..so in my mind she only needs to be around safe tables and controlled and safe shooting events for right now. Plus , I am not comfortable sweeping someone while cleaning my gun even if I KNOW it is empty. Muscle memory..people around means heightened awareness. Basically I would clean my gun outside without worrying about the law because I can legally do it..and I would make sure it points in a safe direction as in not at my neighbors window....but I would not clean my gun period , anywhere with people milling around me in any capacity. Just me. Another good point is flaunting valuables. I know my neighbors are rock solid..but if I did not know that I would not have a gun collection out on the table any more than I would leave my open jewelry box or camera gear collection out on the picnic bench on display.

Submit. lol

Welcome! My husband and I shoot together as a hobby too. You often only see us one at a time at events though..3 kids 5 and under! Enjoy , hope your permits come in soon , and prepare for your wife to have nicer ( read : more expensive) taste in guns than you do lol

True , you can't predict something like this , a person's mental state. Or can you? In almost each of the high profile shootings of late , all the way back to Loughner , there were people ostensibly in authority , who were concerned about the individual's capabilities of committing a killing . I think it would be dangerous to even imply that someone needs to be prequalified mentally if they have no history..it would be an equally bad idea to have a national mentally ill reporting system because disgruntled ex's and friends/family would probably abuse it. But in these recent cases you are talking about people that drew the alert of threat assessment teams at universities ( in 2 of the cases) . In general , when these things happen , there are at least some people close to the perp who are not at all surprised they committed a shooting , not one bit. I think it comes down to people being vigilant and also being brave enough to step up if they REALLY think someone they know is losing it and is capable of hurting innocent people. People never want to hear that though. They want it to be the guns fault , or the government's fault , or a bully's fault. Ah , well. No easy answers here.

and as details emerge..looks like it was the guy in that FB profile. This is awful My heart goes out to the victims and their families .

That person's page said he was in the Marines until 2010 . This guy was , according to reports , discharged 2 weeks ago. Remember the wrong James whatever his name was was harassed on his FB page as was his girlfriend because everyone assumed he was the Joker shooter from the theater. Just because he had the same name and was about the same age and from the same state.

You have GOT to be kidding me with the sign language thing I cyber walked off a dog forum that I was a mod on ( yes , dogs are another passion of mine) over a long time member who got a new German Shepherd and named it Himmler. A big 12 page debate ensued , with most of the people expressing disapproval of her name choice , but a small handful of 3 or 4 supporting her right to name her dog whatever she wanted. They were all in their 20s . Nobody was questioning her "right" , we were just airing our disapproval and disgust. That free country thing goes both ways. It ended up with a lot of "people are just too PC these days" . There is a difference from being "too PC" and speaking out against something that represents a travesty IMO. She claimed to not know who Himmler was ( which , given this current generation of recent high school grads is totally possible..unfortunate ) ..said she saw it in a list of German names when she was looking for a dog name. Hmmm. Anyway , once it was ostensibly brought to her attention , instead of saying "gee I did not know that" she took the defensive . Which leads me to believe she knew.. Ended with the consensus being that yes , it is a free country and she can name her dog whatever she wants to. But she should expect a reaction of disgust from most people , so toughen up.Yes , people theses days can be overly PC but I think things giving props to the Holocaust are allowed to be offensive, and people should not be deemed overly PC because they express disgust over glorification of it in any form. Any decent person regardless of their ethnic background or faith should be disgusted by anything that puts a positive, lighthearted or "fun" spin on anything to do with that particular dark part of history. It is so subjective too. I asked her what she would think of a pitbull club ( her favorite breed) called " Michael Vick Is Awesome" . She was not down with that , but a German breed dog named Himmler was a-ok in her book. Yeah , have fun at the dog park with that one . Maybe it is just because I am old enough to have friends that had Grandparents with numbers tattooed on their arms who were sole survivors out of like 10 children..but anything glorifying Nazis sets me off . My grandfather who fought in WW II came home with a German issued Luger with insignia in it. I was suppose to inherit it , but didn't . I would have kept it in a display case as memorabilia and a token of our victory ..the enemies confiscated weapon. That is different. However , anyone that would put the Holocaust and its evil participants in good light is just a$$hat.

No , I'll be looking it up though! Big Sugar was good too ( sorry if that was mentioned already as well )

Waiting For Superman , if you're into our education system for any reason.

Yes , I was looking into the Apex trigger upgrade for it. On my to do list

Feel free Dave lol

I have done private lessons with GFH as well. I highly recommend it !

To the OP : I'm a short woman with small hands and my first gun was a 1911 .45acp. Not what I would have picked ( or been steered to) off the shelf ..I got it from a family friend's estate. I love that gun , I really do. IMO , it is the most "fun" to shoot out of my collection. I was told 1911s can be finicky about technique and ammo. I have only used Federal for ammo so I can't comment on that ..but I can tell you that until I learned to not ride the recoil , the gun would fail to eject ( FTE) So in my case , the technique part did hold true. It NEVER jams on me , anymore , ever. The minute I hand it to someone who is new to shooting and they don't hold on to it..FTE. It is the only 1911 I have used , so it could just be my gun is more particular than others? I don;t know. But I do know that now that I know how to shoot a bit better , it is reliable as anything. Another thing I notice..when I hand my M&P Pro series .40 cal to someone who shoots those types of guns , they RAVE about the trigger. And I liked it at first as well. But after having the trigger upgraded in my 1911 , and after shooting my S& W Model 60 3 inch and Model 19 4 inch...the trigger on my M&P does admittedly feel , to me , like a slinky in need of Viagra. Just another relative newbie's take on a few of the topics mentioned here

It is also a function of poverty and destitution . The higher level drug dealers and gang bangers , well compensated by their criminal activity , have better functioning guns , I'm sure. It is the street urchin trying to mug somebody or rob a liquor store that buys a defunct clapped out gun with whatever pittance he can scrounge up . Supposition on my part , but I'm sure they get brought in by the police more often than the more insulated higher level criminals.

I went to watch before participating , and within 5 minutes I was really mad I did not bring my stuff I'm only in shooting a year , when I participated at Somerset I found it to be extremely beginner friendly and very fun. Plus , they give you pizza. Win win.