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I've learned so many new things from reading the linked article. "Silencers are dangerous weapons'. The devices are also called 'mufflers'. They reduce the 'kickback of a gun'. They increase the ability to 'fire rounds more quickly'. They 'increase shooter's accuracy'. The proposed ban is called the HEAR act, when the I'M DEAF act might be more accurate. And why the hell are there exemptions only for some atomic energy personnel and current and former law enforcement personnel?

One of the instructors in that video, and some other old FBI training videos, is Mark Felt. He later went on to become the #2 guy in the FBI. And later still revealed not long before his death that he'd been Deep Throat, the Watergate informant working with Woodward and Bernstein. Dad went to high school with him.

There are a few things in that article that don't make sense to me, but perhaps someone with better knowledge of armament can comment. They claim black powder is 'used in small quantities in munitions to ignite more powerful explosives', in 'M16 bullets, and 155 mm howitzer shells and Tomahawk and other cruise missiles.' Now I know that's not true for 'M16 bullets', but I have a hard time believing black powder still is used in howitzer shells or cruise missiles. It's not a primary explosive; as far as I know you can't use it to set off charges of TNT or C4 or RDX or other secondary explosives. Also, and this doesn't relate to the explosion in Louisiana, the article says there is only a single source making titanium cases for howitzers. If they are talking about shell casings, wouldn't titanium be a nonsensical choice? Expensive, hard to work with, and won't expand to seal the breach when firing the gun? Still, I was tickled to see that Estes bought the black powder mill in order to keep it going. I burned plenty of black powder in Estes rocket motors when I was younger.

Bumping the post for the charity shoot on Saturday. This is a LOT of fun; shoot as much or as little as you like for a single entry fee; it's a very informal competition, beginner friendly, and food will be served! It's an indoor range, so the crappy Saturday forecast doesn't matter. And what other event includes stages shot from the FBI crouch?

$#!*%!! FJB!!! We plan to buy the retirement home later this year, and we’ve gotta directly subsidize the high-default borrowers? Sonofabitch

I wouldn’t saddle the military or most cops with them, just the protection details for every politician who supports smart guns.

I agree with the alteration idea. A little creative tailoring, and some velcro or magnetic closures, would allow quick access to a concealed weapon...or whatever.

French protests, strikes, walkouts are so weird...and so common. A bunch of years ago I got stranded trying to get to Charles deGaulle airport by train, for a flight out of Paris. I was not stranded because of a general transit strike. I was not stranded because of a railroad strike. No, I was stranded because the workers on JUST THAT ONE TRAIN, that I happened to be on, decided to strike. They pulled it into Gare de Nord station and simply walked away, leaving the train there blocking the platform and tracks. Everything else in and out of the station was still running, but the workers didn't want to move the train I'd been on out of some weird solidarity thing even though they probably had no idea what the workers on the one train had gotten bent out of shape about.. So I missed my flight back home. And Air France was not particularly helpful in getting me on another flight.

So maybe the pro-2A states should outsource their efforts to overturn such bans to corporate counsel for Colt.

Channeling my inner 13-year-old, this whole discussion makes me think of the Austin Powers Fembots. Fembots

How many carry permit applications has the state received? NJ won't say. The Judiciary said they received 11, 298 applications while the courts were still part of the approval process, the State Police another 5,730, which may have overlap with the court's figures, but the AG claims they simply don't know and have no way to track how many total applications have come in. The article notes that in general, NJ won't reveal numbers about guns, crimes, and police disciplinary actions in the state. NJ hasn't issued a Uniform Crime Report since 2020. We don't know how many permit requests have come in, says AG in charge of knowing such things.

Bump! I'm encouraged by how few businesses have made it onto the 'no guns' list that is at the top of this thread, but if anyone has encountered new signs, let me know and I'll add them to the list.

I've got an assortment of mostly large-caliber reloading dies (lightly used, though not by me), with some brass and bullets to match. Buy 'em all and get ready for your African safari! I can provide photos and better descriptions on request. .458 Winchester Mag RCBS die set $30 $25 .458 Winchester Mag ~60 cases, 40 bullets (350 gr and 500 gr) $40 for all. $30 for all. .458 dies, cases, and bullets for $45 .375 H&H Magnum Forester Benchrest dies and partial box of Barnes 270 gr bullets. $45 .300 Win Mag Lee three die set $20 .300 Weatherby Mag 35 cases. $10 .240 Weatherby Mag RCBS 3 die set, plus a neck sizer die $25 $20 .240 Weatherby Mag ~100 cases $30. $20 I'm in Morris County; for now I'd prefer to avoid shipping any of these items, but could meet locally, or at Riverdale, Cherry Ridge, or North Jersey Clay Target Club ranges. The first to post "I'll take it" wins the sale for that item.

Yep. It allows the governor to unilaterally appoint all members of the election watchdog commission, without legislative approval, for 90 days. The 30 days before and 60 days after each general election, for example.

The legislature passed, and Murphy will sign on Monday, the misleadingly-named Election Transparency Act. This gives the governor nearly complete control over the Election Law Enforcement Commission, the watchdog agency that oversees our elections, and also doubles political contribution limits, and greatly weakens pay-to-play laws. As a means to ensure that the party in power always remains in power, it sounds like something right out of the Putin/Jinping playbook. How bad is it? The entire Election Law Enforcement Commission resigned in protest yesterday, and most of them were Democrats. Election Law Enforcement Commissioners Resign Good government groups opposed the bill Act will gut Pay-to-Play protections

It's for the kids.

Yep, I'm putting mine down tomorrow, in Morris County. Soil temps in the front yard (which is mostly sunlit) shot up from 48F on Friday to 58F yesterday, which caught me off-guard. Even the shaded sides are suddenly getting close to 55F. And I only learned last year that using Halts for Japanese stilt grass, which I have in abundance, requires putting it down a week or two earlier than one would for crabgrass prevention.

In related news, NJ Democrats are calling for 'common sense' restrictions on fictional protective gear, and vow swift action to ban Mandalorian armor...for the children.

You open those?

The flashing list of allowed places towards the top right of that page has at least one error: Casinos. The TRO did allow for carry in casinos, but the Casino Association of NJ declared in early February that their Casinos are off-limits for carry. Private property, so they can do that. The ruling on the Preliminary Injunction (the follow-up to the Temporary Restraining Order) is expected in the not-too-distant future, so there could be further changes coming soon. A fairly current list of places where carry would be legal under the law, but is prohibited by private property owners, can be seen here: NJ businesses posting 'No Guns' signs

The article refers to them both as 'bullets' and 'ammunition'; the press commonly uses those interchangeably. I also suspect they were caught with ammunition. I'd promise to never again complain about the media getting bullets/ammo and magazines/clips wrong, if only they'd stop referring to semiautomatics as 'assault weapons'. But they're doing the latter intentionally, so that won't happen...

Sounds like the makings of a NJ Gun Forums Road Trip! I've no experience with post oak, but the masters of Texas brisket swear by it. Hickory sounds good. Maybe a little mesquite thrown in. That's potent smoke, it's a wonderful flavor in small doses, but all mesquite can be overpowering.

Low and slow, in a BBQ pit of suitable size, or a dedicated hog cooker. Mason-Dixon BBQ, who runs the most excellent boot camp classes (I wrote up my brisket boot camp experience in the NJ BBQ thread) also does an overnight whole hog bootcamp. I'm very tempted to sign up, even though the odds of me ever cooking a whole hog are pretty slim. It still sounds like a lot of fun. https://mdbbqservices.com/bootcamps/