Howard

As I have said before I am not a lawyer, don't play one on TV, and have not stayed at a Holiday Inn express - so my advice maybe worth exactly what you have paid for it - but here goes. I don't think a storage unit would be legal as it is not a residence, in fact don't they strictly prohibit that. On the other hand if you have a written lease from your parents I would think that would qualify as a residence and there is no law that says you may only have one residence so that should be cool. But to be safe probably better to check with someone that has better legal credentials than mine

Yup Dpreview is a good source of info. The other thing I hate with almost all these cameras is you have to sight everything through the digital screen on the back, they lack a viewfinder. Call me a dinosaur, but I like to use a viewfinder. I almost never use Liveview on any of my cameras either.

Wow you make it sound like there really is such a thing as the NSA

Valid points. I just like manual as I don't like to figure out what the little scene mode icons are trying to tell me You are right though that most people that use a P&S will never go into manual mode, but why not offer it as the camera already does all that stuff. That is what I liked about the old Kodak Easyshare camera I took to the falls - it let me take full control. Bottom line the camera in question sounds like a good value and I am sure it can provide good images.

The worst case is life in prison or possibly the death penalty. Let's say the old owner used on of these to kill a cop and a bunch of other people and then hid them in the attic. Let's say he gets stopped for whatever reason and they find the guns and run some ballistics test on them and prove they were used for these murders. Now he is in possession of these guns and there is no way to prove he did not have them at the time of the murder. Not likely, but not a good situation. You asked for worst case

That is the one. The only thing I don't like about it from reading the pcmag review above is that it does not have full manual controls. This maybe a non-issue for your wife, but I really like to have the ability to go into full manual mode when the lighting requires such. For most users this will likely not be an issue, but just want you to be aware of it. On a side note she will probably love the integrated wifi to be able to post pictures from the camera.

I don't know anything about the Elph, but just got an email from J&R (JR.COM) that they are selling the Elph 330 HS for $129 cyber Monday - I thought I would pass this on, but you might find it even cheaper elsewhere.

If only you were carrying the STI line - I would be there like NOW!

So I can't take basic pictures Guess I have been slammed But seriously, a bad photographer can take crap with an expensive camera while a good one can do quite well with a very basic camera. I visited Niagara Falls two summers ago and wile I took a good camera with me I also searched through the junk closet to find an old Kodak Easyshare camera. I was not about to risk a good camera taking pictures on the Maid of the Mist, the boat that goes right up to the falls where you wear rain gear because of all the spray and splashing. I got some great pictures with it. That said, I would urge her to think if she even needs a camera. What I mean by that is some of the cell phones today take great pictures and you can even add lenses to them. My daughter bought me a kit (under $100) that had a telephoto, wide-angle and macro lens for my iPhone. Here is an article that might help the thought process some: http://digital-photography-school.com/does-a-point-shoot-camera-still-make-sense-for-you Aside from that I am not familiar enough with the thousands of point-and-shoot cameras out there. If she has aspirations of getting more advanced I would suggest one that lets her capture raw images not just jpeg as you can get a lot more out of the camera that way. Oh wait, two more points. Don't pay too much attention to megapixels - that is a marketing ploy. Actually once you go beyond a point on these small sensors you actually end up with worse image quality with more pixels crammed into the little sensor. Also forget about digital zoom - it is worthless and offers nothing that you can't do better on the computer after the fact. The lens is the most important part of the camera, so look for one with a quality lens. I am sure there are reviews out there.

Registration is now open for the December 7th USPSA match at Shongum Sportsman's club: http://shootnscoreit.com/ipsc/match/1530/

Great now you tell me that Got the 3+ based on a couple of reviews and videos I saw on the web. Where did you hear about a focus issue? Hopefully they have a software patch for that.

GoPro camera at Cabela's that came with $75 of cabela's cash - but I'm sure it will be even cheaper soon - things always cost less after I buy them

If they are that old they might not have serial numbers. Did they move from another state? If so I think they legally acquired them there (no serial numbers) and can legally own them here with no paperwork If they have serial numbers that is a whole nother can of worms.

^^^^^This !!! Can't wait to start heading out to Long Island and braving the Freaking traffic

You are going to love it!!! Which one did you order?

Ditto, thanks.

That is a good price for those, but you might be better off with these better quality units: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/435894/pro-ears-pro-300-electronic-earmuffs-nrr-26-db-black regularly $189 on sale for only $80.

Anyone that went to this is a total freaking idiot - oh crap, that make me a freaking idiot. Its now Monday morning at 7:50am and I am just starting to warm up. Can't believe that 13 new shooters actually made this their first USPSA experience.

Yes but his final destination is NJ, and since he does not qualified as legally being able to posses it in his final destination then he is not covered.

Please explain why you are 99% certain this is 100% wrong - see I am leaving you a slight out

NO! FOPA does not allow this as it is not legal for you to posses them in NJ at your son's house that you don't own. Therefore taking them there is not covered by FOPA. FOPA would cover you traveling to a range in NJ or other competition, but not to a private home. Keep in mind you are getting advice from me, someone who plays lawyer on the internet and has no legal training and has not stayed at a Holiday Inn Express either.

You will be arrested at the Delaware Memorial bridge if you try to bring the handguns in unless you still have your property here in NJ.

Sixty-five degrees with nice sun and no wind is optimal, everything else is sub-optimal. Its just the degree of sub-optivity (if that is even a word) varies. I plan to be there unless the weather is super sub-optimal

Not to worry, I did not take it as bashing and have no vested interest in CZ - although I wish they would send me a fee for each gun they sell The stainless probably does have some more workmanship since they charge almost $200 more for it. It also comes with nice rubber grips rather than the cheap hard plastic on the base gun. I have a 92FS also, and think the stainless CZ is made better.

I don't agree with the above. I bought my matte stainless one factory stock and the workmanship is great. There are no rough spots or tool marks or anything like that. The workmanship is up there with my Kimber and S&W Performance Center 1911. The trigger is not gritty, but not as smooth as one that has work done on it. The sights are actually not bad on my stainless either. They are three dot quasi night sights. By that I mean they are like the luminous dial on a watch in that if you shine a light on them they glow in the dark for a while.