Mr.Stu

It is in their store policies on their web site. You could argue the no signage thing as a defense, but it would be a roll of the dice, IMO. It would be particularly difficult to use as a defense if the prosecutor was able to pull up this thread. You can't deny knowing about it now. I cancelled my membership and got a full refund because of their dumbass policy.

RDS have advantages and disadvantages. For me, with my eyes getting older, I now have difficulty seeing iron sights with my daily prescription lenses. I use progressives, and have to tilt my head way back to use the lower part of the lens to see the sights with any clarity at all. An RDS solves that problem because you should always be target focused with an RDS. The disadvantage is that you need to have a really good index when you raise the gun to be able to find the dot repeatably. Iron sights are much more forgiving in that regard because the front sight is easily located even if your index is poor. The front sight is always out there somewhere in sight, whereas if you are indexing an RDS badly, the dot is nowhere to be seen until you correct it to the point that the dot is in the window at all. I have seen countless people at matches draw their gun and then spend a couple of seconds fishing around trying to find the dot before they could engage their first target - the fraction of a second advantage you mentioned gets used up really fast! My advice is stick with irons, if that is what you are used to and you can see them without difficulty. If you are well practiced in finding your dot from a draw with an RDS, the target focus is beneficial should you find yourself in a fight. I switched to an RDS on my carry gun last year, but I was also using the same platform in regular IDPA and USPSA matches (2-3 times per month) so I was getting a good number of reps of drawing and finding that dot even without dedicated practice.

Assuming you're putting it on a handgun, get the 5moa version. 1moa is more suited to a long gun. A larger dot is more visible at lower brightness which leads to less starburst effect or glare. Also consider practical accuracy. 1moa is ¼ inch at 25 yards. What's your group size at 25 yards? 5moa is 1¼ inches. I'll bet that is still a good deal more precise than your shooting ability. On my USPSA match gun, I run a 10moa c-more. It works great, even for tricky shots at distance.

Assuming you're putting it on a handgun, get the 5moa version. 1moa is more suited to a long gun. A larger dot is more visible at lower brightness which leads to less starburst effect or glare. Also consider practical accuracy. 1moa is ¼ inch at 25 yards. What's your group size at 25 yards? 5moa is 1¼ inches. I'll bet that is still a good deal more precise than your shooting ability. On my USPSA match gun, I run a 10moa c-more. It works great, even for tricky shots at distance.

Some do, some don't. The original didn't. Some S&W and Kimbers use a variation of the Schwartz system which is deactivated by the grip safety. On the Colt Mark IV/Series 80 type guns it is deactivated via a linkage by the trigger. On S&W E-series guns, they did away with the Schwartz system and used a lightweight firing pin which can't transfer enough energy to ignite the primer if dropped.

This sort of thing does indeed happen. My then GF was at an IDPA match using a borrowed Kimber 1911. When at the safe table (no ammo present) she was unbagging the gun to put it in her holster. Part of the process is to check clear, point the gun in the designated safe direction and pull the trigger on an empty chamber. A fraction of a second after closing the slide in the middle of this procedure, the hammer dropped without any contact with the trigger. We called over the owner of the gun and was able to repeat the hammer follow issue approx. 1 time out of 3 closing the slide. Needless to say, the owner was horrified they had loaned a faulty gun and it was not used until it had been to a gunsmith to be fixed. If it had happened when loading to run a stage, it would have resulted in an accidental discharge.

Just wanted to remind everyone that IDPA matches are still running at Phillipsburg. We have a match next Sunday - registration is here: https://practiscore.com/phillipsburg-idpa-january-2024-sunday/register

The ruling doesn't even force PA to start issuing permits to 18-20 year olds. What it does is prohibit law enforcement from arresting or charging 18-20 year olds from open carrying during a state of emergency. 18-20 year olds could already open carry without a permit when there was no state of emergency declared. PA statute says you can open carry without a permit, unless there is a state of emergency in effect. If there is a state of emergency, you need a PA LTCF to carry open or concealed. It became an issue when Governor Wolf declared a state of emergency due to an opioid epidemic, and then for the Covid19 epidemic. The PA legislator has since curtailed the Governor's ability to declare sustained states of emergency.

It is 2 per cent of counties, not just 2 total. I'm pretty sure there are more than 100 counties in the country.

