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Well , I know we can't "know" what happened from an article ..but I for one will follow the story because I really WANT to know what the hell happened. A holstered IWB gun can't just go off from a hug or pressure from outside the holster ..can it? Because if it can I, as a person who would consider an IWB CCW as protection around the home on nice days when the windows are wide open , would like to know what friken' holster he had so I don't get the same type. I have small kids hanging on my leg all the time , and I am under the impression that a holstered weapon in a good IWB holster should not go off unless you pull the damn trigger. I'll tell you what , I know you should not assume anything from an article..but if it was a party and people were drinking I bet she came up behind him , did some kind of grind dance and stuck her hand down his pants and got her fingers in the gun. I've been at enough parties in my life to know how ...emmm.."intimate" drunk dancing people can get. In other words I'm hoping being drunk or whatever and some girl sticking her hands down some hot cop's pants is what happened here ..because otherwise it raises a lot of questions in my mind about the safety of CCW around people who might give you a reach around.

This is the biggest issue with FB and with any public venue where you display your pics . There is an icon when you download to FB. It is a feature that allows your "friends" to download any pics you post. There is no way to turn this feature off. Therefore , there is no perceived privacy ..so if your friend downloads a pic off your page your hands are pretty much tied.We(the photography community) have had this come up so many times , because people steal photography all the time. You will see some photographers that use FB put watermarks that say "do not copy or crop" across their images and such ..but it has been proven time and time again that it won;t hold up because you are posting and making the photos public ( in the case of a photographer) or available to 300 or so friends on a personal page. When photographers have a website , the images are usually right click copy protected or are digimarked which means they should get blocked if people try to share. But when you are dealing with free sites like FB , you have no such protection. So really what i would say to anyone is if you put a photo on FB , assume you are giving everyone on your friend list permission to copy it and make it their own. The only way you would have recourse is if they copied your picture and ran a product campaign ad , if they photoshopped your head on , say , Kirstie Alley's body and published it , or if they used your picture to tell a story that had nothing to do with you. Like if they took your friend's picture from your wedding and did an article about the rising costs of heart medication or something and he was not in fact a heart patient. Aside from that , FB may step in to stop harassment and may shut a page down or something...but as of now there is not much you can do about the papers and such. I feel bad for your wife , I'm sure she is very upset about it. Wedding pictures are hugely hugely important to the Bride .which is 80% of what makes wedding photography tough to begin with!

It really does not matter though. It would only matter if they were using it to advertise a product or service. Just looked at the article , and he was using that as his FB profile photo. Even more so in that case , you have zero recourse . Personally, I would concentrate on disassociating myself from that photo if anything. Innocent until proven guilty , sure , but were I you I don't think I would bring any public attention to any association you have with him , unless he is a good friend and you feel he is innocent of all charges or something. That part is JMO , but the fact that copyright would not apply here is not opinion , it is an educated answer. Sorry :/

Thanks Dave The copyright and business laws are still fresh on my mind. Shawn , if I were you I would probably kill the FB friend link for now , and delete any other pics you have of him on web display anywhere. Unless they are "right click protected" or have "do not copy" emblazoned across them there is no "perceived privacy" which means you took no measures to prevent copying so they could easily continue to fish your social network for more info and photos. Know what I mean?

Right , that is what I meant . Any wedding contract will usually have a blanket usage agreement for the photographer. For all other types of photography..say for instance I took a picture of a woman sitting by a pond and sold it as art or news..I am covered by the 1st amendment to use that photo for art or news. But if I put that shot on my website and said "portraits 50 dollars by me" or was using it to advertise a product , like say I sold it to a shampoo company to do a magazine ad or something , I could get in a heap of trouble. All my portrait sittings have model releases included in them, same way wedding packages do In a nutshell to OP , there really is not much you can do besides be incredibly incredibly angry with whoever shared that picture with the press :/

Sorry if that was not clear , listening to a crappy webinar while typing it. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I have a degree from New York Institiute Of Photography and we covered copyright law extensively. The only place people have some insulation from stuff like this is California , and that is minimal insulation at that . That is due to the paparazzi overstepping the line.

Bad news is , if the image is newsworthy , as in of editorial value and appears in newsprint... the paper can legally use the image. By copyright law , the minute a photographer clicks a picture they are the owner of the image even if it contains your likeness. You are protected in the area of what they can do with it without a model release. They can't use it to promote themselves..but they can publish it freely without your permission in an editorial format. The only time they can't use your likeness is if you were in a place where total privacy was expected ( i.e they took a photo from the street of you in your home ) . The other way they can't use it editorially is if it is telling a story that is not true. Such as they say something like "criminals in the park beware " and they show you sitting on a park bench as a stock photo . Now , since they were wedding photos , I would need to see the contract you signed . Even if you have those shots copyrighted , someone you gave the pic to or someone who took it off FB or something can legally give it to the newspaper and the newspaper in turn can legally use the image. What they can't do , if you own the copyright , is display it in a gallery or use it on their website to promote their business or something. Sorry , I know that is not the answer you wanted to hear. But when it comes to the news the 1st amendment gives them and a photographer a lot of leeway .

Or maybe they were not standing up..know what I'm saying... Where is the original article?

She must have been horsing around with him or something. Has to be more to it.

