Howard

When you give up liberties for security you end up with neither. Its time to start profiling -- it works!

That is great. It is really good when people in the industry don't attack the competitors and realize they can work together for the common good.

Haven't you heard, those pesky amendments no longer apply

Complaining about the government is a totally different issue, you know you can't fight city hall Complaining about your S&W or Ford or LG is a toss up. Yea they are big companies and maybe all you can do is complain. Complaining online about a local merchant, be they a gun range, a food establishment, a clothing store, etc... Well in my mind that is a totally different story. You can easily reach out to a manager or owner of one of these establishments and work to fix the issue. Sure if you can't fix it then blast away - but its only fair to give them a shot at correcting what-ever you feel is wrong before you attack them on the web - which is there forever. Think about how you would feel if the shoe were on the other foot. Maybe I can appreciate this more than some since I owned a retail establishment for a dozen years. No small business wants to do things against their customers, and many don't even know that you have a problem with their service. Often times the first they hear about it is when they get trashed on the internet. Its just common courtesy to bring your issue to them first.

My first 9mm was a Glock G22 - yes this is not a typo. I bought a .40 cal G22 and then got a KKM conversion barrel to let me should 9mm from it in addition to .40 cal. You effectively get two guns in one. Its very nice to have this option as 9mm is very hard to come by these days in some places. Took my son shooting with it yesterday and he was amazed that I could change it from one barrel to the other in about 30 seconds. You should get a 9mm magazine to go with it as well. I also bought a G17 recoil spring and have yet to have any failures of any sort with it.

CFLs definitely save a lot of energy over regular bulbs, but as others have pointed out they don't last as long as claimed and you have to be careful of the color temperature. The cheapest ones have color temperatures down in the 3200 K range. You want warmer ones in the 5000 to 6000 range. LEDs are a great concept but at current pricing make no economic sense.

I just took my 23 year old son to RTSP today to go shooting for the first time. As soon as we walked through the doors one of the employees behind the counter shouted out "Hi Howard", you should have seen the look on his face. He said he has never been in any retail business that greeted him that way, even ones that he goes into several times a week.

Called Hackettstown Guns and Ammo first thing this morning but they said they have nothing and have no clue when more might come in.

That is a good one! I wish I was, I wish I could just get an employee discount. I just know a quality operation when I see one, and don't think it is right to tear into any organization online until you have talked to management and given them a chance to take care of your issues. It does not matter what type of organization that is.

So let's say you had this problem with a staff member, what did you do before you came hear to rag on an organization because of what one person did? Did you seek assistance from another person? Did you go to a supervisor? Did you talk to one of the owners? I have a big problem with anyone that immediately goes to the internet to **** before they take specific actions to resolve an issue. So, please share with us what you did so we don't have to just lump you in as a bitcher.

I find that very hard to believe. My experience has been they are one of the most professional outfits around, not just outfits that deal with guns either. Every employee wheres a shirt with their name on it so that you know who you are talking to. Almost all address you by name, if they don't know your name its "Can I help you sir or can I help you Ma'am?" If all people acted the way their staff does the world would be a perfect place. Well maybe not, but it would be one heck of a lot better.

Welcome. Don't forget to write all your legislators and tell them not to violate our rights too!

I talked to him and seemed like a nice guy, but did not have anything. I asked him how long it might take to get something and he said it could be a while. I asked if that was a year or a few weeks. He said less than a year, but definitely more than a few weeks. Oh well.

Are they all registered in NJ? What about if you own one from before the laws went into effect. What about if you bought your handguns when you lived in a free state and then moved to NJ?

Yes I KNOW that the credit card issue does not make it legal - it was just another representation of how our laws are totally screwed up in that we have one set of laws that conflict with another set of laws. Whatever happened to the concept in the law that you had to have "intent" for something to be a crime. Thus, if you grab the wrong bag by mistake, how is that intent? We have gotten crazy with laws that do nothing but make criminals out of average citizens.

Very interesting question. If she bought the gun with a joint credit card doesn't the law say you are an equal owner anyway? Can they over rule that part of the law with the P2P law?

Once you email them your FID they manually enable your account and then you can order online in the future.

0bamba has ruled the Constitution null and void, haven't you heard?

When is Websters going to update its definition of the word "INSTANT" ???

Great to hear. Now what toys are you going to acquire with them ????

Tried Silver Bullet and all he had was a 2.5" Really would like a seven shot 4" in SS.

Its not an issue if they don't ask you about it in an application, only an issue if you lie about it.

My homeowners is with Statefarm and no one ever asked me if I even had a dog.

That is a very interesting question. I was thinking about almost the same thing yesterday as I drove up to the range with my windows open and the temp was 82 degrees. I was wondering what if I did not have a car or did not want to drive. Can I ride my bike to the range carrying my gun in a locked container? What about if I just wanted to walk? Would it be considered illegal carry or can you walk with the gun in a locked box. That raises another interesting question, if you buy a gun at a store that does not have off street parking you might have to walk several blocks to get to your car. What is the law regarding that?

Dan, look at the bright side here - IN SPITE OF HER, you turned out OK and have correct beliefs!!!