wooly bugger

Is it "ten or more" or "over ten?" Big difference. How do you "register" something with no serial number?

Also, it's very important to click at least 4 or 5 times when you're out of ammo in order to remind your opponent that you are, in fact, out of ammo and completely vulnerable.

The aftermath of superstorm Sandy is having an impact on gun ownership in one New Jersey county—an unusual intersection of current events. The storm's floodwaters damaged tens of thousands of Essex County mental health records used as part of background checks for gun purchases, county officials said, meaning some prospective gun owners have not been able to buy pistols or rifles for several months. The delays—which come during a nationwide debate over gun rights in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting—have caused some Second Amendment advocates to cry foul. "A right delayed is a right denied," said Kevin Desouza, 25 years old, who said he applied for an identification card to purchase a firearm in late October following break-ins near his Newark home. The months-long backlog coincides with a surge in gun ownership in New Jersey and across the country, as some residents fear stricter firearms laws following the Newtown shooting. Officials say the backlog is close to being cleared. The damaged mental health records have been restored and are being reorganized and used for background checks, said James Paganelli, the Essex County administration's counsel and adjuster, who oversees the records. Gun applicants with last names from A to E were slated to be reviewed Wednesday, while the rest of the backlog may be cleared by next week. The backlog came about after Sandy flooded a Belleville storage facility containing the Essex County mental health records, said Mr. Paganelli. The files, which are displayed on 3-by-5-inch paper index cards as mandated by state regulation, were stored in a cabinet-like structure. "There were close to 50,000 mental health record cards that had to be restored," wrote Anthony Puglisi, an Essex County spokesman, in an email. After getting into the substantially flooded building and retrieving the cards, county officials sent out the records for drying and to be treated for any mold, said Mr. Paganelli. Belfor, a restoration company, handled the project. County officials said they could not provide the number of delayed requests. The mental health record is just one of the many documents that law-enforcement officials use as part of the gun purchasing application process, said Lt. Stephen Jones, a State Police spokesman. Along with fingerprints and application forms, the prospective gun owner goes through an extensive background check that includes personal references, arrest files and motor vehicle records, said Sgt. Glenn Ross, assistant head of the State Police firearms investigation unit. And right before they acquire the firearm from the gun vendor, buyers also go through one last background check done by the State Police, called the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS. The mental health records are generated when a person gets involuntarily committed for treatment by the courts, said Mr. Paganelli. New Jersey—where the state Assembly has passed new regulations that will be taken up soon by the Senate—had a record number of background checks for gun purchases last year, 85,851, compared with 60,256 in 2011, according to FBI statistics. The state is on record pace in the first two months of this year, said Lt. Jones. Scott Bach, executive director of the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association, said he had received many phone calls about the issue. "It's hard enough to be a law-abiding gun owner in New Jersey. The last thing we need is government bureaucracy and inefficiency getting in the way of the exercise of a fundamental right," said Mr. Bach. Michael Osias, 39, a Verona resident, had applied for a pistol permit in September. "To me, it's not fair," he said. "I don't have mental health records."

Is there a way to zip tie a perp safely by yourself?

Come on guys, be reasonable. I'm sure she has our best interests at heart but is a busy woman and doesn't have time to explain it all to us. We just need to trust her and "pass it, so we can find out what's in it." Remember how well that turned out with Obamacare?

Note the shift in language from "handgun control" to just "gun control" to "gun safety." In my opinion, when people keep changing the name of something over time, it's because the thing is inherently undesireable, so any name gets tainted with use and eventually needs replacing.

What's UPW, and why was the gun illegal?

Seriously? How long have you been living in this totalitarian utopia of ours?

I stopped reading Slate, as well as the NYT and listening to NPR, in the past few months, because it's bad for my blood pressure. But here's a great article in Slate about how Bloomberg is completely shooting the gun control movement in the foot with his nationwide power play. It seems he misjudged the mood outside of Manhattan. Not everyone wants to have his choices dictated by a megalomaniacal tyrant. I predict that soon, a Bloomberg endorsement will be a mark of death. Michael Bloomberg?s gun control campaign: The New York City mayor?s fight against gun rights advocates is making it hard for his allies to broker bipartisan legislation. - Slate Magazine I didn't see the Bloomberg ad featuring the pro-gun control fudd, but I'm going to look for it, as it sounds like it might be good for a laugh: "The ads financed by the Bloomberg group neatly encapsulate the problem of whether the message can survive the messenger. In one ad, a man holding a shotgun is wearing plaid flannel and a camouflage cap. He sits on the tailgate of a pickup truck while children play behind him. He says, “I support comprehensive background checks so criminals and the dangerously mentally ill can’t buy guns.” The message reflects coordination: frame background checks as a way to protect the public from criminals and the mentally ill, not an attempt to infringe on the rights of innocent law-abiding citizens. But the “hunter” in the ad is a little too stylized, and the spot has rightly been lampooned by conservative commentators for breaking a few basic gun safety rules. (The man points his gun while children play nearby and he has his finger on the actual trigger). “It’s like what a person from Manhattan thinks a hunter looks like,” said one Democratic strategist."

