Given the civilian disarmers’ wish list presented to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie by the SAFE Task Force he created to examine ways to further encroach on the Second Amendment rights in his state, yesterday’s announcement of the new proposals he intends to push isn’t nearly as bad as they might have been. Other than throwing more money (that the state doesn’t have) at mental health programs and requiring a parent to sign off before junior can take home the latest Gears of War, if Chris gets his way, prospective gun owners will have to . . .
…show their driver’s license in addition to their permit when buying a gun. That’s the same driver’s license they had to show to procure the state’s blessing and a Firearm Purchaser Identification Card in the first place. Useless? Yep. PITA? Meh.
But then there’s the big one. The measure that’s sure to make all the difference and send a chill down the spines of every Newark and Jersey City street thug. The Gov wants to ban the purchase of Barrett .50 cal rifles. Does it matter that you can probably count the number of crimes committed in the nation’s armpit with a .50 BMG on zero fingers? Apparently not.
“The package of bills Christie is sending the Legislature includes only a few that are direct gun-control measures,” usatoday.com reports. True enough. Conspicuous by its absence is an arbitrary magazine capacity limit. Well, a more arbitrary one. Jersey already has a 15 round max. No Internet ammo purchase prohibition or further restrictions on private gun sales, either.
The Governor apparently looked across the Hudson and decided that he wanted no part of Andy Cuomo’s little disaster. Or the court fights that would likely follow. But don’t let your guard down Garden Staters. The legislature’s bound to make a bad bill worse.
A cynic might view the Governor’s limited list (for a northeastern anti-gun state) of proposals and conclude that this will allow him to say that he’s “done something” about gun violence, while still leaving him a viable candidate for national office. Thank God no one around here is that cynical.
One that’s affordable, 100% reliable, and easy to clean. Oops, no such thing (but I still want one anyway).
I have a few, but my favorite is:
Doublestar 16″ flat top with GI front sight.
Random 4 rail aluminum forend.
Pistol form factor 160 lumen flashlight/strobe.
Mission First Tactical’s React Magwell Grip placed 1/2 way down the rail.
A.R.M.S. BUIS in rear.
Primary Arms 3X Compact Scope.
LAR Grizzly lower with a Rock River Arms short fixed stock.
Mission First Tactical G-27 pistol grip.
All loaded with Tubb Precision CS springs.
I had an Effin’ A tunable compensator installed, but went back to the A2 flash hider. I found out the hard way that .223 and 5.56 have drastically different reactions to the comp’s tuning.
TO: All
RE: So Much for Fat Boy
But I have to wonder how he was suborned.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[The Truth will out….you can’t trust professional politicians…..]
I don’t think Christie got Bloomberg’s memo on Super Slurpees.
The only reason I can imagine him wanting to ban .50 BMG’s is its effects on Water Buffalo sized objects.
Already have it:
LMT MRP, 12” piston drive
Surefire Flash Hider w/Surefire Suppressor
Troy Battlesights F & R
Aimpoint T-1 on Larue QR mount
Magpul Hand Grip
Magpul MRP stock
Wilson Tactical Trigger Unit –LE/Mil 5#
BAD Ambi Selector
Knights Ambi Mag Release
Surefire Rail Covers
Gear Sector Single Point Sling
That should be Magpul UBR stock above. And add a Surefire Scout light.
Any standard issue Colt. Don’t need any of the fancy crap. I can kill at any reasonable distance with standard sights.
These damn fools lack any understanding of freedom, liberty, and the US constitution. The principle of separation of powers and limited government that is at the core of constitutional governance while mitigating the risk of despotic and tyrannical rule is lost on these collectivist, stateist, nutjobs. They are truly dangerous to individual freedom, liberty, and rights.
“These damn fools lack any understanding of freedom, liberty, and the US constitution.”
They understand them completely. They simply loathe theme.
Leftists study the Constitution the way a thief studies locks.
Not just leftists, most government employees try to subvert the Constitution. Every president since McKinley has been terrible at staying in Constitutional bounds.
Restricting .50 cal will stop you from reaching out and touching someone and he’s afraid, as big as he is, he would be an awfully inviting target just like most politicians feel ever since Gifford’s was made brain dead in Ariz.
The media is coming–have to look busy…
Could be a lot worse! He could actually start banning revolvers and semi auto handguns. They really are used in crimes. But without the Barrett I’ll never be able to top the top sniper shot of all time. Bummer.
