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Evidently Justices Kagan and Scalia go hunting together a few times a year, and Kagan really enjoys it. She killed her first deer last time they were out. She said she never shot a gun before, having grown up in New York City. Now she really enjoys it. Maybe this will impact the way she votes on issues of importance to us.

Well just go get one then, they are a lot easier to find today than a few months ago when I got mine.

People, and I use that term loosely, like him need to be ground up and fed to animals - it is all they are worth!

Thanks everyone. I shoot much better with a camera than with my guns, but I am working on improving with the latter.

Welcome. How about an S&W 686 revolver?

Not sure what day they are, but the Morris County County College in Randolph which is not far from Morristown does a big show. They have a carnival there too.

Thanks. Positive comments always appreciated. Here is another from yesterday:

Not only did I catch it, I ate it whole!

Do it now. Even if this passes it will likely be a year or two before it is fully implemented. She might even escape the training requirement, as Sweeney told me (but never trust a politician) that all existing FID holders would be grandfathered and not need to undergo training - we shall see.

Troy, if no license they will have to go to DMV or whatever they call it now and get a non-driver ID card. Same thing and process to get as a license but it is not valid as a license to drive

Bob you are partly correct. The plan is for it to be encoded, but not in a mag stripe but in that little picture thing on the back that looks sort of like a QR code. The problem is that can be read very easily, I have a free iPhone app that will read it. So, any cop with a phone (even if not a State issued reader) will be able to read it. The question is what do they do with that data. I think most will feel safer knowing you have an FID as it says you are a good guy and have passed background checks and a probably not going to shoot them. The more serious issue is that since this thing can easily be read what discrimination are FID holders going to face when they are asked to show a driver's license when applying for a job or trying to stay at a hotel or other such areas where the person they are dealing with is anti-gun?

While I am totally opposed to this bill, I am not sure the reaction by cops will be what everyone is speculating. When cops make a traffic stop they are concerned about many things, one of which is their safety. If you hand them a license that indicates you have an FID perhaps they will feel more comfortable with you rather than less. They know you have gone through background checks and are one of the good guys not dirt bag.

Nice. Let's see if he is a Republican or a RINO - this is the real test!

I got a flyer that Scott Bach is talking tonight (Defending the 2nd in NJ) at the Chester Mendhams Republican Club at 7pm at the Lamplighter Restaurant in Chester. Unfortunately it does not indicate if this is just in a meeting room or if it is a dinner function and I was wondering if anyone here knew? There is no contact info on the flyer and the restaurant's phone indicate they are not there till 4pm. Thanks.

Well the boat I had was starting to leak due to UV exposure over the years. So, I decided to replace it - and I ordered a spare as well just incase. The wife had absolutely no issue with the spare boat, go figure.

When we got home from dinner with friends I thanked my wife for my present. She was a little confused till I showed her. She said it looks very nice, but did I really need another one? But then said I should enjoy it.

Well I won't tell you then

I've had stuff come pristine and other badly mangled - but it has always shown up. The ORM-D is really stupid - it just says please steal me. My regular UPS gal was out on disability for a long time and just recently came back. Her replacement was a real gun guy and any time he delivered ammo he would want to stay as long as he could and talk guns. I even met him at the range one Saturday. The gal is back and when she dropped of my Cabela's long back ordered .22LR shipment yesterday she too had questions. She wanted to know if they had prices listed on the internet as her husband likes to order from them but always has to call as the print catalog does not have prices in it.

No NICS for the boat, no waiting period, no permits. I decided Sunday night I wanted one. Went to Amazon and bought it. With Prime it was here on Tuesday with no shipping costs and no government red tape.

It is amazing how cars are "engineered" these days. I wanted to change the headlight bulbs in my '02 Prius and could not figure out how to do it. Got online and checked the Toyota instructions and it talked about removing the bumper - I could not believe that. Post on a few forums and got sent a few videos on how to do it from under the hood. Took me about 15 minutes a bulb once I got the hang of it. Amazing how stupid things are. I remember in the mid 190's when Chevy came out with a car that I think was called the Monza. It was a small car with a small engine. A friend of mine got one when he got his license and got the "big" V8 engine. The way they crammed that large engine in you had to pull the engine to change the #8 spark plug - talk about stupid. Hope your kids take to handy stuff better than mine. My kids have never seen a repair person in my home as I do everything. I think both of them, now 23 and 26, will have to call people to change light bulbs.

I thought about that, but I am never that far from "shore" in my pool

You know that is exactly what I was telling someone just a few minutes ago when they suggested I don't use both at once. I asked what to do if I was out in the deep end of the pool and pirates tried to board my craft.

Got myself a brand new boat for my birthday. It is huge and I can't wait to take it for its first cruise today. My wife even knows about it. Haven't told her about my other birthday present yet, pictured below the boat:

I am so sorry to hear of your loss, I know how hard it is to lose one of our dear friends - they are members of the family. This poem helped me feel a little better when Kirby my 15 year old Husky died a couple of years ago: Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... Author unknown...

B R U C E !!!