ryan_j

I have personal experience where I WISH I had one instead of having to run for the one I have on the wall.

I don't disagree with it but only for the reason I mentioned. If I could carry a fire extinguisher in my pocket that was as good as a wall mounted one I would.

I carry a fire extinguisher and first aid kit in my car. I also carry a CPR mask on my key chain. I also have a multi tool on me even at home. Comes in very handy. The only reason people don't carry fire extinguishers on their person is because useful ones are too big. It's perfectly fine to be prepared. It's no big deal where it's practical. That's all.

the thread was about how to home carry, not the merits of it. My problem is with you calling people paranoid. You cant seem to see beyond that. Don't know why you're sticking with that. Your opinion is that people are paranoid, we get it. No need to force it, especially since that's not the point of the thread.

Oh please. You sound worse than moms demand action! Nothing is "heroically strapped to my hip." I keep it concealed and lock it in the trunk when I go out (to a free state since I live very near one). My carrying at home is pretty much similar to my carrying outside of the home. It's convenience, within the confines of the law. Simple as that. Handguns were made to be carried!!!

The whole paranoia thing is silly talk by antis. They even view us OWNING guns as being paranoid. So unless you hunt, shoot for sport or collect antique firearms exclusively you're paranoid. That's what they think. Before heller they said that no one has a right to a gun at home because we are all paranoid. After all the chance of actually using it are slim. You can dial 911 and the cops will come save you.

So you have no home insurance or car insurance I take it? Because having that would be paranoid. Or a first aid kit, because that would be paranoid too... Or fire extinguishers... Or a jack and a spare tire... Etc

Suit yourself but home carry for me is cheap insurance and easy to do. It's not paranoia in the least. If you think it's paranoia then pretty much all carry is paranoia. Agreed?

Agreed. I used to live in mountain view crossing on rt 23. Flooded pretty bad there.

We have a wood stove. I like that the heat is free if I scrounge for firewood. A HUGE advantage over pellet stoves if you don't mind a little work. It can shield you from price increases and you're not dependent on a supplier. If you have trees on your property you have the ability to heat if SHTF. Some years I have not bought any wood at all. This year I'm not buying any. I simply cut up the downed trees in the woods and split it. NJ also has a program where you can get a permit for $20 and cut from the state forests. Pellet stoves are not all bad. They are convenient and you can also use corn instead of pellets. They also don't need a full chimney unlike the wood stove. I have an Avalon Olympic freestanding stove from Travis Industries. It was professionally installed because in case it burns down my house I want my insurance to not have an out. As for the fireplace insert versus a free standing stove - the choice is yours really. There's not much of a difference in heat since the heat comes from the front of the stove. The sides don't radiate much heat. They design it this way to allow for smaller clearances to the walls. It may limit your options with regard to a blower on the stove. You definitely want a blower to push heat into the room via convection. You CAN put a fireplace insert into a masonry (brick) fireplace. You CANNOT put a fireplace insert into a pre-fab fireplace. We got a separate stainless steel chimney. You may or may not be able to use your existing chimney. If you have a prefab chimney you won't be able to use it most likely. If you have a brick chimney you will be able to use it. But a friend of mine put his in a brick chimney and he had a chimney fire because he couldn't get it cleaned properly. Luckily because it was a brick chimney it was separate from the house and didn't damage his house. Best way to know what's right for you is to have a wood stove store come out and take a look. They can tell you. I used Firefox energy in Lafayette (Sussex county). They are excellent and I wanted to support a local business so I went with them. If you get a wood stove make sure and clean your chimney every year. Chimney fires are serious business.

You can carry (possess, actually) in your residence, premises or other land owned or possessed. Basically you can carry anywhere on your property. In your home, on your front lawn, in your back yard, side yard, driveway (as long as it's yours), basically anywhere on your property. This does NOT mean you can carry in common areas in apartment buildings and probably doesn't mean you can carry on the sidewalk in front of your home. If you open carry your neighbors may call the cops on you. But that really depends on how well your neighbors know you and the general culture of your town. Out where I live people shoot in their back yards so it's not a problem.

My reason for home carry is that it is practical. My house is 2700 square feet. Not overly big, but big enough that I can't have a firearm everywhere within reach. (up to last year I couldn't even have a wifi signal within reach but that is a different story). Then there is the issue of leaving firearms all over the house. I have kids. Do I really want loaded firearms all over the house, where my kids who get into things can find one? I guess I could get lock boxes for each floor and put a firearm in each one. But I would have to run to each one? I would have to also place them strategically and hope the crook doesn't draw his firearm on me before I can run for mine. Then there's outside. I have 6 acres of property. I roam about it quite a bit. I'm unlikely to encounter a gang banger there but I could encounter a rabid wild animal. Do I retrieve my gun every time I go outside? I guess. Or I could just carry all the time at home. No worry about having to reach, find, holster, unholster when going outside. No worrying about the kids getting my firearm from a place I thought they didn't know where I had a firearm. It's not paranoia, just practicality. Finally, people I know who live in free states simply keep their firearm on them when they are home. They can freely carry outside the home so they do, but they don't bother to take it off and put it away when they're home.

I carry concealed at home IWB. I carry OWB outside when I'm in the woods sometimes. Sometimes I open carry. I always carry with a round in the chamber but the springfield has passive safeties so there's no manual safety to disengage.

I used to live in Wayne. It's not bad but it's near to Paterson so sometimes things can spill over. I haven't really seen any crime there and the Wayne PD is actually pretty good about patrolling and responding. I would worry more about flooding than crime in Wayne. Wayne floods and it floods bad.

45 ACP is more expensive but it is available. I have trouble finding 9mm but I can find .45 nearly everywhere I go. Besides from what I've seen it is not *that* much more expensive. I do think I might go with .40 S&W though.

The only reason I might want .45 is because I buy ammo for my Springfield so I Won't have to keep two calibers. Thanks for the advice. Now to get my permits.

I have that app but I like handgunlaw.us better.

Florida actually does a good job but one should always check the actual states' websites. Call ahead if you have to. That said, most states (outside of the prison states in the NE (NJ, NY, MD, RI, MA) and California) are pretty good.

I kind of figured so which is why I will be flying out of ABE from now on. Screw the port authority.

Nice, I learned something already LOL.

Looking to get my first one. I shoot .45 so I might get a Glock 23. They don't have any manual safeties, correct? So the only safety is between your ears, got it. Instead of the 23 I may get a 21 chambered in .40 S&W, but since I have .45 this means stocking an additional caliber. Any others I should be looking at? Purchase will be a few months from now as I am putting in for the permits at NJSP in the next week or so.

Gura replied to Maryland's brief opposing cert. He references our case several times. Very good read and very powerful. 13-42_reply_brief.pdf

Interesting. Idaho reached out to every state asking for reciprocity. Even NJ. Of course no go for NJ. http://magicvalley.com/blogs/scanner-traffic/blog-where-is-idaho-s-new-concealed-weapon-permit-recognized/article_cb93d560-0062-11e3-b0a4-001a4bcf887a.html

Looks like it's no go for nonresidents. Apparently SC has a statute.

I did mine with Gun For Hire. They are excellent and do everything for you, even mail out the app, all inclusive for $200. If you are interested in other state permits such as FL you can do it there too - photos, prints, notary. I believe the UT class will suffice for FL as well.