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Mostly every state(with some exceptions, like NJ, MD) allow some form of CCW. This guy might not realize it, but when on vacation in sunny Florida with his family(just an example), he was likely around someone carrying a pistol concealed on their body at some point. But he didn't know it...out of sight, out of mind. That being said...his comment of "so the thought of those people having a lethal weapon is unnerving" is baseless. If that were true he wouldn't leave his house. Or leave NJ(well, except for all of the armed criminals who couldn't care less about NJ's gun laws).

I think their poll question needs some revision... "Would NJ be safer is residents had the ability to carry a handgun?" Voted... 92.54% Yes 7.46% no

I like Florida. No state income tax. One huge thing I like to compare is roadways. NJ's roads suck. How can a state like FL have every road and bridge in excellent shape, have no income tax, and low property taxes, while here in NJ we're taxed to death and everything is in terrible condiiton.

If your buddy is in NJ, and you stop to pick him up with handguns in your vehicle, yes, you are violating a law. This is a clear case of the absurdity of NJ's transport laws. You cannot deviate from your home to range and back course with pistols in your vehicle. Legally, it's questionable if even stopping for gas is legal while transporting handguns in your vehicle to the range. That being said, as long as your ammo isn't in the range bag, the pistols are fine inside of the range bag(as long as they are secured and in a zippered compartment), provided it's kept in the trunk/rear of your vehicle. You do not need locks on the bag, but it doesn't hurt.

I just posted the NJ.com article on my Facebook, and stated that it would be very awkward if the founding fathers intended for "keep and bear arms" to only pertain to your home. A former coworker of mine commented back and said: People are such idiots. I don't even know what to say back to her.

They do know their stuff when it comes to AR's. Both guys in there are veterans. They've built a couple of my friends AR's and their workmanship is top notch. I've bought a few guns from them and have always had a great experience. I belong to SJSC, so it is nice having the shop there to buy targets, ammo, drinks. The last time I was in there they had a decent selection of guns back in stock after the "rush". They have had some issues getting in handgun ammo, but they've consistantly had most rifle rounds in stock(even .223/5.56 at non-gouge prices when everyone else was out).

What caliber was that?

A SAW is an M249 which fires 5.56.

Dropped of 1 P2P to NJSP Woodbine today to see if they'll extend it for me. I only had between the 24th and the 29th to buy a handgun, but I don't really have the cash for one right now. I got the permits on the 5th of May, they were dated the 29th of April, and the first pistol I bought I had to wait for NICS for 2 weeks, so that's why I only had 5 days to use the last permit. Trooper working the desk said he would submit it but wasn't sure if they would approve it or not. If they don't...more letters are getting mailed. NJSP themselves essentially ate up 3 weeks of the time on the permit.

Why would anyone want to voluntarily leave the U.S. to go to New Jersey?

Surprise Surprise, regarding the story I posted above- we were in Fairfax county.

My friend and I got stopped(he was driving) in VA on the way to FL, after we stopped for gas. 2 cars in front of us, in a turn lane with a arrow(signal). Arrow turned green, we all proceeded. First car had VA plates, second had PA, then us(NJ), then a VA car behind us. Cops(4 cars) stopped at the intersection all flipped their lights on and pulled over ONLY the non VA cars(us, and the PA driver). Wrote my buddy a ticket for failure to observe traffic control device. I was watching the PA car too, he got a ticket. The light was definitely green. I doubt 4 cars all would have made the same mistake at the same exact time(obviously it's possible, but unlikely)- and why weren't any of the VA tagged cars stopped? There were enough police cars to stop us all. It was quite obvious they knew we weren't going to come back to fight the ticket(revenue generator). My friend contemplated going down to fight it, but he said he would spend more in gas than the cost of the fine.

Now over 900 comments on the article. We're definitely winning in the comment department! Keep up the good work guys!

I find that VERY hard to believe. Did he even speak to Frank?

To obtain a non-resident PA permit, you must have a permit issued by your home state, in other words...impossible for us New Jerseyians.

Can someone post the e-mail address for this guy? I click on the e-mail logo on the site and it tries opening the mail program in Windows...and then won't let me do anything because I don't have it setup yet.

I've had mine laminated a couple of times(first lamination started peeling). A couple of gun shops I've been to actually laminate them for you for free.

Evan Nappen on NRA News today speaking about the decision to hear this case dropped the "My governor can eat your governor" bomb

From my experience- the local barracks contacts your references. That was done within a week of me applying. This is done prior to it going to Trenton. The mental health form also gets sent to your county and comes back to the local barracks prior to anything getting sent to Trenton. The criminal background check is done in Trenton, I believe. The permits/FID's are also typed up there.

I have the Shield 9mm and I love it. Its size is the perfect combo of concealablility, and something that feels good in my hand.

How about we turn this around and set something up with them to get one million uninformed moms applying for their FID's and training. I know Gun for Hire is taking the initiative of doing the same thing with minorities...lets get these Mom's on board with us too. Honestly, they were at the legislature hearings, and they got to hear our side. Now they want to "talk"?

What do you mean you had to drill it out?

Here's a review comparing it to a similarly priced GSG-1911 .22(Chiappa at $275, GSG at $330): http://forum.1911forum.com/showthread.php?p=2796927 A lot of the reviews I just read weren't really that great about the Chiappa. To me, the fit and finish on the Chiappa is crap compared to the GSG or the Colt Government Model 1911-22.

So in any serious investigation, NJ police agencies could team up with a federal agency and make this ruling completely pointless. For example: Trenton PD is investigating a drug dealer. They ask for the DEA's assistance. The DEA requests phone records, they subseqently make the arrest and due to the fact that the DEA made the request, the evidence is still admissible in court. I'm willing to bet you'll see a lot more "joint investigations" to sidestep this ruling. Also regarding the warrantless searches of auto's incident to arrest- can't police still do an inventory search of a vehicle that is to be impounded?

So does this mean that if my phone is stolen, even with my permission, police now have to obtain a search warrant to track its location? This article is a little confusing as to exactly what this ruling does. In this quote, it states the ruling involved a case of a stolen phone, and that a court ordered the tracing of it...in which they found a guy in a bar(I'm guessing with the phone). I'm guessing the data, provided to them by T-Mobile included calls or texts to another person from the stolen phone. But how they obtained the location data of another phone is missing from the article. Maybe it's just me but the dots don't connect. 1. Stolen phone GPS says phone is in bar. 2. They find a man in the bar with the phone. 3. Some how data from the phone leads them to a motel room with stolen goods. Unless they tracked the location of phones the guy in the bar was calling, or he gave up the info, I don't see how they could obtain the location of the stolen goods in the motel. What exactly does this ruling limit them from doing? And regardless of whatever this ruling limits police from doing, it doesn't stop the NSA from digging.