wooly bugger

Stupid. They should have just asked the carjacker to hold on while they called the police, who are the only ones who should be armed, anyway.

Not if it might lead to vigilante profiling. Don't want any more innocent babies gunned down in cold blood.

Only covers private pensions. They're screwed. http://m.pbgc.gov/index.html

Don't the Feds have a pension protection plan? Don't worry Detroit public employees. We'll pay for your city's fiscal criminal negligence!

.22 snap caps are really just for function testing. Shouldn't fire them.

Reserved one.

Sorry, should have been clearer. I bought an M44 and a hex 91/30 from AIM. Both times paid the extra $10 for hand pick, and in both cases was very impressed by the condition. Clean bores, no rust, functionally perfect. Wood has "character" as you'd expect with a 70 year old gun.

How about just picking up a few day laborers, laying down cardboard on the path, and renting a heavy duty hand truck? That's about what I got for my $500 (now $600.) I know there is a place in S. Orange where laborers congregate in the AM, and you can hire them on the spot for a job (after confirming work eligibility, getting an EIN, filling out payroll tax forms, and offering them a choice of health plans, of course.) I'm sure there must be other places like that around the state.

Or pay $500 to Megasafe like I did, and have them provide horrendous service and treat you like a nuisance.

They pop up periodically on AIM. I've gotten two from them and have been very pleased.

My advice, if you run into a French Canadian under the age of 70 who pretends not to speak English, turn around and find a French Canadian who isn't an asshole.

The argument can be made, but I believe it's flawed. The police have no duty to protect you in the moment. Their duty is to investigate the crime, get good photos of your perforated, dead, body, and gather evidence to support a prosecution. If they can get there quickly enough to protect you while you're still alive, that's great. But they have no duty to do so.

I'm checking out american specialty ammo and interested in the flares and dragon's breath, which seem like a good thing to have in a survival pack. Does anyone know if they are harmful to a shotgun barrel?

Having had my scope stolen, I'm in the market for a new one. Any recommendations in the <$400 range?

Where do you see this? I wish it were true, but nothing in the report says that, as far as I can see.

Are you suggesting that your "privacy" is more important that the safety of our children?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.ucsd.visarts.walkingtools.gungeomarker Here's a description I'm intrigued by the part about "situations where proper rights to own or use any particular type of firearm may not exist." Does this make all of NJ a danger zone?

Just when you think it can't get any more Orwellian. here's their "mission" from the DOJ web site: The Community Relations Service is the Department's "peacemaker" for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin. Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRS is the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony. With passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, CRS also works with communities to employ strategies to prevent and respond to alleged violent hate crimes committed on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability. CRS facilitates the development of viable, mutual understandings and agreements as alternatives to coercion, violence, or litigation. It also assists communities in developing local mechanisms, conducting training, and other proactive measures to prevent racial/ethnic tension and violent hate crimes committed on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability. CRS does not take sides among disputing parties and, in promoting the principles and ideals of non-discrimination, applies skills that allow parties to come to their own agreement. In performing this mission, CRS deploys highly skilled professional conciliators, who are able to assist people of diverse backgrounds. And when the feds had to cut 5% in the sequester, they went after air traffic controllers instead.

Mini-griptilian is great. I have the regular griptilian, and it's my go to knife. Too late, but for the sake of the discussion, I'll throw in the Spyderco Manbug. Don't let the name fool you, women can use it too. It's my keychain knife, so I always have a Spidey, whether or not I'm carrying the Griptilian.

Not impressed. I'll stay with my Savage 24C camper. .22/20 gauge with holes in the stock to carry ammo. I can carry .22 short for quietly dispatching critters, .22LR, 20 gauge bird shot, 20 gauge slugs. It breaks down to fit nicely and unobtrusively into a backpack. And it's a nice classic gun, which I adore. I've never tried the caliber conversion kits, but I've never heard anything good about them. Between a .22 and a 20 gauge, I don't see the need to inaccurately fire other calibers. I don't see the point of gluing on every survival tool known to man onto the gun. That's what the bug out bag is for. I want a gun that's a gun.

Is there a reliable source confirming that she has a CCW? I would think these kinds of statistics would be useful in the CCW case.

There will be no charge for CCW. What I'm hoping for is an "honest dialogue" (to borrow the liberal language) about the role of gun ownership in home defense. If lots of Colts Neck people start arming up and are vocal about it, that might get people thinking. That's not going to happen in Millburn.

I'm not familiar with Colts Neck, but if it's as described, maybe the people there will actually have a rational response to this and will serve as a "model" to other communities. Unlike Millburn.

On principle, I try to avoid anything made in China. I don't trust the quality, I don't trust that it wasn't made by slave labor, and I don't want to support their economy in any way.

It just happened twice in the past couple of weeks. Once in Millburn and once in Colt's Neck. That being said, I agree that mathematically, there are a lot of things to be much more worried about. The tipping point for me was Irene and Sandy. In both cases, I was left without power, landline, or cell phone connections for long periods of time, all street lights were out at night, and many of my neighbors had fled town. My family was a flock of sitting ducks, and having a weapon within reach at all times at night gave me great comfort. "Shovel ready projects" aside, our social and physical infrastructure are getting worse and not better, so if we've had two instances in the past two years where the veneer of society notably buckled, I think we're in for a lot more. So, I agree overall with your assessment that in normal times, all this preparation is a bit paranoid. But where I differ is in my faith in continued normalcy. We will continue to see our comfortable lives punctuated by times of danger, and it's perfectly sensible to be prepared.