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It was much easier to type West Paterson
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http://www.gofundme.com/Stand4Keith
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Received the following update today: New Update from Roslyn... Here is the official press release from Evan Nappen and Associates: Jersey City Man Released ROR After 30 Days in Jail for Mere Possession of Firearms in His Home; Bail Originally Set at Unattainable $75,000. HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY -- At approximately 10pm on Thursday night, January 24, 2013, 33-year-old Keith Pantaleon of Jersey City, New Jersey, was in the bedroom of his apartment watching television after a full days work when he heard thumping noises coming from his living room. Believing that his residence may be being broken into, he grabbed his soft-bound Day Planner case (which also held a lawfully purchased handgun), and cracked open his bedroom door to investigate. In the center of his living room, he saw a man dressed entirely in dark clothing who had his back towards him. He cracked open his door slightly further and saw near the entrance to his apartment a police officer, his landlord, and an EMT worker. When the man dressed in dark clothing in the middle of his living room turned around, he saw it was another police officer. One of the officers immediately ordered Pantaleon to come out of his bedroom. Pantaleon tossed his unopened Day Planner case onto his bed. As he went to close his bedroom door behind him, one of the officers pushed him into his living room. The officer then ordered Pantaleon to face a corner of his living room and handcuffed him. One of the officers allegedly threatened Pantaleon that if he had pulled out a firearm, he would have shot him. Officers asked if Pantaleon owned any firearms. To which, he did not reply. As one of the officers watched Pantaleon (who remained in custody in Pantaleons living room), the other officer warrantlessly searched Pantaleons bedroom which including opening cabinets and his Day Planner case then demanded that Pantaleon provide the PIN# combination to his safe, which the officer proceeded to open and search. After finding the handgun in Pantaleons Day Planner, the officer asked him if he possessed any more firearms. To which, Pantaleon indicated that he had a rifle on a top shelf in a box. Officers claim that they announced their presence, yet at no time did Pantaleon hear officers announce their presence in his home. At no time during the home invasion was Pantaleon read his Miranda rights. At no time did Pantaleon grant permission for anyone to enter his apartment without his permission, no less police officers without a warrant. On the night in question, Pantaleons upstairs neighbor allegedly complained to police about the landlord providing insufficient heat. The boiler for the apartment building is adjacent to the kitchen area of Pantaleons residence. Police apparently insisted that the landlord open Pantaleons residence on their behalf despite the extremely late hour and lack of consent by Pantaleon. Officers then took Pantaleon to police headquarters, where, after further questioning, he was charged with unlawful possession of: two handguns, a rifle, an assault rifle, a large capacity magazine, and certain ammunition. In New Jersey, permits to purchase firearms are not required for possession of firearms within ones home. Possession of firearms within ones residence is exempted under N.J.S. 2C:39-6e, as well as protected under the U.S. Supreme Courts rulings on the Second Amendment in D.C. v. Heller and Chicago v. McDonald, and the ruling in the recently decided New Jersey Appellate Division matter, IMO of the Application for a New Jersey Permit to Carry a Handgun by Richard Pantano, A-1682-11T1 (February 22, 2013). Pursuant to statute at issue, the ammunition in question is legal to possess since New Jerseys ammunition prohibition only applies to handgun ammunition and the ammunition at issue is specifically designed for use in a rifle. The rifle at issue was allegedly an AR-15, one of the most commonly possessed type of rifle in America. Pantaleon lawfully purchased his firearms as a prior resident of Pennsylvania. He also possesses permits to carry firearms from Nevada and Florida. Pantaleon has no prior criminal convictions and no mental health history. He is not accused of misusing or threatening to use any firearms. No unlawful purpose for said possessions has been alleged. Despite the above, his bail was set at $75,000.00 cash or bond, which the 33-year-old did not have. A friend of Pantaleons, however, brought awareness of his matter on the Internet, which raised funds to hire the law firm of Evan F. Nappen, Attorney at Law PC to represent. Louis P. Nappen, Esq. of the Nappen Law Firm immediately filed a Motion for Bail Reduction, which, after a hearing on February 27, resulted in Pantaleon being released on his own recognizance. Pantaleon had been incarcerated for over one month, since night of January 24. Louis Nappen stated, It is apparent that police violated Mr. Pantaleons rights protecting possession of firearms within ones home, his 5th and 6th Amendment rights to remain silent and to be provided with an attorney before questioning and, most egregiously, his 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. Jersey City Police publicly smeared Pantaleons reputation with comparisons to Adam Lanza and by publication of a warning letter to local schools. See www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/01/jersey_city_police_say_man_had.html . Pantaleon was an IT Specialist for a highly respectable bank, a position he proudly garnered last year, and was recently noted for promotion. He presently requires funding to proceed with his defense. If you would like to contribute to Pantaleons cause, please contact www.gofundme.com/Stand4Keith .
