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NJ doesn't have gun shows because FFL's are only allowed to conduct business at their permanent location in NJ and because it's illegal to transport firearms too or from a gun show. The "loophole" is simply the fact that it's legal in America to buy and sell a firearm privately without going through an FFL. It's not a loophole. the anti-gunners are experts at language he media doesn't know any better so they pick up the term and spread it around.

My letter goes out in the mail tomorrow. I'm commenting on: FID cards will become invalid 30 days after you move or change your name. Since NJ's PD's don't comply with the 30 day statutory limit to issue cards, our cards need to remain valid until the PD's issue new ones. semi-auto shotguns with detachable mags will become illegal even if they don't have a second "evil feature" with no means for owners to come into compliance. Bang- you're a felon, can't sell it, can't take it out of state, can't turn it in. " justifiable need" to get a handgun carry permit - which is being re-adopted. The definition of "jusfiable need" to get a handgun carry permit basically says that you need to have an immediate need to use deadly force before you have the right to do so. That's absurd. But it was probably legal the last time the NJAC was adopted. The court case "Sicardi" ruled that the second amendment didn't apply to state governements and that it didn't protect an individual right so the state can do whatever it wants to stop you from having a gun. At the time, the second amendment had not been "incorporated to" the states. It wasn't clear if it only prevented the federal government from infringing or if it also prevented state governments from infringing. It also wasn't clear if the second amendment protected an individual right or a corporate right of a state militia. All that has changed. SCOTUS ruled very clearly in Heller and McDonald (2008 and 2010) that it is an individual right and that it applies to the states. Justifiable need is now clearly unconstitutional.

I never got anything. No membership card, no reminder that my membership was expiring. I figured they were spending my money on the fight instead of on shiny membership cards. I don't need another card.

I've only got 2 .22 pistols. Here's mine: A Browning Buckmark I bought for my 14 (now 15) yo daughter to shoot because she's scared of my other handguns and a Beretta Bobcat I bought 20+ years ago. I like the tip up barrel on the Beretta for unloading.

Both my oil fired furnace and my well pump are plug connected. This lets me plug them into the generator without the dangers that can come with wiring the house directly to a portable generator. If your furnace is oil, natural gas, or propane fueled, the heat comes from burning that fuel. Very little electric is needed to run the heater's electronics. Gas for your generator will last much, much longer if you're using it to run your home's heater instead of running an all electric space heater. Keep in mind that you will need to make sure that the whole heating system is powered including circulating pumps, in-duct fans, etc. Usually it's all powered from a single line to the heater but not always.

Neighbors are up in arms about shooting at a local gravel hole. Town might be taking action to shut it down. Local paper wants to know what everyone thinks. You'll find the poll on the left of the page about half way down. http://www.pressherald.com/2015/01/15/loud-gunfire-in-standish-ignites-noisy-rights-debate/

In NJ black powder guns and bb guns are firearms. In the rest of America they are not firearms. No background check, no permits, no other requirements. But as soon as you cross the river into NJ you're transporting a handgun so follow the transport rules.

Seal it tight. It will be fine.

If that is true, why do the "5 evil features" rules, which are only found in the administrative code, affect what we can own and not just what a dealer can transfer?

Only shot one once in .50. Recoil was surprisingly and disappointingly manageable. The gun was cartoonishly large. I couldn't reach the safety with my thumb.

I carry a Ruger LCP when I'm visiting America. I prefer pocket carry.

Significant to me are: Semi auto shotguns with a detachable magazine now become assault firearms with no provision to comply. Once this passes, you're a felon and you have no grace period to alter, sell, turn in, or otherwise comply with the law. you're stuck as a felon with no way out. FID card now becomes invalid 30 days after you move, change your name, or change your sex. The problem is that NJ's PD's rarely issue a new FID in 30 days. This will re-adopt the definition of "justifiable need" to get a NJ ccw. The last time this was adopted in 2007, there was no Heller or McDonald decision. Now that we have those decisions, the definition off justifiable need is clearly illegal now. Another change codifies the practice of NJ NICS being closed on holidays and Sundays. This practice causes economic harm to NJ dealers who lose business to NY, PA, and DE who's NICS are open 7 days a week and on holidays. there's more that might matter to you.