LWRC 6.8
TO: All
RE: Speaking of ‘Security’
I have to wonder if any member of the Secret Service—sworn to protect the person of the President of the United States—and happens to be ‘touched’ on a personal level by an Islamic terrorist attack is being removed from the ‘detail’ that comes anywhere NEAR President Obama.
This, after the UK newspaper The Telegraph points out how Obama has lied to US about how ‘safe’ we are, in light of the Boston boming incident.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[The Truth will out…..]
Yeah please tell me how these guys think that banning a rifle which costs more then most motorcycles, and as much as some cars is going to make any difference?
I actually asked this question. How many homicides in the US have been attributed to one of the really expensive bad boys? I really would like to know. My guess is you will have a hard time finding out how many.
Even better, a quick Google search turns up the fact that you’ll probably have to pay almost $6 per round to feed the big dog. It’s such a practical terrorist weapon, much cheaper than, I dunno, any other gun or a bomb.
Christie is probably concerned that a .50 cal can be used on big game like elephants, hippos, and rinos.
I don’t own an AR, but if I was to get me one the LWRC IC SPR would go very nicely with my other piston driven rifles.
Depends on what I want the platform to do.
For hunting:
Franklin Armory complete lower, Bushmaster .450 bm upper, Magpul furnature, Troy buis, green laser, and a fixed 2x optic, parts worked over by robar and internals polished and treated with slipstream.
For defense:
Either a troy defense carbine, complete colt hbar, or crusader weaponry variant.
For all purpose:
Wilson combat complete .458socom, with options for bipod, suppressor, acog sight and buis.
For plinking:
Plastic lower fit to a tactical solutions m4 .22 upper, inexpensive folding stock and hogue parts.
A crew of large breasted supermodel gunsmiths to customize, maintain, and tend to various needs…Long as we’re wishing.
In reality I like guns made of wood and steel, so the ar really isn’t on my list.
I really like the LWRC Individual Carbine in FDE.
Why own one? I like my heavy duty Ruger SR-556, CMMG M4 LEP II in 6.8 SPC with Magpul MOE, and Palmetto 5.56 with Magpul MOE build. My last build will have a 16 or 18″ stainless steel barrel with 1:8 twist and MAgpul MOE stock.
The M16A2 is a great gun, and the new a Ruger SR-556VT looks pretty damn cool. Nicks obsession with the 300 BLK is perfectly understandable, and the 6.5 Grendel and .50 Beowulf are cool cartridges as well.
Exploration of the “perfect” caliber and platform combination ought to be part of the pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness for any responsible citizen. It’s a shame that we have such a conflict with our current administration over the ability of the good guy to own and use such things.
About anything that the LEO’s were toting in Boston. Some nice looking stuff.
Guy22
Seeing as how this is Sharia compliant ammo, produced in part of Obama’s Caliphate, I can’t understand why it is not being sold to US consumers (though it is being sold to LEAs)
I just picked mine up today and all I can say is it is BIG PIMPIN! When you wile off the lube on the slide, it shines like a mirror. It is a great pistol and a great value. It even came with 3 mags.
Thanks SIG!
Steve Sparks
SBU11
Damnit! Way to ruin a perfectly good practical joke. Get your buddy drunk, super glue them into a gorilla suit, drop them off in the middle of prime camping and hiking forest. It’s good fun for all!
Ok CC were willing to compromise just this ONE time…we’ll let you ban the already ridiculously hard to find and extremely expensive .50caliber sniper rifles…
IF you don’t eat fried chicken, hot dogs, pizza, pasta, burgers (yes, cheese burgers included) or anything else that will probably kill you if you have anymore of it, for one week.
Deal?
So many cool people I know came from New Jersey. Maybe that kind of thinking is why they didn’t stay.
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world. Thank heaven they weren’t Hello Kitty Bubble Guns. Someone could have gotten hurt.
My perfect AR is simple, lightweight, and iron sights.
600 balloons for a Philippine Officer’s Model? Around Subic Bay a guy used to be able to get dinner, drinks, a room for the night, companionship and a full-sized GI Armscor for a whole lot less.
Sounds like you have visited the exotic realm of ‘P0 City.
Sounds like you have visited the exotic realm of ‘P0 City.
I do not recall. In fact, the entire decade of the 60s seems to be a blank.
Hey, Gyufygy, I’m no bastard. But I plead guilty to the two other adjectives.
