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It's not that no one's claiming ownership. It's that they're refusing to divulge what the standards are. I guess they don't want it publicly aired that "justifiable need" means being either a big campaign donor, a politician or family member thereof, or a celebrity.

IIRC, in one of the lawsuits, we tried to subpeona the guidelines for justifiable need and were denied.

I like this stuff. If I needed more I'd buy. They have both lead and plated available. So, if you want to save on shipping, you could buy one of each.

Thanks again for the continued advice and comments, everyone. Smokin .50, I will try the BUG match, although I'd first like to try standard IDPA with my next purchase (which will be a Walther PPQ.) Old Dog, I think cocked and locked is a psychological issue, and comfort comes with familiarity. I'm still new to this, so taking it one step at a time. I will still carry concealed in CT and in other states when I go on vacation or business. For PA, I've ordered a Galco paddle holster for OC. While I'm being a paranoid newby, what are the chances of a slam fire? I have been doing a lot of dry firing, and my active imagination envisions the firing pin breaking and a fragment setting off the primer. Is this a crazy scenario?

We're not a de jure no issue state. We're a de facto no issue state (unless you're special.) Even Sweeney admits it. So should PA and NH.

Not celebrating. Just not despairing. Which, this month is the closest I'll come to celebrating.

Obtaining a permit by fraud and then counting on that permit to keep yourself out of jail on felony charges? No thanks.

If the purpose is to prevent people from Philly from getting permits, then NH recognizing NJ as a no issue state shouldn't be a problem. NH would still require a Philly resident to have a LTCF, because PA is not a no-issue state. i have no reason to believe she hates us. Just sees us as convenient means to her political ends. Since she can't go after PA gun owners, we're the easiest way for her to establish her liberal credentials in preparation for a national run. This is similar to what Janet Reno did. She built her law and order cred by ruining people's lives by framing them as child molesters. Hateful? No. Evil. Yes. I don't believe in hell, but if I did, that's where they're both headed.

Very informative article. This whole subject is fascinating.

It seems like doing this with PA is a lost cause, because the AG clearly hates us. I don't know what the environment is like with NH. What kind of reception did you get? This seems like a good place for us to put some pressure if their AG is more reasonable.

Thank you both for the valuable advice. It is well-received. I did the loaded carry thing for about an hour before realizing I should listen to my spidey sense and unloaded. Now I'm just doing unloaded carry, laser practice, and and taking it apart and putting it back together. I took the NRA Basic Pistol course and will take the Urban Pistol course as soon as there is an opening. In the mean time, I plan to do a lot of shooting as soon as I can get to the range. It will be a few months before I can actually carry on the outside. Once I get my Utah CCW, I'll apply for CT and will carry there when I'm there for work. If business takes me to TX and schedules mesh, I'll go for TX CHL but I'm not going to jump through hoops for that because I realize that between now and 2017, Kane can do a lot of mischief.

i just got my first handgun ever, a Sig P938. It's such an elegant little gun. I'm surprised at how mechanically simple it is. I have been home carrying with a DeSantis Superfly holster. It really looks like nothing more than a big wallet and is comfortable to carry. The stickiness of the holster keeps it securely in my pocket as I draw. I'm still a little freaked out carrying with a round in the chamber and cocked. I wish I could decock it and fire from DA. People will call me a wuss, but for the time being, I will carry with an empty chamber. I've been practicing with this laser training target, which is a lot of fun. http://www.amazon.com/LaserLyte-TLB-1-Laser-Trainer-Target/dp/B004GFDTNA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400108417&sr=8-1&keywords=laserlyte My Utah CCW should be arriving any day now. PA here I come! Oh, wait....

Which might lead to some very important discussions in committee and on the legislature floor. If Weinberg, for example, opposed an outright ban, I'd like to hear her go on record with an example of someone who should get a CCW.

Yes, but do the antis know that? If enough moms against everything demand this common sense law, they may pass it. Even if they do know, it will take 10 years to go through the court system, so what do they care.

Here's an idea. PA grants non-res LTCF to people only if their home state doesn't allow for CCW. Could Sweeney's recent tweet be used as evidence that there is no CCW in NJ?

Here's an easy way to find out without going to jail. Try to use it to get a PA non-resident LTCF. The answer is NO. To get a non-resident LTCF, don't you need a CCW from your home state? The text of the law says ANY state. The lack of consensus on this forum is enough for me not to vehicle carry with a Utah non-res CCW. If we are having trouble agreeing, it's guaranteed that so will most cops and this may lead to unnecessary arrests. PA is dead to me until I get a TX CHL, which I'll do next time business takes me there. Which brings me to the question I posed in another thread. How much time does Kane have in office to cancel TX? I'd hate to go through the hassle just to have it cancelled.

This is the text I refer to. No mention of "license to carry" or mention of reciprocity. The way I interpret is that any license allows you to carry in vehicle. Pa.C.S. § 6106(b)(11), which provides: Any person while carrying a firearm in any vehicle, which person possesses a valid and lawfully issued license for that firearm which has been issued under the laws of the United States or any other state.

If I understand correctly, you can't vehicle carry without a license. But, you can vehicle carry with a license granted in any state. This would presumably include a NJ FID or (more safely) an out of state CCW.

Does anyone know, and what are the prospects of her being replaced by an AG who might be a little more reasonable? Is the impeachment push real or just the fevered fantasy of a few paforum members?

I'd like to, although I'll admit I'm a bit nervous. If I did, it would probably be around the EFGA area, which seems pretty rural. Have others OC'ed? What has been the reception? I think it's an important statement to make, because if people freak out, we can directly point the finger at the AG.

I see no flight from my hometown of Millburn. Unfortunately, a lot of people are tied to jobs in Manhattan. So, until DeBlasio ruins Manhattan, being on a midtown direct line and having good schools will keep up demand. Without those two advantages, I see zero reason to stay in this state, so I could imagine that towns outside of the Manhattan orbit will turn Detroit-like. I constantly harrass my wife about getting a job in Philly. Then we can move to a nice PA suburb.

How did Bloomberg get her in? Is it possible a future AG will reverse all this BS?

I mean she cancelled reciprocity. She cancelled reciprocity with a bunch of other states last year. I don't know why she waited on Utah unless it was to get legal advice on her ability to unilaterally do so, since the agreement with Utah is supposedly statutory.

I wonder why she waited a year to cancel Utah.

Is there any way for the legislature to undo this, either by enshrining the reciprocity in law or by changing the non-resident CCW law to allow for non-residents who don't have CCWs in their own state?