Pythagoras

I'm registered for the meeting and will certainly attend...mind is open.

Oh how I wish! I would love nothing more than to clean up my public speaking and run as a Libertarian and break the two-party system! But I'm most likely attending grad school out of state and moving to North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, or Maine (possibly staing in NJ for Rutgers, but that's only a 1 in 5 shot). I'll be maintaining dual residency with my parents' house and keep voting here, but won't be around full-time for a political presence.

Not to second guess you and not to crap on what other members have said, but I'll put in a vote for the Beretta 92FS.

Let's hear it for League City! So in that town, you can buy a full-auto weapon just for cash on the table? *drools*

So glad NJ2AS is doing this! Anyone for District 22? You'll have my vote lickety-split. Edit: Nicholas Scutari, Linda Stender, and Jerry Green all voted for OGAM. They have to go!

+1, Vlad. To me, the idea of the Second Amendment has always been that private citizens can take up their own arms, if/when need be from their own residence without much notice. Each man/woman is responsible for bringing their own equipment, hence the 2A specifically protects a standard infantry loadout.

When I went to Heritage, they wanted to see my FID but didn't care about the P2P. Maybe it depends on which employee is talking to you? Same! I had a hell of a time finding places and assumed it was because our bullcrap gun laws made it too much of a hassle. Was pleasantly surprised to discover how many there actually are!

Just started an argument withsomeone over the failed trigger discipline of certain LEOs. (Not trying to bash our boys in blue, just saying that a badge is not a substitute for being careful.) NYPD by the Empire State Building, LAPD shooting the wrong cars on sight with no questions asked, and now this? I'm sorry, but the only hands I trust 100% with a gun are my own. (They're the only ones I have control over)

This. We all agree on wanting more freedoms, and right now pushing the line in our favor is more effective than trying to erase it completely. We can't allow ourselves to be divided. "If we do not stand together, we shall most assuredly hang separately"

There is no doubt what people mean by "arms" now. I don't dispute your point one bit. Re: militia members providing their own cannon, if that's the truth then okay. I freely admit that I don't know the full extent. My point was that the 2A definitely DOES protect firearms absolutely, as all modern firearms are the modernday musket. I agree the 2A "should" apply to other things like hand grenades for instance, based on the notion that private citizens should be as well-equipped as the typical infantryman. If it also applies to howitzers, great, but that's not my MAIN priority. When I make my first million I'll buy one. But I care a lot more about owning a full blown Colt M4 than I do about owning a howitzer. I also think it's a hell of a lot easier to sell the public on the idea of "all firearms" than "all military technology" - so again, priorities.

This. Thank you, PeteF.

I'm in Union County and I'm totally down

Good for Ohio!

Regarding restrictions and "where to draw the line" -- no line allowed. If you let someone draw a line, you implicitly allow people to think the line can be moved. There is no line: "shall not be infringed" is pretty freaking clear. Before you call me an extremist, read this: The Second Amendment applies specifically to firearms. I have not read case law that suggests it should apply to rocket launchers, bazookas, artillery, or nukes. To the best of my knowledge (and I may be wrong), the Second Amendment did not refer to cannons in the year of ratification, and therefore doesn't apply to modern artillery equivalents. As regards to FIREARMS, the 2A is unlimited: semiauto, fullauto, bayonet or no, 15 round mag or 500 round belt.

Also...we actually read the freaking Constitution. She should try it sometime.

+1

Netflix works great for me. Has a bunch of 90's Nickelodeon cartoons that I grew up on and your kids would love. They're way better than the crap that's on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network now. You can get it for $8/month, way better than cable. (If Netflix doesn't offer you enough, get HuluPlus too for another $8/month. For $16/month, you get two services....)

Fun fact: if your income is less than $20,000 then you owe NO TAXES to the State of New Jersey (scholarships, grants, etc. don't are exempt from "income). This probably applies to you as a college student, so make sure you fill out your tax return and get it all back. The 1040 is actually pretty easy to fill out yourself, you get to skip most of it due to "low income level."

Me, too!

Let's do it! Alison Littel McHose, Michael Patrick Carroll, Michael J. Doherty, Gary R. Chiusano, and John DiMaio have sponsored pro-gun bills in the past and might be willing to help us with this.

Bones, how do you like the trigger?

You might want to look into the Libertarian Party. http://www.lp.org/platform

Does anyone on this forum want to run? If you're in District 22, I'll vote for you!

I swear to God, if these bills pass I'm going to move out of this state

Well said, McBeth! Thank you everyone in attendance. I wish I could be there, but couldn't get out of my lab class-session. Thank you, everyone, for fighting these bills.