wooly bugger

Now that would be a cool job. Imagine the tacticool tool bearing chest rig you'd get to wear. I want one.

The real hero here is the school bookkeeper. Read how she talked him down (in the Yahoo link above.) She kept a really cool head and was able to disarm him with compassion. Most people (sadly, me included) would have just frozen or started shrieking. I think I just invented a new buzzline for Ceasefire: "disarm them with compassion."

This year's gun control crisis has made me realize what monsters I've been associating with all these years. Some of my "friends" behaved similarly to the moms and are no longer my friends. While I can always dismiss fringe behavior from any political cause, it's disheartening to see that this behavior is as common as it is and that it exists among people who seem otherwise rational. I've settled on a triage process, where I divide the world into three groups: 1) pro-gun: they get a handshake and a nod. 2) neutral or rational anti-gun (at least half of the antis): they get a warm reception, a calm discussion on the facts, with a friendly tone of voice and a smile, and an invitation to come to the range with me. 3) people like the moms: they get cut out of my life. I like the following quote: "When one pedestrian noticed that we were actually supporting the Second Amendment, he stopped himself from grabbing our pamphlet and said “I don’t support you guys,” before he went over to schmooze with the Moms. In retrospect, I never should have expected a man with a fanny pack to be pro-gun. Even so, I was taken aback by just how forcefully he said he didn’t support us." Two things. I wonder if that fanny pack was a concealed carry holster and, did he get lucky with any of the moms?

On what grounds did they try to have NJ2AS kicked out? What was the police response? Sounds similar but more extreme to what we experienced when we tried to distribute literature at the temple in Westfield meeting. Edit: Answered my own question by following the link.

Brian Miller would spin it. He still might. I can just imagine the nj.com headline: "'Right wing gun nut knocks down school with single shot from incendiary, armor piercing .50 caliber bullet, fired from rifle picked up legally at Walmart. Hundreds of babies almost killed. Vows to target chemical plant next"

I'm going to get flamed for my insensitivity, but do you realize that if this had happened on a large scale one week ago, Christie's veto decisions might have been different? Selfishness aside, I'm glad to hear that everything turned out OK.

According to a survey that was discussed here a while back, most rank and file LEOs are pro gun. It's the chiefs who are the problem. Since they are selected by politicians, they are beholden to those politicians' views. In a state like NJ, that makes a public anti-gun stance almost a job requirement.

I think it should be extremely difficult for this assemblyman to express his views legally. It should also be extremely difficult for his constituents to vote for him legally. Maybe institute a poll tax or something to cover the costs of running polling stations. Couple that with a civics training requirement prior to voting and a voter ID embedded in everyone's DL, which has to be renewed every 4 years.

I wonder how the "disabled" .50 was disabled. If anything short of a hole drilled through the receiver, whoever brought it should have been arrested unless he had a valid FID. Are people really falling for the "knock over chemical plants" line? Obviously, these guys don't care a hoot about black kids getting gunned down every day in Newark, Trenton, and Camden if they're spending all their energy trying to avert an imaginary disaster.

I love the reference to 300 yards as "short range"

JT, I don't mind no frills. What I want is bullet proof. Where are Serbus made? What is felt recoil of a .50 vs. a .30-06?

I know I may not get an objective answer, but are Serbu's as well-built as Barretts? I'm thinking multi-generational longevity here.

Now that the antis have sparked off an interest in .50 BMG, I suspect we'll deliver their greatest terror and start buying them. Just as the 1994 AWB triggered an interest in just the thing they were trying to ban. I notice that single shot bolt actions are a lot cheaper than the semi-autos. Are they more accurate? Is recoil significantly worse? Any good brands other than Barrett? It's the kind of thing we may not be able to buy again in the future, so seems worthwhile to buy the best. Looks like you can get a bolt action for $3-4k, which, while not cheap, is a lot better than the $10k I was expecting.

A hearty thank you to Frank Fiamingo, who has pretty much devoted his life to fighting our adversaries for the past 7 months. He's done more than any other person. If you're not a member of NJ2AS, now is the time to join.

I was planning just a thank you letter, but I agree a donation is even better. No better way to reward a politician, and perhaps others will take notice

It's over. After 8 months, we came out relatively unscathed. I still haven't fully processed it, but I'm feeling a huge weight coming off my shoulders.

The nightmare continues. I just want this to end. What we're the "conditions?"

He's extremely intelligent and articulate. Depending on your mindset, you may either find his nasal, sneering tone (on radio) annoying or refreshing. I haven't read any of his books.

Don't you have to spend a certain number of days in a state to gain residency? Do you pay resident taxes in both states? I've thought of getting a tiny pied de terre on PA just to set up residency and to escape this place when my blood pressure gets too high.

Simple commands that do one thing well and can be linked together to do exactly what's needed. Source code available to the community for improvement. Just like Windows 7...not.

Grep. Now there's a command I haven't used in a long time. Good one.

Maybe the Governor at least isn't that clueless. He may have realized the bill has absolutely no teeth and is therefore nothing but a symbolic sop to throw to the hysterical masses who insist that "something" must be done. It doesn't say anything about confirming that someone isn't on the list. Only that if they're on the list, they can't get an FID. So, you're presumably eligible until proven otherwise.

Exactly. The list is presumably "secret" for a reason. They're not going to compromise national security to satisfy the whim of a few sub-human NJ legislators.

So now that it's law, will local PDs be calling up the FBI and saying, "Hi, you don't know me, but I'm from the X PD. Can you tell me if Y is on your terror watch list? I need that info before I issue him and FID." My guess is they'll get a laugh and a hangup. This could all be very comical, UNLESS they refuse to issue the FID, pending (never happening) verification of terror watch list status.

.22LR definitely coming back. More choices at Midway, too.