wooly bugger

As much as I dislike all of this, if banning .50 BMG is "sweeping," the media is really desperate for good news. He had to throw them a bone, and this was one of the less painful. I'm really worried about the new FID with constant renewals. No way the state's going to invest enough resources to support this. Notice some of the "sweeping" changes are already required, like showing a photo ID. Here's where media ignorance works in our favor. One other thing, why is this his plan? I though legislation is initiated in the Assembly and Senate and then comes to his desk to sign. Maybe he's working with Sweeney to share the credit and spread the blame for what's going to come through the senate.

Is it just me, or is this a bit excessive in hunting down a single person. I'm not in LE, so my opinions is perhaps naive. I'd probably want that kind of force if it were me on the hunt.

New FIDs with renewals scares the hell out of me.

I have enough faith in the good faith of LE to let them in. They don't have time to be doing searches for no reason, so they no doubt have probable cause. Only concern is how they would react to the loaded shotgun I would have nearby in this situation.

If new shooter, why not start them on a .22? I know that wasn't one of the choices. Just in case you have one.

That warms the cockles of my heart

Here's where the passion gap comes into play. Most people don't care about midterms. We just had a near death experience. The wild card for me is Bloombergs attempt to bypass democracy and buy elections. I just hope enough people see it for what it is and it stirs a grassroots backlash

Past two times I've been there, they just left the gate open, so shouldn't be a problem. Worst case, he can pick up the phone and ask to be let in.

In reviewing the results of the Senate vote, it stands out that CCW reciprocity won 57 votes, which I believe is 3 short of a supermajority needed to overturn a veto. How about this scenario: 1) Backlash against anti-gun zealots in midterm elections 2) Introduce CCW reciprocity bill with new and friendlier senate 3) O vetoes 4) Veto overridden and law of the land! Am I dreaming here? The more I think of it, the more the anti-gun overreach may be a net positive for us. If the expected electoral bloodbath occurs, I think federl gun safety legislation (see what I did there? ) is dead for a generation.

Do you mean that this whole fiasco wasn't a conspiracy to deprive us of our 2nd amendment rights?

Not sure if that was a joke, but it was funny, nonetheless.

This is it, folks, our final push with the legislature. Let's pack the house. http://www.nj2as.com/EVENTS?eventId=673561&EventViewMode=EventDetails

Sadly, if we were all debating in good faith, I think a lot of people would be fine with a requirement that, say, before picking up your FID, you spend 30 minutes with an officer on the police range going over basic safety. But we're not debating in good faith. It's 100% certain that any training requirement will be made as onerous as possible. Even if not now, after the next tragedy, you'll get the likes of Mainor and Cryan demanding more and more stringent training and qualification requirements, to the point where you'll have to spend >$1000 and have to qualify for the Olympic National Team before meeting the requirements. Or it will be chicken and egg thing, where to get the training, you need a firearm, and to get the firearm, you need training.... Sort of parallel to the Pittman-Robertson Act. No one seems to mind, because it's in good faith. We pay a little extra to keep our hunting and fishing heritage alive. But we'd bitterly fight against even a 1% tax to help fund "school safety," because we all know exactly what that's all about. Much of this debate could be resolved with good faith, and the past few months have brought out the demons on the left, to the point where I will never cooperate one bit with them, no matter how "sensible" the bait being offered.

What does this even mean? I thought the Senate was supposed to present something Monday, take a vote whenever they want, and then have Christie sign or veto. Since when does the executive introduce legislation?

Is there a legitimate safety reason for not allowing one of those stick in the ground target holders at 25 yards? The only one I can think of is, if it's not a standard height, the bullets might either hit the ground and ricochet (if too short) or fly over the bunker (if too long.)

So much for my interest in getting into reloading once the panic dies. I predict no powder and no primers for at least another 6 months.

Glad I placed my order for BP this morning. I'm counting the minutes before Cryan sees this and starts salivating. This is a real threat.

I wouldn't expect any flexibility there. Pretty cranky bunch. Is it centerfire? If not, take it to one of the WMA ranges.

In people's experience, is Bulgarian very similar to Russian? Hopefully in a week or two, I'll be able to post a report on my own experience. I'm looking forward to some of the Wolf or Prvi Partizan coming in stock, so I can try those too. I love tinkering around with the Mosin. The bolt is so simple and a joy to play with. The tool and cleaning kit are pretty neat.

Anti's worst nightmare. How is that not an NFA "sawed off" shotgun? When I was a kid, I had a blowgun (remember those "Jivaro" blowguns from the classifieds in Boys Life?). I borrowed some sulfur and potassium nitrate from the middle school chem lab, got some charcoal from the art class, and made my own BP. I corked the blowgun, used a firecracker fuse, and had my own gun. It's a wonder I'm still alive. Those were the days. Poor modern kids.

how about that one John Malkovich made in "In The Line of Fire?"

I love those old guns. Reminds me of summers at camp. Sadly, I'm probably the last generation that will have those fond associations.

I was in SF a couple of months ago, and I had hair crawling on the back of my neck. On the one hand it's charming, blah, blah. On the other hand, I felt the "force" of Darth Feinstein. And I knew that half of the people there, if they knew who I was, would want me strung up from a light pole. The courts are going to be busy.

Local PD. One of the towns in Monmouth. PM me if you want to know the exact one.

I agree. Not adding up at all. You'd think if this was a mix up, O would be at pains NOT to deport the guy in order to avoid any accusations of profiling or "insensitivity." If he wants to plant suspicions of a false flag operation, what better way to do it? I don't believe it, but others will.