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No, it says other things may be allowed but the enumerated ones definitely are allowed.

Governor just threw some bones to us. The part I like best is they described some acceptable deviations - like getting gas, food, going to take a crap and picking up friends: While not an exclusive list, some examples of stops or detours in the course of travel to or between locations that would qualify as reasonably necessary include: collecting and discharging passengers; purchasing fuel, food and beverages, medication, or other needed supplies; using a restroom; contending with an emergency situation; or driving around a traffic jam. http://savejersey.com/2016/04/new-jersey-gun-laws-christie-justifiable-need/ http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases16/Transporting-Firearms_Guidelines.pdf

Well safe is a questionable term. What if the neighborhood goes to crap? There were people that owned gorgeous homes in Newark before the riots in the 1960's and many of those homes are worth less today than they were then (well that might be a slight exaggeration). But look at cities like Detroit, Rochester, York where industry has died and value have plummeted if you can even find a buyer. There is no certainty. Then there is crap legislation like the Highlands Act which makes property virtually unusable. Let's not even get going on zoning changes. Then there is the money you dump in over time for things like new HVAC equipment, new roof, new driveway, new windows, etc......

I agree with you on a strictly financial basis it is usually not one of the best investments. I get into this all the time with people I know that are realtors that send crap out by mail and on the net showing how much better an investment it is versus stocks. They tell you how great it is the you only put 20% down and can buy five times more to appreciate. That is where I attack them most, as if a person could buy stocks on 5:1 margin they would make a much bigger killing. Then there is the fact that most people overbuy housing. They will move from a one or two bedroom rental apartment to a four or five bedroom house. They now have a huge amount of space that they don't use or need and have to heat and maintain. Sure there are lots of hidden costs in a house. There are lots of day to day maintenance issues as well. But, you don't have a landlord or a community association that you have to beg with every time you want to do something. If you want to paint your house purple with yellow dots you are free to do it. If you want to rip out a wall, well go for it. Bottom line there is more to it that a financial comparison. Last, you can't always sell a house when you want to - it is not liquid like a stock or bond. I will tell you I chose my house not for what I thought it would be worth but where and how I wanted to live. If it makes money great, but I really care more about my quality of live. When I bought mine in 1986 people told me that I was crazy because I agreed to pay $5,000 over asking - it was a very hot market at the time. I explained that I planned to be there a long time and $5,000 over many years was chump change. Since I have now been here almost 30 years that has come out to be $167 a year, less than what some fools spend at Starbucks each month.

Well I sort of agree with you, but not totally. I agree that financial assets are generally a better way for most to invest. As for the house, for most people it is a good "investment" unless they significantly over buy. What you are saying about paying for it twice with interest is true, but the vast majority had they not done that would have just frittered away that money. Thus, for the vast majority of working stiffs if they buy a house they are effectively just paying themselves rent versus paying a landlord and at the end of the mortgage they have an asset whereas they would have had nothing. Sort of like buying a car versus leasing, except that a house hopefully appreciates in nominal terms while a car's value typically approaches zero over time.

Not sure I buy the concept of there not being people to buy houses. Where I live houses don't stay on the market long at all. All the people moving in are young couples with young kids or those about to have kids. We are talking about homes at a half million or more too, not sure where these people are coming up with the money. But they probably said that about me and my wife when we bought our house at 26 & 28.

I'm with you, mostly. My daughter spent two stints of a few months back with us after college and a first job, my son was out as soon as he graduated. She did not stick with her major and as such did not start on the best career path, but has done well and is now with the largest property management company in the world. My son wanted to major in Finance but I refused to pay for that and insisted on Accounting. You can work in the finance department with a finance degree but in any business field with an accounting degree. We ultimately "compromised" with him earning a double major in Finance AND Accounting. He got an internship with one of the big four accounting firms in M&A after his Junior year and never even interviewed for a job after that and just went to work for them on graduation. Stayed there a couple of years and is working in M&A for a big company for their own acquisitions now while he studies to pass the last exam to get his CFA. Worked out well but you never know. I graduated in 1980 as a Chemical Engineer and if you did not have at least a couple of job offers something was wrong with you, and if you were a woman in that field you had the pick of anything. My wife graduated from the same school with the same degree in 1982 (recession) and could not find a job as was the case with over 50% of her class - so you just never know. It ultimately worked out fine for her as she never worked a day as an engineer and became an Actuary instead.

