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I'm not disagreeing, but 11 handguns later it's high time you get a revolver or two.

They'll fix that shortly, to allow just 10 clicks before you have to reload the page, then 10 more clicks, then reload... It is NJ, after all.

You could load that up to a really impressive muzzle velocity.

It was on the shelf with the .380mm guns.

That should help at the trial; but I don't think it will impress the arresting officer.

It's more of a handsgun technique.

I don't think anyone has crossed that bridge yet. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4c says the permit is automatically approved if the PD takes no action in 60 days, but doesn't address what happens next or what time limit may apply to the court.

If a judge wants to take the coward's way out and not sign, it's not the worst result we could have. As long as the permit gets issued. The judge can't both hide behind the 'I didn't review it' excuse and also add add a bunch of restrictions to the permit. Can't require a hearing, either.

Taken at home with my phone, using a suitable neutral wall as background. Uploaded to Walgreens photo center, using their 4x4 collage template on a 4”x4” print Total cost 53 cents. Each photo in the collage prints out at about 1.8” square, so leave enough blank space around your head to allow trimming to 1.5” square. Untrimmed, the photos might pass for 2x2”, but I think the consensus has been they really should be 1.5 sq.

The danger in that is that they could--just as the did under the old system--claim that virtually no one is applying for a permit, so nothing needs to change. I'd rather they be buried under permit applications, put the burden on them to explain why they aren't being approved.

Glocks and the like have become so prevalent that the manual safety is quickly becoming the manual transmission of anti-theft devices. Kinda.

I'm now registered for this year's Red, White and Que BBQ competition in Jackson, NJ next month. With only 8 spots left open, they have 28 teams entered in the Masters division, and 26 in the Backyard division. I've ordered team shirts, which should help improve on our 16th place finish last year. So, I'm back to doing lots of practice cooks in the two WSMs. I tried a new (to me) Blueberry Bourbon BBQ sauce on the chicken last weekend. It's really good, but the color is such an intense purple that it makes the chicken look almost black...so not something I'll be giving the judges. But if you want to give it a try, here is the recipe.

There has been a bit of discussion of the required 'passport photos' in this thread. I generated my own, as have a few others. Get a good, clear picture against a light-colored featureless background. Follow all of the other guidelines for a passport photo; don't smile, no hat, etc. I edited mine into a square format right in the photo app. I also lightened the background a little, but if you stand in front of a light enough wall to begin with, that isn't necessary. Leave enough background around you to allow for further cropping, and be sure to save high-resolution images at each step. I used Preview to edit the size to 1.5" square; GraphicConverter or most any other image editor will also work, either by letting you specify the size, or by putting rulers on screen so you can drag to the size you want. This may not have been a necessary step. I couldn't find any way to use the Walmart photo app to print one or more 1.5" images on a larger print, but if you use the Walgreens photo app, and select a collage print, 4" x 4" size, and select the collage layout that allows you to insert 4 same-size photos on the same print, it works great. When I picked up the print, each of the four images was 1.8" square, so I probably could have used the larger, square photos (skipping the edit to 1.5" sq) and they would have scaled them down to that same size. Simple enough to cut them down to 1.5" when cutting them from the collage print. My all-in cost for four 1.5" passport photos? 53 cents.

Adding engine, avionics, and the few other things will double the price, but that does look exceedingly cool. Kind of funny seeing a Mustang reproduction built in Germany. What's next, Corsair kits coming from Japan?

Do you have a link for those? All I'm finding on the Harbor Freight website are the portable lock boxes to hold a key. Thanks.

I think those models are all over 18.

Joe Biden endorsed this very technique! So it must be good. To quote: "[if] you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door." Joe Biden Crimestopper Tip Just blast your shotgun through the door. Of course, Joe has been wrong about every other pronouncement he's made about guns, so perhaps listening to someone smarter would be advised.

Or .30 Mauser bullets (.308, 85 grain) Or even the Speer 100 grain plinkers in .308 that can be used as a crappy substitute. I've not seen either in two years, and I've had notifications set on those sites that enable them. (So if anyone has a lead, let me know!)

I never understood the point of having a fingerprint on an ID card, but whatever, having the card issued at all is cause for celebration. The guidelines for passport photos don't allow smiling. It took my wife a couple of tries to look sufficiently unhappy to have her photo accepted.

One can complain to the Chief, or the Mayor, or seek redress through the courts, or ask StrikeForce to write a threatening letter. Any of these might help. In my case, I viewed staking out the police station as both a colossal waste of my time, and the simplest solution.

I feel your pain. The detective handling P2Ps in my town was also notorious for blocking progress. He wouldn't answer his phone, wouldn't return messages, on the rare occasion when he would schedule an appointment he wouldn't be there...or at least that was what the front desk would tell me. Never a cancellation or an explanation, he just wouldn't show up. I finally staked out the police station one day, and caught him coming into work. I followed him to the door with a friendly "Hey, good to see you...I'm here to pick up my permit." He did not look happy, but I got my permit. I did not look happy when I saw the chief had signed it weeks earlier, but at least I had it. I really hope someone else is in charge of permits now; I'll find out next month.

That is bizarre. Looking over the syllabus for the classroom training, I don't think it is humanly possible to speak slowly enough to hit the minimum 16 hours of required classroom time. Then there is two hours of range safety training, again requiring a glacially-slow pace to actually fill two hours. And at the end of that, the actual firing qualification is only 5 rounds. From the ready position. No holster. No strong hand/weak hand. No time limit, go as slowly as you want. From 12 feet. Hit a 25" x 11" piece of paper with 4 out of 5 shots, and you've passed. It kinda reads like the classroom and range safety sections were written by someone who didn't believe civilians should be granted carry permits, and the qualification section was written by someone who believed you shouldn't have to qualify at all, but had to write something down just the same.

Photos, and notarization fees (the latter sometimes included with the qualification or without charge through a bank). Travel costs for running all over to get all of the pieces in place. Possibly lost work time to travel out of state for fingerprints, and/or to appear before a judge.

From the link: "Prior to this week’s update, realtors were relying on language written in 1968 and 1971 to determine what defined firearms."