I thought it might be fun to see what aspects of firearm ownership are of greatest importance to forum members and why we all risk our personal liberty by owning firearms in this great State. Please select all that apply and let me know if I overlooked a category.

 

PS. If we keep this serious, it could be an opportunity to send a passive message to the anti-gun lurkers.

PSS. What does "Make votes public" do? I did not check it because I was not sure it if outted individual responses. Do I need to check that box?

I had to enter Collecting: personal interest, although I love shooting clays.

 

As an engineer I've always found firearms very mechanically interesting.

 

I suppose this is one of the reasons why I think the PX4 Compact is such a significant weapon in the panoply of arms - it has a recoil reducing rotating barrel and a slide lock on the right side. I can't stress the significance of that right-sided slide lock as an advancement in technology. Why was it never done before? I suppose this interest reinforces my admiration of the Glock 19 even though I personally distaste the weapon. The Glock 19 is literally the "perfect" firearm for carry, self defense, home defense and recreation. As an engineer, I appreciate good engineering and the G19 is good engineering.

I had to enter Collecting: personal interest, although I love shooting clays.

 

It's multi-select. Select all that apply. Shooting clays would be a recreational shooting sport.

Personal Defense (outside the home or place of business)

 

Is this a joke?

Is this a joke?

Retired LEO and a select few others enjoy the privlege.

Is this a joke?

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Many people who live in NJ are near PA or work in PA, and carry there.

Responded.

Other - Because I was out of my mind to live in NJ.

 

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

I just like things that go boom

Hey Tom13, is that Lage's gun in your avatar? If you don't know what I am talking about, you better check this out:

 

http://www.max-11.com/TopSecret.html

 

If you do know what I am talking about, I'd be curious to know "who's" it is. Not a full name or anything, I already know who the people are so a hint will do.

 

BTW, it is true they are "not for sale." It is also true it is possible to own one if you get to know some people and are willing to pay out the ass.

Other: Waiting for Canada to invade.

Voted

 

I said Other, Guns are bad m'kay

Wow, I selected all but two.

With 74 respondants, it looks like Recreational Shooting, Home Defense, Personal Collecting, and Prepping are the leading reasons why we want firearms in NJ.

 

 

I'll update when we get over 100.

Can you do a Pie Graph? I like pie.

Pie for Paul

 

Interesting. I personally, for the most part, only have an interest in guns, or variants of guns, that have at one time been used by SOME military. I don't care about most civilian marketed firearms, so when I look for stuff it's usually milsurp, or milstyle. I guess this is because, to me, firing a gun that was used by a military is a big part of what being a solider was like in that time. When I fire my Vz24, which is similar to a Mauser 98, it's interesting to know that soldiers felt that same sensation, pulled that same trigger. Of course, a range is nowhere near the same as a battlefield, but it's still fascinating.

 

I'm surprised how few are "collectors" out there.

Almost all of the above..