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Our local police tells us that they have no need for the receipt. They do ask us to call and leave a message to let them know that the fingerprinting appointment was kept, so they know when to expect the morpho faxed paperwork.

A friend and mentor, who was also a PA State Police Swat/Firearms instructor, advised me to be sure to not drink at the indoor range and to wash my face and hands after shooting, put some water in my mouth and rinse it out as soon as I was finished shooting. He said that several times he had suffered from high lead levels in his blood stream due to a lot of indoor shooting and breathing in the fine lead particles.

Nothing better than a man on a mission. Way to go, Bob! The effort has gone farther than I could have ever imagined. Just to get him to admit that the buy-back was illegal is a major milestone. Keep up the great work.

He could have shoved the Shoprite card in his wallet and kept his mouth shut. LOL.

Sounds like a typical response by the hierarchy of most government agencies. Ready, fire, aim.

With all due respect to those who like Tim Schmidt, I visited his website once, watched a few videos and signed up for his newsletter. I was bombarded with email that left me with the impression that he was a huckster working hard to get me to quickly sign up. I opted out of his email list.

Thanks for the followup. Doesn't sound like a fun club to be involved in.

Pizza Bob's reply takes it rightful place in the Trentonian blog as the 4th in a series of articles about the illegal firearms buy-back in Trenton. "TRENTON -- Robert Hess wrote the letter that caused a ripple in the underpants of Mercer County prosecutors Joe Bocchini and Angelo Onofri..." http://incrediblekul...trike-back.html

Good job! Nothing worse than having the prosecutor's lame arguments justifying the illegal buy-back going unanswered. PIZZA BOB -- Have you considered taking the response to Joey and adding it to the responses below the prosecutor's response article?

Don't forget, the NRA membership includes $2500 of firearms insurance for your firearms, and you can purchase more if you need it.

You can respond to the article simply by writing your response and choosing Google blogger to submit it. With google blogger, you can submit your response using a nicname instead of your actual name. Don't be shy, give it a shot.

Well said, Bob.

My thoughts exactly. I don't believe the AG has the authority to bend the law for the sake of expediency. While he/she may have the authority to establish guidlines on the implementation of the laws, there is no authority to change the law to suit particular situations such as a gun buy-back. In essence, citizens were encouraged to break the law by transporting their firearms to the firehouse. The county and city were breaking the law by purchasing firearms without permits to purchase, and purchasing multiple firearms in the same transaction. Imagine, all of this sposored by Shop Rite. Obviously, the prosecutor was blowing smoke. He knows, as we know, that the law was broken -- period.

LOL. On the contrary, I think NJM should give a discount to homeowners who have guns. Sorta like a intrusion and fire alarm discount.

Oh man, the Mercer County prosecutor fired back! On the bright side, he said "Saturday's "Food For Guns" exchange was quote-unquote illegal if you go by the letter of the law. He then went on to excuse away their illegal buy-back program. Bocchini said that it was legal under "attorney general's guidelines." The prosecutor's response is here: http://incrediblekulk.blogspot.com/2012/05/part-iii-prosecutors-strike-back.html

I forwarded Pizza Bob's op-Ed on the gun buyback program in Trenton being illegal to a friend at the Trentonian, and it looks like they're going to publish it tomorrow. Here's the link: http://www.trentonian.com/article/20120514/NEWS01/120519836/writertrentonfood-for-gunswasillegal-

Many cities are beginning to remove their red light cameras. A lot of it has to do with the number of tickets being overturned, the high cost of operation and the limited net revenue and questions about whether, or not, they are effective in reducing the number of accidents. Philly is in the process of reviewing the cameras with an eye toward discontinuing them.

Andy -- Did you end up joining FTRPA? I looks to be a great spot. I tried to find a addy to see if the had a sense of how long out the waiting list is, but couldn't find any email address.

I use Hornady Critical Defense as the HD ammo. Since they're not considered hollow point, the State Police have them on their approved list. The ballistic tests prove them to be worthwhile.

I use the XL biometric in my dresser. It's works well.

You don't look to be the thuggy type, Shawn. They'll leave you alone.

They're doing pretty much the same thing in Trenton. I'm glad I moved 20 years ago.

I saw this a few days ago and also found it to be interesting. It's forums like this that help to get the word out. Thanks for posting the article. When I read it, I was going to post the link, but you know how that goes

LOL. Just sayin'

Yep. You could have committed crime between the time your P2P was issued and the day you showed up to purchase a gun.