Above all else , pay it forward. For everything else , no need to over think it , common courtesy applies . For instance: If I have made ahead of time arrangements to go try someone's guns , I make sure to bring a decent brand of factory ammo for them , along with a few targets. I offer to pick up the port too. If I am out and someone spontaneously allows me to try their gun and I don't have the ammo for it , I don't fire out more than one or two magazines (unless they insist I shoot more) before thanking them and offering any of my firearms for them to try likewise. If you do not have anything to offer at the time , just make sure to really thank them , say you owe them one , and mean it. Like Dave said , a cold drink is always nice. If I am meeting up with someone and we are going to be sharing our guns , I bring extra ammo of anything I think we'll be using that way we can all play for a bit longer before running dry , I also bring targets , snacks , drinks etc

Local PD . North Arlington for me.

Like Chris just said , our last two permit batches came in 3 weeks , then in 4 weeks ( that was 2 weeks ago , so it is recent) . I suspect a hold up at the point of entry for your forms...

This is so infuriating. It is so misleading as well. To think citizens donated to this operation! Anyone who is nefarious and in the possession of an illegal firearm is not going to turn it in for 100 bucks! Come on. All they did was pay people for some clapped out guns , some family heirlooms that were sitting in their closet the value of them most likely unknown to the people who had them , and guns that were stolen in break ins . Do they really think some gang member who makes money by holding people up , robbing liquor stores , and carjacking is going to hand in his good gun for 100 bucks?!?!? Are people really that misguided and dumb? My Grandfather left behind a WWII German issued Luger. I could totally see someone like my mother who is clueless about firearms handing it in for 100 bucks. THAT is who they are giving an "out" to. People who have guns collecting dust that they have no idea what they are worth , or people who are clueless and robbed a house and want quick cash for the guns they stole rather than risk selling them on the streets. Fools. Yeah , and it is illegal. To boot.

Just wanted to second getting some low light training. I did Low Light No Light with GFH and it was very educational.

because I would have been waiting at the store for 3 weeks and I did not have my camping gear? All kidding aside , I could have made a day of a return trip to pick up my finished pistol , but opted to have it shipped instead. I had the ejector feed fine tuned , the trigger shortened and a better trigger put in , and had it outfitted for slim grips ( it was a 1911) .

^ I was real happy with John. Work was done well , at a reasonable price , and took less time than I expected . CP is a bit of a ride for me..but there are a few cool stores around there , there is a range at CP , so you can make a day of it. When my repair was done , he shipped it to True Value FFL in Lincoln Park who merely logged it in the books and did not charge me anything. I just paid shipping from CP with my credit card when the gun was ready.

Know your future enemy. He is 4 now. He make look cute now , he may play in the dirt and look innocent But even when they are one , they are slick , and they try stuff when the adult's backs are turned And teach your daughter young!

Thanks Bob ! I enjoyed my morning coffee all the more

There are too many people to +1 here ..so suffice to say I agree with Smokin .50 and others. I am a bit shocked that anyone on this forum would think that this method is acceptable or that it will work??? The only way it is illegal to have a gun in your home is if you are a prohibited person. You need a purchase permit , but you are not required by NJ law to "register " or have "paperwork" for any gun that is NJ legal. So are the police going to find out if a homeowner is a prohibited person before heading over? Because going to a non prohibited person's home and asking for any documentations on their firearms "that a neighbor says they have " is just patently wrong and decisively un American. If you think it is ok for the police to come pick through your belongings just because a neighbor said he feels you have illegal guns , I have no idea what else to say to you . If you know your neighbor is a criminal and is keeping guns even though he is a prohibited person TURN HIM IN ! I would. But the dangle a carrot with $$ signs on it is only going to cause issues with disgruntled neighbors and EX GIRLFRIENDS AND WIVES . Talk about men shooting themselves in their pair of ..er....feet. If you're a good person you would call on suspicious criminal activity in your neighborhood , period. If you want to bring out people with bad intentions and the wrong motivation for phone calls...put a reward on it. This 1000 dollar thing is just a smokescreen to get more people like Dave ( Smokin .50s) dad in the database that he does not LEGALLY have to be in.

I got one from Amazon that can be opened 3 ways . With a biometric finger pad , a push button combo , and a key override as well. It holds 4 guns loaded with mags , one in a Remora holster for a BUG that I can can shove down my pants. You have to keep biometric finger pads clean or they can fail. Also , if they allow for 120 fingerprints , scan a few of your fingers in 40 times each so you cover funky angles . My main concern is children and smash and grab thieves .

Yep , could not live with myself after something like that. On top of keeping everything locked away from them , I teach them what to do if they are at a playdate and friend pulls out a weapon, because someone else might not be as careful as were are.

Thanks guys! That was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for . I wonder if it comes in a biometric version . And I totally think my 4 year old boy could rack one in IF he sees it done somewhere. He is like that..one of "those" . If he sees something done in sequence he'll remember it..

Bookmarked! Thanks

How do you keep it ready and safe? Seeing as we have similar situation with little kids and all. I grow to like that shotgun more every time I shoot it ..but don't know how to keep it readily accessible AND safe from the kids. Handguns are ready in a biometric small safe in various locations..but the same type of safe for long guns costs a fortune. SO for right now it is unloaded and separate from its ammo. I don't keep loaded guns not in safes for the obvious reason of the children , I also don't want to come home and be looking down the barrel of my own weapon. I was wondering if there was any other type of quick and easy to disengage lock system for a long gun.

IMO , the less things you have to do when your heart is in your throat , the better. Anyone who plays something like Golf or Pool knows that awful feeling when there is a big money shot , it is an easy shot you know you could make in your sleep , and you duff it because there is a lot riding on it. It is a common phenomenon . I'll bet it applies to something like not short stroking a slide or having it slip out of your nervous sweaty hand and get short stroked even if you never do that otherwise. Just trying to envision the nerves in that situation .