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I, too, was lucky enough to never see combat. I trained with a Garand in basic and M48A1 in Fort Knox. So the list is M1 and its' grenade launcher, Grease Gun(believe it was the M3) M14,1911, 90mm Cannon on the M48 along with the Cal.30 and Cal.50 and then the 105mm on the M60A1 as it was brought to Germany as I was leaving to rotate back to CONUS. Some of the best years of my life.
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Just getting ahead of the "Death Panels" Are older adults at risk? Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. Of every 100,000 people ages 65 and older, 14.3 died by suicide in 2007. This figure is higher than the national average of 11.3 suicides per 100,000 people in the general population. 1 Non-Hispanic white men age 85 or older had an even higher rate, with 47 suicide deaths per 100,000.1
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^^^^^^^Very Well Said^^^^^^
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Tin foil hat on: Maybe this is why they want to ban Cal .50; 2700? why? http://www.thegatewa...llet-stockpile/ EDIT: Sorry, found the other thread that has warped into biological warfare.
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Now we know(from gunforhireradio) that Nappen is truly representing him.
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My Garand is six months younger than me.
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Could you possibly start posting them all here as released. For some reason I cannot get them to run from your site.
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There is no problem posting the result here. The problem is entering the information on the Chinese website.
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Thanks for the reply. Your first post caused me to go back and look at the changes made to all of the bills. I found it interesting that some had been changed based on our objections in the committee meeting; NOT necessarily because of trying to ameliorate our concerns, but that they realized that they were just downright stupid and sophomoric. At one point during the early part of Assembly they recognized a sorority for the good work they had been doing. One of the sorority ladies said that they brought high school students to the Assembly to learn how everything worked and "even write Bills". I was able to nudge my friend next to me with the comment "So that's how these bills got written"
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I was toward the back of the room sitting across the aisle from a young lady and her friend who were very intent on looking at their pre-written talking points. About a half hour before the end, she, her friend, and five or six other people got up quietly and left together. I think they were probably the organized opposition skulking out when they saw they were going to be able to accomplish nothing.
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Just for the record, our update from NJ2AS the morning of our trip to the Assembly on February 21 did not include the changes to the bill supposedly made on February 14, and many of us do not look at each of the bills daily. I am not criticizing NJ2AS, nor most of the tone of your post, with which I wholeheartedly agree. The " instead of over-reacting to news that's TWO WEEKS OLD????????" bothered me, however. Yes the information may be out there, but even NJ2AS is not on it minute to minute, bill by bill, as you are on a bill that may affect you more personally. I am still opposed to the bill even if I may never get the opportunity to fire a cal .50 again. (And I was able to do it auto)
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You mean those Garand targets?
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This thread brought to mind a question I have been pondering for a while and rather than start a new thread, I will ask it here. I have been instructed on magazine changes to chamber the first round by racking the slide on my Glock. I find it much quicker and convenient to use the slide release. What are the pro's and con's of this?
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Did anyone happen to notice that in most cases the magazine was replaced while there was still a round in the chamber? Edit: OK, you did^^^^^^ I was typing and posting slower than a magazine change.
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Only if they have a rifled barrel
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While I was away in the Army, my younger brother got the barrel of my single shot 12 gauge plugged with mud and accomplished the same thing. Of course, in those days, he took it to school and sawed it off in shop class and made a 12 gauge pistol out of it.
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Good for her! (and her parents)
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OK, so we had maybe a thousand at the first Rally, and maybe 500 at the committee meeting, and much less at the Assembly, Enthusiasm is high HERE but we are all preaching to the choir. How do we wake up the supposed 1,000,000 gun owners in New Jersey? Billboards?, newspaper ads? Social media? What? The NJ2AS has good ideas about going to the ranges, but that requires willing volunteers and will not reach the shooter that goes once or twice a year. They have already sent out a call for volunteers that some of you may not have received or paid attention to.........I Know, I get a LOT of email also. Let's think of some creative ways to reach the sleeping giant.
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My 2000 is purchase and carry