Howard

The 1911 was designed as a .45 ACP platform, and as such performs the best in .45 cal. That is not to say 9mm variants don't work, but they are much more prone to various failures. Keep that in mind before you buy one, especially for you first gun. That said I have an STI Trojan 9mm 1911 and love it - but have sent it back to STI twice for various issues. I would never carry it as a self defense gun, not that it is an issue here in New Jermany. If you want something with a hammer (and safety) in 9mm as a first gun I would highly suggest a CZ75b or CZ75 SP01. They are solid metal guns that are not that expensive and there are lots of sources for parts and you can customize and trick it out to your hearts content as you so desire.

It will be a bumpy ride today with the Dow looking to open down 500 or so, but recall it is up more than that in the last few days. Really should not be that big an issue for the US, probably a positive. Anyone thinking of going on vacation to London, it just went on sale. The bigger issue is this may be the end of the entire EU. Germany now is the 600 pound gorilla, and Europe has fought many wars to keep Germany from being in control. Fraxit (France Exit) may likely be next.

It's called the Death Spiral - we all knew it would happen, but the Dem's said they knew better -- guess not.

Yea you gotta be careful what you type. I hear if you want to say nasty things to 0bamba you should not go to whitehouse.com

I know people that go shoot competition pistol matches in NY and they claim there is no issue in doing that. But as an aside, if you got this funky grip on an AR in NJ would you then be able to add another evil feature since it no longer has a pistol grip. Enquiring minds want to know.

What did you get that caused so much questioning?

Just got a news flash that three "heavily" armed people reportedly arrested at the NJ entrance to the Holland Tunnel into NYC. Wonder what they did that got them stopped. Just this weekend I was thinking that would be a prime free kill zone since no one from NJ can carry. They would only need two cars and two people. You have one go in first and just before NYC crash the car across both lanes, the second would do the same at the Jersey side. They would then each cause a massive fire by lighting 5 gallon jugs of gasoline in each car. They could then walk with almost certain impunity toward the middle killing each and every person they passed. They might even be able to blend in with the crowd and walk away. ..... If there were only a few good guys with guns.

Maybe the wait for FID and P2Ps in NJ is not as bad as we think (yea it really is). I just applied for a custom license plate and what should be an instant e-mail approval took almost a week. What is worse is they tell me it will take 8 to 10 weeks to fill my order. Are the prisoners really that busy????

Where's Belle? A little girl asked her Mom, "Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around the block?" Mom replies, "No, because she is in heat." "What's that mean?" asked the child. "Go ask your father. I think he's in the garage." The little girl goes to the garage and says, "Dad, may I take Belle for a walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said the dog was in heat, and to come to you." Dad said, "Bring Belle over here." Being old school he took a rag, soaked it with a little gasoline, and dabbed the dog's backside with it to disguise the scent, and said, "OK, you can go now, but keep Belle on the leash and only go one time round the block." The little girl left and returned a few minutes later with no dog on the leash. Surprised, Dad asked, "Where's Belle?" (YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS!!!) The little girl said, "She ran out of gas about halfway down the block, so another dog is pushing her home."

Must suck to be Loretta Weinberg who spearheaded the first bonehead law and she has spent all this time realizing she is the one that singlehandedly killed the smartgun up till now. Ha Ha on her!

Of course NJ is one of the safest states as we have a highly affluent educated population. IF it were not for the five crap cities which represent 11% of the population and two-thirds of all shootings we would be the safest state. We are also one of the most over taxed with crap return for our taxes.

I thought about buying one but never did, it really is very cool. Nice toy.

My kids got me an Apple iWatch for father's day. This was the gag gift that came first.

Not an issue. There is a special top secret exemption from all these laws if you are doing 0bamba's bidding.

In all fairness the person asked that I not present something that came from the NRA, I can respect that. I would likely do the same if someone wanted to use CNBC or Mother Jones as their source.

Does anyone have any concrete numbers on how often concealed carry persons stop crimes or prevent shootings? I know this is a nebulous number at best. It is sort of like saying how often do antilock brakes and traction control prevent accidents since the almost accident is never reported. I ask because an nice calm anti person was respectfully asking about this with an open mind. So, I would like to provide some info along with a source if possible.

Here is another thing you might want to try. RTSP in Randolph has a great shooting simulator. I believe they have a similar one at FSS in Whippany, and probably others out there. The one in Randolph uses real guns like Beretta 92 and Glock 17, but they don't fire ammo. Rather they have lasers both visible and nonvisible. They also use a magazine that is gas operated that racks the slide after each shot and gives partial recoil. They then project scenarios on a huge wall that is something like 20 feet by 10 feet. Some are static while others have moving targets. The system can be set so you don't see the laser at all and you have to learn to use and trust your sights. They can then play back the scenario and you can see how well you did and where your shots hit. This can provide some great training at a lot less cost than what you would spend on ammo. http://rtsponline.com/digital-simulator/

I recently saw this in a facebook post and thought it was well written and a means to explain stuff to those anti-gun folks that actually can think: I stand behind you in line at the store with a smile on my face...and a gun under my shirt and you are none the wiser, yet you are safer for having me next to you. I won't shoot you. My gun won't pull it's own trigger. It is securely holstered with the trigger covered. It can't just go off. However, rest assured that if a lunatic walks into the grocery store and pulls out a rifle, I will draw my pistol and protect myself and my family and therefore protect you and your family. I may get shot before I can pull the trigger...but, I won't die in a helpless blubbering heap on the floor begging for my life or my child's life. No, if I die it will be in a pile of spent shell casings. I won't be that victim. I choose not to be. As for you, I don't ask you to carry a gun. If you are not comfortable, then please don't. But I would like to keep my right to choose to not be a helpless victim. There is evil in the world and if evil has a gun, I want one too...

They are in a dark corner of my closet, perhaps the spiders like them

Yes, illegal. You may take it to a range in that adjacent state, what you do after the range is free game. Now if you were going to a non-adjacent state I think it is a different story as you are covered by FOPA. Keep in mind I only play the role of a part-time lawyer wannabe on the world Wide web

Just remember that before the 1950's there were guns and I don't think there was air conditioning.

It is amazing that Liberals seem to need grammar lessons that they don't understand the significance of the second comma in the 2nd amendment. There may be no right to bare arms but there certainly is to bear arms - and the Constitutions says clearly that right shall not be infringed. I am concerned we may be heading closer and closer to civil war. The good thing is that the people that bear arms will probably beat those that have bare arms!

Fed court in 9th district just ruled there is no right to concealed carry. This looks very bad! http://apne.ws/21aCBcT

My town has extended them on day one for the full 180 days. They are great a civilian employee that does all the work. When you go to renew she has a stamp with the chief's name and that is used for his signature. I don't understand why people play this stupid permit game anyway. The solution is simple. Every five to six months I just apply for four new permits. That way I always have at least one and can buy anything I want whenever I want (well not more than two in 30 days) and don't have to worry about using a permit that is about to expire.

Nah, you just see me there for lots of matches but I'm not a member. I go for matches, but would not make that drive just to go shoot.