All the cops I know regard someone who declares having a PCH as a non-shitum, therefore not an issue.

This was discussed about a week ago. I even posted the statute and explained that only part of it was enjoined by the preliminary injunction https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/107572-ccw-question-in-the-car/&do=findComment&comment=1439067

It's because the statute requires it. You cannot legally leave a loaded gun in your vehicle, whether it's in a lock box or not.

By "Using" do you mean carrying in an IWB holster, or drawing from one? I carry IWB at approx. 3 o'clock and sitting in the car is like sitting anywhere else. Drawing would require releasing the seat belt and leaning forward a little so my elbow is not hindered by the seat bolster. If I'm attacked in my car, my first choice is to drive out of the danger zone. If that isn't possible, the next thing is to get out of the vehicle ASAP - you're literally a sitting target while you are in the car. I do not want to spend any time getting my gun from the console. I want to get out, and get moving while drawing. If the gun is not compatible with your requirements, why are you carrying that model of gun? No. The statute says the gun must be in a holster on your person. You could opt to transport it unloaded - like going to/from the range before carry permits were available to us peons - but I don't think that's what you were asking. 2C:58-4 Permits to carry handguns. 2C:58-4. a. Scope and duration of authority. Any person who holds a valid permit to carry a handgun issued pursuant to this section shall be authorized to carry a handgun in a holster concealed on their person in all parts of this State, except as prohibited by subsection e. of N.J.S.2C:39-5 and section 7 of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.6).

Read the whole statute. To be illegal the magazine must be able to hold more than 10 rounds AND be able to continuously feed them into a semi auto firearm. The mags you use with a .22LR conversion are completely different from a 5.56/.223 magazine. There is no way a .22LR round will feed from a 5.56/.223 mag especially if you stuff 11 of them in there - they would not stack properly. A prosecutor would have to ignore the statute to write up a charge. He could just as easily charge you with wearing green pants on a Wednesday. Don't worry about being charged with offenses that are completely imaginary. You can't think of them all, and you would never do anything.

Yes. I had someone qualify with a Ruger SR-22 a couple of weeks ago. His holster for his carry gun hadn't arrived in time. The gun was purple, not that it makes any difference.

There are basically 2 risks. One is extractor damage which is pretty low on a pivoting extractor design like a Glock. The traditional extractor on a 1911 is spring steel and it simply not designed to move out far enough to jump the rim of the case. The second issue is that the case rim is not designed to have the extractor jump over it, so repeated loading like this with the same round could deform the rim so the extractor doesn't get a proper purchase on it. That in turn could lead to a failed extraction. It is less of an issue with brass cased ammo than a softer material such as aluminum. To mitigate the second risk, when you can use your uplula, swap the round you're chambering, with one from the magazine periodically. Maybe mark the chambered round with a sharpie so you don't swap back to it on a later rotation.

DRGO has guidance on this: https://5ee4cd.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gun-question-resource-2.pdf

I just don't go to prohibited places on my bike

If it is loaded it has to be on you. If it is not on you, it must be unloaded and in a case. If you leave it in your car it must be unloaded and either in a secured case or locked in the trunk.

Walter is witty. Biden is witless.

Are you saying I'm weird?

Every time I fill up my bike

Sure. But why not toss it into the glove box to remove any doubt. Or take it with you. My spare mag very seldom leaves my pocket.

I used them during my divorce. Surprise, surprise my ex filed a TRO. Because gunsitters took ownership of my guns, when NJSP came calling to seize them, all I had to do was show them the receipt from gunsitters and they went away satisfied. When the divorce was over, I was able to get my FPIC back and take back my long guns after a NICS check. For the handguns, I had to get a PtPP for each one and filed for an OGAM exemption so I could get everything in one transfer under a single NICS approval. There's paperwork and fees which are a huge PITA and take a few months to complete, but I'm not a prohibited person because of any firearms being seized and not returned to me. My advice is for your friend to get it done and sooner than later. After the TRO is too late.

Laws prohibit behavior. If it is silent on where the mag must be, you can do anything you like with it. Take for example the admin code for state parks. That prohibits guns and ammo, so you can't carry the ammo in a state park. For most of the other sensitive places, the law is silent, so you can do what you want.