maintenanceguy

Depends on how much noise we make next time.

Albert. If you have 262 people (37% of the 707 participants) willing to participate and fund their own qualifications and application, go for it now. Once the applications are in and denied I think you could raise the funds through a gofundme type site. Once a committment is shown, people will be more likely to donate. In fact, most of the 2A organizations (NRA, SAF, GOA, etc.) seem to financially support projects after the projects are already underway. Let's do this. I'd join in if the door's still open for more participants.

National reciprocity may be the best we'll get but I still have a fundamental problem with it. If we accept that the congress can pass a law that dictates who can carry a gun and where, then the right to bear arms is no longer a right but a privilege. By attempting to expand this right, they are proving that it isn't one at all. In my opinion, the congress is not allowed to pass any additional conditions on a constitutionally enumerated right. I'd much prefer a SCOTUS that would affirm what we already know, that all of the rights in the bill of rights apply as written.

All versions require following the law in each respective state. That means all NJ or NYC has to do is make it illegal to carry within 1000ft of a school, park, government building, church, or daycare center and all of NJ will still be gun free.

I need somebody to catch me up. There is apparently a poll. I'm assuming it's to see how many would apply for carry permits. I've gone to NJ2AR.org a few times hoping the poll will be there. That page just directs me to a facebook page that doesn't seem to mention this poll. Can somebody fill me in on the details?

Paragraphs please. I can't even read a lot of this.

My gut says that shareholder or limited partner is probably okay. Otherwise there would have to be a background check to purchase Stock in Ruger Corp. General partner, probably not okay.

There could also be liability with too heavy a trigger pull. NYPD seems to have a strong record of missing the bad guy and shooting bystanders. I've read that to prevent accidental discharges, NYPD has modified their duty weapons to have a 14lb trigger pull. This of course, makes it almost impossible to keep your sights on target when pulling the trigger. If all of this is actually true, it seems that a heavy trigger could lead to liability.

Legal to transport, in the manner required, between your home and business that you own. If the break up was bad and there's any possibility of a restraining order, talk to a lawyer and get advice on how to protect your guns. There may be nothing you can do to keep them but a lawyer would know. If I was in a situation where a restraining order was a possibility, I'd sell everything I had to family OUT IF STATE in advance and keep all of the paperwork to prove I had no guns. I'd be afraid that selling them in state would just expose more people to midnight raids to get the guns I just sold.

I'd apply if others were and there was a well thought out plan. However, I'm gun shy. I saw NJ2AS sort of kind of pretend to almost start such a project when it's membership practically rioted at a monthly meeting over the lack of attention to ccw. I saw the breakup of the NJ2AS leadership and the forming of two other groups that seem to be floundering or maybe gone altogether. ANJRPC is probably the most organized in NJ but they aren't going to tackle something this bold, they're still writing letters asking the police departments to please stop breaking the law. I'm not sure there's a group in NJ I'd stand behind right now to organize this. Since NJ awards 600 to 800 permits a year, I'd get involved if I was convinced that there were 200 others willing to do the same. If a dozen did it, it's not enough to make a difference. If somebody gets commitments contingent on that number being reached, I'm in.

Doesn't seem liike the ammo manufacturers are hurt by this. They can easily re-tool to use a different bullet or might be able to source bullets that fit the existing machinery. The ban on imports will mean less competition, higher prices, and more sales. It's a win for domestic manufacturers.

In a world that made sense, there would be no background check at all. Criminals that will commit violent crimes aren't submitting to these checks so they only apply to the good guys anyway. Clearly, these background checks aren't having any effect on criminals since they continue to find sources of firearms.

Bridgeton NJSP Barracks is not doing this. Odd that one NJSP station is doing thing differently than another.

My gun safe has more guns than it has gun slots. You can jamb another one in there.

They don't check the terror watch list because the list is a secret. The NJSP doesn't have access to it. I would object to checking this list because (1) There is no due process to get on or off the list (2) The list is a secret and not subject to any public review or challenge. (3) If John Smith is on the list - all the other John Smiths will be rejected (4) The John Smith that doesn't belong on the list can get a card from TSA that lets him fly anyway. No such mechanism exists with background checks. (5) There are specific things that disqualify someone from exercising this constitutionally guaranteed right under Federal law. Being on a secret government list that you can't challenge, won't be told how you got on the list, and can't have your rights restored if you're the wrong guy on the list, isn't one of those disqualifying things - thankfully. The governor signed the bill but it can't be implimented.

Gottlieb (SAF) has challenged a lot of bad laws and had a lot of them changed. The challenges often start out with stupid little cases that seem insignificant that take years to get through the courts. He's good at strategy and has had a lot of success doing this. In my life, I've noticed that winners tend to continue to win and Gottlieb is one of those winners. I'm cautiously optimistic.

Before I had a safe, my long guns were trigger locked and in the cheap $20 hard cases in my bedroom closet. It made it a little inconvenient moving them around to get to the one in the back but it worked for many years.

We stopped at Natural Bridge in VA on the way down and spent a day there and at the nearby caverns. Natural Bridge is definitely worth seeing. We also did about 20 miles of skyline drive which was fun but 20 miles was just enough for us. Skyline drive may be closed for the winter.

Why is this so simple to me? If he was stopped for drug charges and hints at hiring a prostitute, and the gun charge is therefore appropriate, where's the drug and prostitution charge? Maybe he's a junkie and a pervert. But until he has a felony conviction, he still has his 2A rights if the 2A doesn't cover 1750s flintlocks, we're in trouble. But I agree that the sheriff has muddied the waters enough to ruin Van Gilders chance at being our poster boy.

I'm picturing 20 guys at my door wanting to talk to me. Half are in camouflage hunting coats and the other half are wearing their best black tactical vests with holsters filled with bananas. Two are carrying "recall sweeney" signs. Two are holding out donation cups for Shaneen Allen. And the rest are holding up signs that either support or complain about NJ2AS, NRA, and NJARPC. We are our own worst enemy. If independence loving Americans weren't so independent we might accomplish something.

I can get out of jail for $250?

Maybe it's now possible. Maybe a government official who violates a civil right can do jail time: US Supreme Court Rules Government Officers Liable

Different federal circuit courts for DC and NJ. A ruling in one circuit court does not count in the others until SCOTUS solves it for the whole country. SCOTUS already answered "individual right" and "right to keep" in our favor but seems unwilling to rule on "right to bear".

I met CMJeepster today an took the old rusty shotgun off his hands. A couple of the 100 year old screws didn't survive the dis assembly. I don't know why old screws have such shallow slots in the heads. I I did get it all apart. The rusty old barrel is in the electrolysis tank now. Unless it goes embarrassingly bad, I'll do a post showing the before and after in a few days. Thanks CM.

We keep welding rods in a large metal cabinet in a cold, drafty, damp corner of the shop. Welding rods absorb humidity and need to be kept dry. We installed a 100W light bulb in the bottom of the cabinet. It keeps the inside of the cabinet a couple of degrees warmer than the outside air. It's worked for 15 years or more.