It's only sporting. You want to give the bad guy time to react in order to demonstrate your superior shooting skills. Not exactly true. You shouldn't believe what you see in the movies. Instead, you should rely on experts like Joe Biden. Just to clarify, *Double barrel* shotguns have no recoil. Anything scary looking, like a Saiga, would be still be very hard to shoot, similarly to the AR-15 and other weapons of war. If you must ignore his advice and use a pump shotgun, be sure to cock it with one hand, by holding onto the forearm and relying on a brisk up and down movement to cock it. This allows you a free hand to shield the heroine or child whom you are bound to protect.

Better yet, why not have a ring, where a bunch of us protect and pay each other?

Salt? I hear it's useful for chasing away uninvited guests.

Could you elaborate? Have you seen the text of the bill? It's not up yet.

Weird, they usually have strange ammo like 5mm or BP blanks, and now the only thing in stock is real .22LR. I'm not familiar with it, but if I were hard up for .22, I'd jump on it.

Interesting that they include "economic freedom" in the calculation. Alaska jumped out at me as unexpectedly un-free, and on reading, it has very good personal freedom but lots of fiscal problems. Interesting to note that NY ranked dead last...before the SAFE act. Now, there's probably no point in even comparing it with American states. Speaking of the Koch brothers, where are they in this whole debacle. It's interesting that any time they used their money, the media characterized it as part of a nefarious conservative anti-democratic conspiracy. But when Bloomberg blatantly buys elections in other states, he's a hero. We could use some Koch money right about now.

In NJ at least, I don't think the panic is entirely unwarranted. With 76 bills and growing, they're sure to look for every possible way to limit ammo sales or make them prohibitively expensive or limit possession or start some big brother tracking scheme. I've been buying opportunistically. If i see something I shoot and at a normal price, I'll buy it. Fortunately I bought a whole bunch in early January, when it was still available through Midway, so I'm not desperate, but definitely wish I'd bought more earlier. I'll be getting an M1 and a M-N M44 as soon as my NICS clears (8 days and counting :wild: .) I have both surplus and commercial ammo for both, so I'll be getting them out to the range ASAP to decide what they like. I hope they both like surplus, so I can stack up a bunch of spam cans of 7.32x54 and cans of Greek .30-06 for cheap. Otherwise, I'll get a few hundred rounds of expensive commercial ammo and a reloading set up as soon as I can. I'll need a few crates of Russian spam cans anyway just because they're so cool. Sandy definitely changed my views on gasoline. Now I keep 10 gallons in cans and plan to cycle them through my cars every 3 months, so it will be fresh. Enough to run a generator for a few days or make a dash to a free state if necessary.

Whatever's on sale at Costco. I have girly facial hair, so I just swipe it across my face a few times in the shower, and I'm done. One razor lasts me many weeks. I have a Dovo straight razor but can't get a close enough shave with it. I strop with compound about 20 times and have tried both immediately after and 24 hours after stropping, but still not as smooth as the cheapo razor. The safety razor sounds interesting, and they aren't too expensive on Amazon. Any recommendations on which of the many Merkur models are the best? Does it strike anyone as strange that there is a significant overlap between gun enthusiasts and old school shavers? Maybe we were all born in the wrong century.

Just tried out my new Savage 24C. It's a very neat gun, and I got a lot of interest at the range. The only problem was, I had one failure to extract the 20 gauge shell. Does anyone know what causes this? Weak spring on the extractor? Not enough lubrication? I also tried out some .22LR shotshells. I thought they were a gimmick, but they work quite well. I tried both the CCIs and the Winchester. I preferred the Winchester, because I think they're loaded with more shot. I was regularly hitting cans with multiple pellets out to around 20 yards, so I think it would be good for pest control.

I hate his brand of broad, lowest common denominator physical comedy.

I was relieved to hear from his office that there was a clerical error, and Mr. Albano does not support A4001, requiring a scarlet letter on our DLs. I just wanted to let you know that this was a staff error and that the Assemblyman did not intend to be a co-sponsor of the legislation, and does not support the legislation. We have submmited the paperwork to remove the Assemblyman from the bill. Thank you for your understanding.

Googled to find a forum to discuss all the recent madness.

I think we should take a pool on when they shut their doors.

CTD was cancelling legitimate orders. As far as I can see, Kelly just broke the law by doing a straw purchase, and the store is legally obligated to cancel the transaction and report the crime.

Remember Cabbage Patch Kids? Beanie Babies?

Who has the power to start disciplinary action? I fear it's Oliver who will certainly protect her own. Sadly, I think only the voters can do anything, and based on the comments on nj.com, many democrats will slavishly stand by their man, just as they did with Clinton.