Sandy

Pete and Irish Pete's wife..he is in the blue and yellow pants, jumping solo. in Vegas

Nice !!! I can't wait until my boys are at that stage

I have an English Mastiff . Let me tell you something..1st line of defense are the locks on the door . 2nd line of defense is that dog , and the 90 pound boxer /pit /tenesse walker tree hound ( don't ask I don't know how they know that ) mix . They would keep anyone busy while I'm herding kids and opening the safe and dialing , all at the same time. I really don't know why you would lock up the big dog. They're like the Marines..first in . Then again , reporting is often grossly innacurate . For all we know she locked the dog in the room with the kid..which would be an somewhat understandable thought process .

It is a nice gun! Let her shoot it , that sometimes works

1. Application type (FID/permit w/ existing FID).FID 3 P2P 2. Police Department where you applied. North arlington 3. Name of the person you dealt with at the PD. Sgt Reilly 4. Time taken to issue FID and/or permit. almost 8 weeks from date of fingerprints 5. Documents required by the PD (aside from the standard application and the mental health release form). 2 forms of ID , proof of residence 6. Notes - anything pertaining to the application process (unforeseen difficulties, chief of police calling your home, you hiring an attorney, etc.) It is possible the permits were ready sooner..we kept missing each other on the phone for 3 weeks. Unless he was calling to tell me to stop calling . They were nice to deal with. Sure could have been faster , but they were polite . Also of note - they got my references out ASAP . My people had the references in their hands within 3 days of the application.

Which would be Feb 20th exactly :)

Shot some last night..1st place is Model 60 so far. Plan to try the Ruger Sp101 and S&W model 19 in 2 weeks or so Question..I looked all over the well organized posted gun laws here but did not see details on the one gun a month thing ..is it calendar month , or is it every 30 days ?

NJ moms too..insert double blinky confusion smiley here . I totally expected anti gun rhetoric to fly over it..not a peep. The day is young though..

As a mom who is active in the parenting media ..as in a few forums and a bunch of mom's groups on meetup.com and not to mention about 200 of my FB friends who are mothers.. The web is on fire with this video , and it has received an overwhelmingly positive reception from that crowd. I have seen a handful of negative remarks ( maybe 4 or 5 max) , mixed in with hundreds of positive remarks. On his personal page he received over 5,000 comments , the majority again decisively approving what he did. I was fully expecting moms freaking out over the gun..shocked to NOT see that. Kids earn privacy and privileges . It is your job as a parent to check out what they are doing online for a great number of reasons. The internet is not your home neighborhood or your circle of family and friends. . So many safety implications , reason enough to tell your kids they can have a FB page , under your supervision. At least until age 17 or so. At some point along the timeline parents have evolved from being loving guardians and teachers of their kids to being maids , chefs , and best buddies. It shows in the vast majority of insolent preteens. I can tell more than a handful of stories of shockingly rude behavior by ten year olds that you never would have seen 20 years ago unless there was something obviously wrong with the kid.. It's an epidemic and a ridiculous sense of entitlement . Everybody gets a trophy ! Yeah ! I also know a lot of kids that are pleasant to be around and can have an impressive conversation with you , the kind you are glad to have visit your home and play with your kids. In my experience , invariably, the parents are old fashioned..as in , they discipline their kids right along with nurturing them. Kids HAVE friends..their parents need to be parents! And yeah , I talked that way about my parents when I was a furious teen..to my circle of friends. I didn't make it a school or neighborhood bulletin saying "hey my parents suck ! I won't wipe their a$$ when they are old" Social Network puts everything out there in public , and changes the rules. BTW , the way he caught her is epic..it has been misreported in the news. He signed on as the family dog ( who had a for fun account ) because he wanted to kid around and pretend the dog was posting on his daughters page ( sounds like an ogre of a dad right??) . Well , she forgot to block Rover from the post about her parents. FAIL!!!

Oh no...what are they ?!?!?! Silly Bandz trashed my vacuum and bound up the dogs reaaaal good. All kidding aside , I feel for this guy. He seems like a good dad and good provider , he is so mad he is choked up when speaking.He seems like that FB post was like a knife through his heart. I think it is a monumental mistake to parent the modern way. No culpability , try to be your kids friend so they'll "tell you everything" .A lot of modern parents have abandoned all but the nurturing aspects of raising a child.

My daughter is driving me up a wall over her pocket pets. You would have to be a pretty good shot though.Yeeeeeahhh buddy !!!!!