The Wally World by me has so little ammo they are putting spray paint overflow there so it’s not such a gaping hole.
My dream AR is the one I am building. 300BLK carbine. Free float quad rail, flip ups and that new fangled Nikon 300BLK scope when I can afford it.
I really like that Vltor TS3 Carbine, throw a Tango down VFG and a EoTech sight on it and call it good. Would also be in AR-15 heaven with any Noveske rifle though.
AXTS fully ambidextrous lower.
Noveske stainless 16 inch upper in 300 BLK.
Spike’s Tactical coated bolt carrier group.
Troy Industries Alpha Rail forend.
Geissele trigger.
Gunfighter grip.
AR Gas Vent replacement for the forward assist.
JP Enterprises (silent) captured buffer spring.
Magpul adjustable stock and gen 3 magazines.
Still-not-released-to-the-public Silencerco Trifecta flash hider (so I don’t have to listen to a “ping” with every unsuppressed shot) and a .30 Saker to go on it.
A lightweight optic to be named later.
The sooner we all realize that Christie’s a self-concerned, fat jerk the better off we’ll be. Conservatives really must stop falling for the media’s conservative ‘false prophets’
I believe if it wasn’t for the feds showing up, he probably would have been killed in short order… After all, between his brother and himself, there was law-enforcement that was wounded or killed the previous day.
Hey, it’s like the movies, ain’t it? Don’t worry about the backstop, EVERY SHOT hits the mark, right??
Someone mentioned Christy wanted to ban the .50 for conceal carry until someone showed him how big they were…I wonder if he meant you could hide behind it? Cause I’m pretty sure I could hide behind a Barret .50 cal and nobody would see me.
When the house is finally sold and i see NJ in my rearview on the way to WV will be one of the happiest days of my life!
There are so many boot lickers here who love to invoke the constitution when it comes to their rights, but when it comes to the rights of others they are more than willing to presume guilt and demand a extra-judicial summary execution.
Why and how would you have our rights extended? They’re already unlimited – “shall not be infringed,” y’know.
Now as to getting the fu<king retards in D.O.C. and about forty statehouses to actually HONOUR those rights, I'm with you on that one.
Just sayin'.
I’ll award points for making the effort to “develop” and import said firearm to fill a demand but the price is what ARs were selling for 3 years ago and even in the low res pic I can see issues. What are the Chinese clones selling for?
Say what you will about the Filipino imports, but I picked up an RIA compact in December and it has become my favorite pistol. Cheap, dead accurate, and reliable (about 1500 rounds with no issues) with everything from the dirtiest of range bought reloads to factory to my own handloads. I guess what im saying is don’t knock it till you try it.
CAPLOCKS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL
Obama’s National Police Force err Department of Homeland Security and the Obama Youth Corpse should share their billions of rounds with the local police.
That’s an awful lot of armchair quarterbacking in a really short paragraph, RF. Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all. I dare say your “tactical knowledge” only exceeds mine by a couple of SIG Academy courses, and I know I’m light years away from being able to Monday-morning this one.
Damn none of you guys recognized that Richmond PD allows their officers to use 1911’s. its pretty famous for cop gunnies in nor cal. IF you want to carry a 1911 get a job at Richmond PD. They also used to have a pretty cowboy reputation for a ghetto department.
I also remember Lt Tirona used to visit and indoor range I worked at. Seemed like a nice guy could tell he was into guns even then where we were both young-ens.
I worked as a Correctional Officer in Iowa, for seven years, before I transferred to Iowa Prison Industries. I took inmates to Iowa City for health care on the 10 to 6 shift (we used Fort Madison CH in an emergency). In our carry training, we were taught to shoot multiple targets in the following manner. For 3 people, you have Target 1, 2 & 3. You shoot #1 one time, shoot #2, one time, shoot #3, two times. Then you go back and shoot #2 one more time and shoot # 1 one more time. It’s call ” feeding every body once, before you feed them again”. I never had to use it, but there was an inmate, shot in Iowa City, by a CO. In the butt cheek. OUCH !!
Poor potheads. They don’t come much softer in the sphere of soft targets than that.
Best be careful.
Following a misfire, one should point the rally in a SAFE direction (away from anything important) and count to thirty before ejecting the defective senator.
I guess you don’t have to be very bright to win a Pulitzer these days.
Found one at a gunshow last Valentine’s day, got it for 349. New in the box, before tax….nice little co-pilot