Mr.Stu

Or they assume she's a cop, or just don't notice at all. Many people are just that unobservant.

If you have been watching the NJ gun pages on FB, you would realize there are a lot of people displaying a lack of thinking.

There have been a few people post pictures on Facebook. I can't find them now.

Are you going to take the mag disconnect out? They shoot even better if you do.

For the few permits that have been issued so far where the owner has published them, the court has restricted them to the guns used for qualification. It is written on the back of the permit including make, model, caliber and serial number.

I ran my first 3 candidates through HQC1 & HNQC this evening. All 3 passed both CoF. They will keep me posted on the progress of their applications.

They misspelled sense

A hint for those of Scottish descent: “I’m actually pale blue: it takes me a week of sunbathing to turn white.” — Billy Connolly

I like that it is still on there. It is a poke in the eye to all the judges that used to deny us. There's a check box to deny on the grounds of lack of justifiable need AND YOU CAN'T USE IT!

PtPP is a permit to purchase a pistol. If you don't already have a handgun you're going to need one of those to acquire the gun you intend to carry. Doing the quals ahead of time is what I did. I actually did it before the Bruen decision came out as I was sure it would be issued soon and the quals are good so long as they were done no more than 6 months before the application is submitted.

Not even cheap at half the price!

If I was an ammo dealer, I would be tempted to keep my records in a text file on a Commodore Pet with magnetic tape storage.

The name of the company that has the exclusive contract is Identogo. If you're willing to pay the $39.95 upcharge for out of State processing, you can find plenty of open appointments in neighboring States. I went to Easton, PA, and had no trouble getting a quick appointment.

Good point, but I'm also lazy like to be efficient. Why write up a whole page describing a CoF when I can achieve the same thing with 11 characters and 2 spaces?

Where are you seeing that? I saw the part that says that 60 days after submitting the app, if the police have not approved or denied, it is approved by default. I cannot see anything that says how long the court has after that.

I prefer 3 o'clock. What I don't like about 4 o'clock is the way the butt will stick out when I bend forward, say to pick something up. Appendix, I just can't get comfortable at all. Either the gun is too low and pokes me when I sit, or it is so high that it flops around above my belt. Maybe a need some 'old guy' pants with a higher waistband.

It depends on what kind of noob you might be. IDPA adds a lot of extra things to think about in addition to handling your handgun - sequence of target engagement, number of rounds, shooting positions, reloads, etc. If you are very new to shooting and have to think about how to carry out manipulations of your gun, you should continue to practice in a shooting port to build your familiarity. If you are fully familiar with your gun, have developed good muzzle awareness and trigger finger discipline, and know how to clear stoppages, but have never shot in an action match before, I would have no issue with you giving it a try to see if you like it (you will, BTW) If you have never shot this type of match you will need a safety briefing. Due to time constraints, I will do the briefing at 5:30 on the day of the match if anyone new is showing up. I have added a question on the sign-up page to let me know if I need to show up early to run the briefing. No experience and no briefing = no shooting

Call your town PD. They should be able to make corrections. If you have no town PD, call the NJSP barracks that services your area.

On the subject of what CoF should be used for quals, the statute and Admin Code are silent on what the CoF should be, or even any guidance as to what skills it is supposed to test. I am planning to start running quals - I have 2 volunteers to be guinea pigs to verify that my NRA Basic Pistol Instructor cert is sufficient to sign off on quals. From my liability perspective, I am going to use HQC1 and HNQC. If someone I have signed off on is involved in an incident I wouldn't be surprised if they come looking for me to see whether the person really was properly qualified. If I can point to the CoF and say that is is the same that LEO and RPO use, I think I have a better chance of avoiding liability than if I used some other CoF that I just made up on my own. I also already have firearms instructor liability insurance.

I got instructions from NJSP Washington on what to use to book an Identogo appointment. I actually did my prints in the morning before I dropped off my packet to the NJSP Washington Station. Permit to Carry Instructions Washington Station 2022.pdf

I spoke with the trooper at NJSP Washington today. As of this afternoon, my application is the only one on her desk but she hasn't done anything with it yet - I dropped it off 6/30 so it has sat for almost a week (but over a holiday) She seems very nice and not an anti, so hopefully things will go OK. We joked about me being her guinea pig, but she has done permits before for armored car, etc.

Come to Phillipsburg Pistol Club on the 3rd Wednesday evening each month for IDPA. I put on 6 stages. IDPA rules are that I cannot require more than 18 rounds per scenario stage, so that's a maximum of 108 rounds . Rarely do I set up the stages for the max so you can compete every month for typically less than 100 rounds. This month's sign up is here: https://practiscore.com/phillipsburg-idpa-july-2022-wednesday/register

I don't think so. I am certified as an NRA Basic Pistol Instructor and I have a couple of volunteers willing to test the systems to see if me signing off on their quals will be accepted. I'll post what we find out.

Maybe HBWC loaded backwards?

My perspective is different. I don't see any reason to allow time for the people who have shat on us for decades to come up with new and innovative ways to shit on us some more. Are they going to anyway? Sure. But I'm not hanging around waiting for them. My app is in and I'm going to do all I can to get my permit under the rules as they stand.