Yes sir

Hello! Glad you had a good experience at RTSP ! Catholic school was my path. A pricey education that skillfully skirted the whole subject of Earth Science . At 41 I am just learning about the different dinosaurs and time periods , courtesy of my 5 year old. Spelling and Grammar are in check though , and I did at one point know how to use an abacus . Thank you to the order of the Sisters Of St. Joseph and their rulers ( as in measurement sticks , not Bishops). Welcome Sandy

As a small female , I have to chime in here. I can't picture a grown person , man or woman , having that much trouble with a .9mm , .40 or .45 cal. , at least not the ones I have shot ..the .357 was fun I thought , and a bit snappy , yes but once you are use to shooting I find absolutely nothing about it that says "too big of a round ". Granted I've never shot a snubnose or anything , just my husband's 6 " 686. When people say things like "start with a .22 or else they'll get scared off of guns" it would lead a woman or smaller guy to believe there is some kind of big recoil out of a .9mm or a say a .45 . Quite frankly , I found my husband's CZ 76 .40 cal to be the easiest to shoot and keep on target , hardly no recoil , and less recoil even than his .9mm PX4. Must be the frame and the ergonomics absorbing the recoil on the CZ ((shrug))

Thanks ! Says Willians on the Sight

Great story. Glad to see she and her son were ok. One thing I want to point out is they probably had VOIP or a cell calling 911. I had to call 911 because our infant who was just home from the hospital was turning blue. While my husband prepared to assess him to see if he should start CPR , I was on the phone getting transferred THREE TIMES by Vonage , our carrier. The one time the operator cut me off mid sentence . 3rd person to get on the phone said , for the 3rd time "where are you located" By then the baby was breathing ( turns out he hold his breath and turns blue when he gets mad. How fun.) I told the 911 operator "forget it , thanks for nothing " and hung up on her while she was going "mam? mam?" . Nobody ever came . And yes , we have , supposedly , enhanced 911 on it. Anyone who watches the kids in this house is instructed to call our local police directly and hit 0 for emergency as soon as the auto attend picks up. They have 24 hour dispatch and can be here in literally a minute and can dispatch the ems or FD from their desk. Always have a plan.

I have 3 brothers and a sister in PA .Lancaster and Bucks Co. We will get to do a hunting trip for sure. Maybe next year when our littlest boy is old enough to leave with the grandparents for an overnight

The husband asked me to take a few pictures of his new rifle and , since he got me a macro lens for Christmas ( no , head was never in front of barrel , just camera )

Hi Mindy ! Great to see another woman join here . There are a few of us I'm told I'm new to gun ownership too . You'll find everyone here very helpful. If you are interested in a revolver check out this thread here where I asked for recommendations for a revolver. It is repleat with good info. http://njgunforums.c...dations-please/ If you have never handled a gun before , definitely start with some lessons if you can swing it.I'm really glad the first time I fired a gun was under an instructor's guidance ( GFH) Best way to avoid having to fix a bad habit is to not grow one in the first place You would definitely benefit from having an instructor show you proper grip and stance right from the begininng. Why a .22 ? If it is JUST cost I would personally , as a woman who would use my gun for HD if I had to , prefer at least a 9mm , and the ammo is adffordable. I have a Colt .45 and am looking to get a revolver in a few weeks. My dad lives in Brick , I plan to do weekday trips to Shore Shot ( dropping the baby at Grandpa's ) in case you ever want to meet up ther. Welcome! Sandy

That is pretty much my biggest concern , reach to trigger Don't mind weight , I can handle a reasonable amount of recoil ..Model 60 and 19 are top of my short list right now I like the look of that Ruger SP01 too . Will not be buying without trying

Are you sure you saw a psychiatrist? Anxiety and stuff like that is usually an outpatient deal with a therapist of some sort , like a psychotherapist. In most cases your first step is to see a therapist or maybe psychologist for treatment..if they feel you have more severe issues going on they will refer you to the psychiatrist , who would more treat things like schizophrenia , bipolar , manic depression , true phobias that compromise your life ..you would see them for diagnosis , then they would refer you to the therapist for mainteneance therapy and you see the actual psychiatrist for follow ups every 3 or 6 months or so. That is how most places are structured ( I have a few in the field in my family) . If you were prescribed meds , you did need to at some point , see an actual psychiatrist . So I would 1) make sure you really saw an actual psychiatrist . Some do routine therapy , but that is not usually the case , especially for some anxiety. It is common for the term to get thrown around loosely and interchanged with all therapists in general. 2) If you did see a psychiatrist , personally I would spend a bit on an attorney . There are HIPPA laws in place when it comes to mental health care..especially for routine stuff as opposed to being treated inpatient etc. I don;t knwo if HIPPA trumps the firearms application process or not , but if I were in the same situation I would ask an attorney. Good luck!

Well , for familal economical bulk ammo purchasing , yes. I would like something that can shoot .38 specials and .357 magnums , same as Pete's 686 . . the model 60s I have been browsing are .357 ?

Thanks ! Funny thing is my grip is incredibly strong. Been doing extensive martial arts since 2001. I can choke or flip a grown man using the collar of his Judo Gi . I lift a lot of free weights too . The problem is using my index finger alone. It either has nerve damage , rhuematoid arthritis , or something. I can't press on things (or type well )wth my index fingers. I can't pinch hard, if that makes sense . I can compete in submission grappling , but I can't button the buttons on my baby's shirt well. The triggers on my husband's PX4 , CZ 76 ( ?) , and my Colt .45 are managable . I'm hoping that better reach , and having more of my finger pad , on a revolver will allow me to pull double .

He told me it was an 8 inch. Men.

lol !