It was a joke, but who knows in the People's Republic of New Jermany. But who is going to carry around bolt cutters, or a 50 BMG

Bolt cutters are NOT Jersey legal

Saw this short video of how to open a padlock using just an empty soda can and a scissor in no time flat.

Why not use an Amazon Firestick which costs about $39 and will do basically what you want, not sure about bluetooth keyboard though.

I've got a Kimber and they are nice guns, but not super reliable. I can't even count the number of feed failures I have with it. Nice range toy but I would not use mine for competition or home defense. As for MIM parts, I would not be too concerned. I have a bunch of guns with them and have never had any issues with thousands of rounds through them.

I think it depends on what the purpose of the gun is. I like the big bright Trijicon HD night sights that are on my Glock 35 for HD, but they suck for competition. The front sight is larger than steel plates at a distance so you don't know if you are centered on them. For competition on my Glock 34 and PPQ M2 5" and STI Trojan (all 9mm) I really like Dawson Precision fiber with the narrowest possible front sight and matching rear.

Did you see the part where the state collects something like 30% of all income taxes from the top 1% of earners - that is a total disgrace. Time to stop the spending.

Guess this iPhone stuff is all a moot point now, but the terrorists really like using stuff like Whatsapp better, and as of today it is end to end encrypted:

I'm far from a shot gun expect but I would think if the ball is going straight out at only about a yard or so from you position it would not be that hard to hit as you are mostly looking at movement in two directions. But what do I know.

Have you had this in their new ammo or remanufactured? I ask as I have had issues with the reman and don't use it, only the new and have never had a single issue with the new. Any ammo can have problems. I had a box of CCI Blazer Brass .40 S&W and gave a few rounds to a friend at a match, felt really bad as he had a nasty squib with that factory ammo that took him 20 minutes to get out of the barrel of his gun.

WOW 60 cents a round for 9mm is almost triple what you should be able to pay. There are many different weights of 9mm ammo, and you can buy it in steel, aluminum, and brass casing. If you are not reloading it you probably don't care too much for range use what type of casing you get as long as it feeds well in your gun. Thus, you might want to try a box or two before you buy thousands of rounds just in case your gun does not like that type of ammo. Same holds regarding the shape of the bullet head or if it is hollow point or round nose - some guns may not feed certain ammo well. Different ammo uses different powder and primers as well. I would never buy Wolf as the smell of it makes me sick, YMMV. Cheaper ammo that may use very hard primers may be a problem to ignite with certain guns as well. While one of the posters above was negative on Freedom Munitions, I have used thousands and thousands of their rounds and have never had any problem with their new ammo. They run specials all the time, but do offer free shipping on your first order. You need to send them (and many online suppliers) an electronic image of your FID card and I believe driver's license before they will ship to NJ. 9mm ammo comes in several different bullet weights as well, typically 115, 124 and 147 grain weight although there are other weights as well. I think you will find most people shoot 124 grain ammo. The lighter 115 is a little cheaper but you may find the gun a little snappier in recoil with the lighter ammo. The heavy 147 is more expensive but you may find you have less muzzle flip as the gun recoils with the heavier ammo. Your best bet is buy some of each weight and see what you like better. Hope this helps some.

It is a good resource, but I think it is very poorly put together. It has all the laws in one section with nothing but the actual text of the laws. It has another section that is in the format of questions and then detailed answers and explanations that is good. The resource would be much better if it had a better keyword index so you could actually find specific aspects of the law and discussions quickly. While everything you need might be in the book it is cumbersome to find a lot of stuff.

I just saw that same item on a FB post today. It looks interesting but kinda pricey. It is gun specific as well so you would need one for each type of gun you have. It does appear you can use one in multiple different Glocks but they must be the same generation.

Try it now, and let me know.

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Thanks will check it out

In a surprise move this morning Chris Christie issued a big FU to such Dems as Swiney the Pig and Bitch Loretta. He has instructed his AG to redefine Justifiable Need to include the mere desire to be able to protect yourself and your family from such threats as gangs, ISIS and other such everyday potential threats. Your FID card in and of itself will serve as your New Jersey carry permit - no other requirements need to be met. What a surprise to wake up and see this on this first day of April 2016