Lots of people saying to contact the Governor. Feel free but that's not the process. There is an official process for commenting on proposed changes to the administrative code. There is a 60 day public comment period open until February 13th. The instructions for submitting comments and all of the proposed changes can be found here: http://njsp.org/news/pdf/rp_20141215_1354.pdf

THAT ↑ needs to be the message. That it's Christie's anti-gun executive branch that's doing this. The superintendent of NJSP doesn't care if he's seen as anti-gun but if we can tie this to Christie, it might not be adopted as proposed. He's already said that NJ's gun laws might be "a little too strict". He's vetoed new gun control laws that his past suggests he probably really liked a lot. He does not want to be seen as anti gun - until after 2016.

It's not the mail that's so bad. It's the phone calls. I gave an old phone number that's no longer in use. 6 months later got a phone call on my wife's cell phone. I have no idea how they got that number. I told them if they called again, I'd drop my membership and never send in another dime. I'll still keep my membership up and I've even made the occasional donation to the legislative NRA organization (can't remember what it's called). But I'm not going to support them and be hassled by them. The mail eventually stops after you throw away all of the stuff they send that they want you to return if you don't like it. The first year's dues are surely wasted in mail I just throw away but each year after that I'm actually contributing.

I've bought 3 long guns out of state in the last year and a half. All three (different dealers) asked for my FID.

Thank you. I've also bought in PA and DE but wasn't' sure if NJ got any notification.

I knew this was the case for private sales, I'm assuming this also applies to dealers? Is there any way that NJ would know the number of long guns sold to NJ residents in another state on a particular date?

When I buy a long gun in PA, the dealer fills out a COE. Does a copy of that get sent to the NJSP? Thanks.

Find a local mechanic to look at it. You'll pay half what the dealer will charge and you'll be much less likely to get repairs you don't need. There might be an honest dealer somewhere but there are so many stories of people getting ripped off at the dealers that I wouldn't take the chance. A very close friend is a mechanic and was employed by two different dealers, two different manufacturers. He now works for an independent shop. He told me that when he worked for dealers, more than half the repairs he did were unnecessary. My friend would write up the estimate for repairs and hand it to the service manager. The service manager would get the customer's approval and hand back a new quote with additional repairs added. My nephew broke an exhaust manifold stud doing his own repair work. He took the truck to the dealer to have the stud drilled out and repaired. He showed the mechanic the broken stud. The service manager called and said that they had found a second broken stud so the cost would be double the initial estimate. My nephew went directly to the shop and found the mechanic working on the truck. The mechanic was actively working on the truck and knew nothing about a second broken stud. My secretary was in the dealership waiting for a repair to be done. While she waited, 5 different people came into the shop to get oil changes. All five were told by the service manager that the mechanic noticed they needed their breaks replaced and it was their lucky day - they had the parts in stock and could do it right now. I've got more stories but that's enough.

In NJ, NICS is closed on holidays. I've been looking online for a NICS holiday calendar for DE, PA, and NY and my google-fu is failing me. Does anybody know where I can find this information? Google turned up nothing for me and the state police sites don't seem to have the information posted. by the way, PA NICS spells "panics" which made google just sbout useless searching for that term. Thanks.

I am not a lawyer but... If he's transporting in NYC, I'm sure he's committing a crime there but I don't see any way not to commit a crime there at this point, even having it at home in NYC is probably a crime. Once he makes it across the Holland Tunnel, If he's transporting to a ffl in NJ, he's within one of the exemptions and not breaking the law - unloaded and cased of course. And since he purchased it before the the national firearms act of 1968, he's legal to own it. (except for the NYC thing).

Gun safes are tax exempt. The link says this is a personal safe, not a gun safe. I suspect that's the problem.

That which is not prohibited is mandatory.

Is that Whitney a shotgun or rifle and what gauge/caliber - if you know. And does it appear to work?