ryan_j

Looking for a .22LR practice gun, mostly for cheap pistol shooting. Sig mosquito seems to fit the bill. I know many of you have it. How do you like it? I've shot it a few times and it's pretty nice.

What if I needed four guns?

31 days is bad enough but I've heard of people being denied at 33 days. I think we should find a few persons who have been denied and sue.

Been going on for a while: http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/61650-electronic-sb212a/?hl=sb212a

The relist is huge. I really think they will grant it, but it could be that someone (Scalia?) is writing a dissent for the denial of cert.

Well, occasionally NJ dealers have handgun ammo at better prices than NJ. Also, you can use the FPIC to buy long guns in NJ (not that he would want to buy a neutered semi auto, but something like a shotgun or bolt action).

Only for long guns. The other thing that a NJFID allows you to do is buy handgun ammo in NJ.

We likely won't know anything until James' case is disposed of one way or the other. That said, he's out of jail (on bail).

I have one. You need to take the NRA basic pistol course. 8 hours with live fire. This is important. FIRST steps or other courses will not do. Needs to be specifically NRA basic pistol course. You need a permit from any other state. Must be a carry permit. Can't be a FPID or FOID. UT or FL will work, even if you're a NJ resident. Call SLFU for an application packet. 860-685-8290 Fill out the instructions, get fingerprinted, pay the fees, send it in and your permit will arrive in 8 weeks or so. It might be a little longer because with the new laws, SLFU is swamped. CT is may issue by statute but shall-issue in practice. They are very good to deal with. I go there often and I carry whenever I go. Also, support your brothers and sisters in CT by joining CCDL. Membership is free. www.ccdl.us

I agree with that in general, but understand what the court battles are about - they are not about what the majority has gotten. As you've said, that has been addressed through legislation. Rather, there are some gaps that are left where legislation has failed to follow the Constitution. And addressing those gaps are what the lawsuits are about. Think about it - most of the country is shall-issue. It is only a minority of states that are not, and those don't have a legislative climate to enact it by law. So we must challenge bad law on the books. I vote, as does my wife. The rest of my family doesn't. My mom maybe but I try not to encourage her (she likes Hillary and Obama). I have also helped out candidates that follow my beliefs. I agree we should vote to get what we want, but that doesn't preclude other avenues. Of course it isn't. But it's a good start.

That could very well happen, but I think an opinion issued by the Court is sufficient cover for them to just shrug their shoulders and say, "we tried to keep guns off the street, but the guys in the black robes overruled us"

I believe it can come out the same day as the conference orders. It won't be a lengthy opinion, just a short memo. But this is an extremely unlikely scenario.

beats me for sure. I wish we'd just kept this in the sticky, but changed the title to reflect the current title of the case.

4/25 No deadline. The Court can hold it indefinitely if they wanted to (but they won't). I expect this case to either be granted of denied at either the next conference or shortly thereafter.

Oh they definitely can. In fact, a lot of cases are decided well before the orals and the orals are more or less a formality. In fact it is said that you don't win a case at orals, but you can lose it.

I think that is a good assessment. They would be saying that Heller and McDonald are not serious, binding decisions, and that the 2A is dead letter. However, I don't think it is "a few" justices. I think it is just one. I am confident they have the four votes for a grant, but they are unsure of the five votes for a majority decision. There is the possibility of a 6th justice joining the majority. Sotomayor and Stevens seem to be definitely anti. RBG not so much. But Kagan is a wildcard. She has been going hunting with Scalia, and even shot her first deer.

Now, they could very well write a per curiam opinion and decide the case without oral argument, but I highly doubt they'll do that for this case. Besides, don't you want Ms. Wood arguing before the highest court in the land? I would line up outside for days just to see that! But I think the most likely scenario is that they have the 4 votes for a grant, but the 5th one they are not 100% sure about, so they're giving him time to think about it. It could also be that they want to convince a 6th Justice to vote with the majority. My guess would be Elena Kagan would be that 6th Justice. That seems less likely though.

My employer gives you paid time off if you're a witness, same with jury duty. Does your employer do the same?

It's hard to say but I would say it's a good sign. They denied Woollard (MD) and Kachalsky (NY) right off the bat. The main reasons why they relist cases: One or more of the Justices needed more time to consider One or more of the Justices wants to write a dissent of a denial or grant

Order list is out, but nothing about Drake. They did deny this case, as expected: EMBODY, LEONARD V. COOPER, ROBERT E. This is the Tennessee open carry case.

We should know any minute now.

I was thinking the same thing. I can't believe this bumbling idiot is a senior deputy AG. Then again she prevailed in the 3rd circuit!!!

Not nonsense. I know in Connecticut they do that all the time to harass open carriers.

For things like your safe, smoke alarms, thermostats, I would stick to disposable batteries. However, if you want to go longer between changes, I would recommend non-rechargeable lithium batteries. For things like wireless mice, kids' toys and anything else you'll be cycling quickly, I would recommend rechargeables. For regular AA/AAA batteries there are NiMH and NiCd. NiCd have fallen out of favor but are still around.

Hey congrats man!