“Union County will become the second government in New Jersey to require vendors who wish to sell firearms to county law enforcement agencies to answer questions on gun safety and responsibility,” nj.com reports. “The initiative was laid out today by newly elected Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak [above] at this year’s county reorganization meeting. Hudak was formally elected chairman at this afternoon’s meeting. The board’s decision to only do business with gun sellers who answered questions regarding social responsibility follows the model of Jersey City and its mayor, Steven Fulop, who attended today’s meeting. Jersey City is believed to be the first in the nation to make potential gun sellers answer social responsibility questions.” You may recall that 109 NJ Mayors recently signed a “statement of support” for the PC police procurement procedure, initiated by our good friends at Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mayors Against Illegal Guns). Will gunmakers fall in line (at their commercial peril)? Watch this space . . .
The push should be for manufacturers to answer HONESTLY. Wouldn’t it be great for these fascists to have to explain why they had to choose a manufacturer who opposed all but one of their stupid anti-american push-poll questions? (The answer would be “beause everyone else opposes ALL of them…)
I would say no.
Business is booming even without a few cities. Manufacturers who do, will be labeled as anti second amendment causing all sorts of grief. The market share lost from that, would be greater than simply telling those towns to FOAD! And you don’t think that the winners of those contracts wouldn’t be touted by the likes of MDA and MAIG. You couldn’t pull it off on the down low. Not by a long shot.
Course when the list is widled down to a couple of poorly made wheel guns the Chief of police better show he has the conjones to tell those mayors what he thinks of their idea. If he doesn’t the Police unions will make sure their careers are short lived. Basing your purchases off of political garbage is no way to procure solid firearms for your police force. Doing so puts officers lives at risk plain and simple.
+1
Submitting a public FOAD or no bid will get more, better, and free advertising than could be dreamt for the first few respondants. There will simply be not enough revenue from any particular win to make up for public sales loss. Firearm manufacturer PR/Marketing types should need a cold shower over this.
Any relation to Evie? There’s a strong stupidity resemblance.
Super Carry. Carry indoors as well.
For some reason- probably wishful thinking- I thought at first the title of this article read “NJ Police to quiz lawmakers on guns.”
Hey how about we make a deal. Grinning little Chris up there can ask the gun makers one question on TV and then they can ask him one. Hey “Chris,” what’s a barrel shroud?
The last time I went to a full auto rental range, in Utah, I chose a .40 cal Glock with a suppressor. Indoor range was rated to fire .50 bmg in. People were cranking out a variety of full autos. Even had one of those ginourmous and clumsy looking full auto AA12 shotguns.
As soon as they saw me with that suppressed Glock they stopped and gathered around to watch. People are weird. They always want what they ain’t got.
Gotta give the nod to the reason my wife had any interest in owning her own gun.
Three guesses which model, and the first two don’t count…
The Man With The Golden Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSbj2Mx2By8
Interestingly, this story has been picked up by UPI and other online news places including the Huffington Post. Some of the commenters describe him as another loose cannon old white guy who can’t be trusted with a gun, most everyone missing the irony that he is a political appointee by a Democratic gun-confiscation governor. Some sources in the other articles make mention of him indeed having a New York State carry license, but it’s not clear if he is legal to take that into any New York State office building. Apparently, he has been seen with his holstered Glock entering state offices frequently.
And no – he can’t be trusted with a gun if he is going to act like that. But knowing what I know about how the New York State government works, he will not face any punishment. Not even a slap on the wrist.
That sucks but when you go kicking in doors, you get what you get. Cut this asshole loose.
And all this over a drug that, I bet, is mostly legal in a decade.
This originally came about from the handgun ban strike down a few years ago. This will yield additional hastily crafted and passed ordinances which will then by struck down in a few years. Rinse and repeat.
Illustrating Chicago Crime, Murder and Mayhem at heyjackass.com.
So I’m guessing here is the BEST that the homeowner received as a warning…….
1) 6am and the family is a deep REM sleep
2) The SWAT team quietly drives up w/o lights
3) The SWAT team hustles up to the door
4) One SWAT dude at BEST yells out “Police open up”
5) The homeowner MAYBE (but probably not) wakes up in a grog and asks his wife “did you hear something?”
5) 1 second later the battering ram hits the front door
6) Homeowner says “Holy sheet someones breaking in”
7) Police come through the bedroom door and justice is served
The Posse Comitatus Law of 1878 restricts US military forces from involvement in enforcing State Laws. Although the National Guard, a State resource, could be used it is somewhat cumbersome and time consuming to bring on line. What is the end around play for local authorities to employ against their citizens? You guessed it; SWAT.
The training necessary for the members of the team to be competent and knowledgeable in how to employ their tactics without violating the law they are sworn to protect is another matter entirely. That requires money and common sense, two items in short supply in city or county government.
Every podunk town now has a SWAT team, full military gear (including balaclavas thst cover thier faces, full-auto weapons, military vehicles, a desire to Play Warrior and NO ADEQUATE TRAINING.
When your favorite tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Some poor yokel gets busted for possession, drops a dime on his dealer to walk, and the cops go overboard to get a warrant. The judge doesn’t want to look “soft on crime”, so he signs off, and the Police get to play dress-up and get on the news busting some redneck with a couple withered plants on his back porch.
Madness.
That fireworks slingshot looks like a lo of fun. If you don’t live in a state that allows flying fireworks (Oregon) then instead of driving to Washington every year you just go buy some other types and make them fly.
When I originally read about fireworks I was like, “What, no July 4th?” Then I remembered, “Oh yeah, Germany.” Then I thought “‘Murica!!!!!”
Fireworks burn my money faster than a trip to the range.
“I’ve never had much use for small framed pistols,” That says it all for this reviewer and an open mind.
Enter my house without my opening the door.
Some ones getting shot no ifs and or buts.
It might be me, it will be at least one of them who ever them is.
I have zero sympathy for the dead officer. His family yes, him no.
The police dept and more so the dammed stupid judge holds all the responsibility for this death..
Period.
Put me on the jury.
This dude walks.
+ Plenty of compensation.
No. I didn’t let a round off, but it was -40F here and I ran with my winter SHTF gear, loaded AR, and combat load. Made it 1/2 mile. Just wanted to see how cold -40F was in reality and how bad it hurt.
resounding…meh.
reasons and details.
Theres zero doubt as to what happened.
The alleged criminal is still alive. Ask yourself, why is that?
If a viciius criminal is out to kill police, the other officers arent going to just not shoot back.
Hes alive because he thought someone broke in and shot the person, then realized oh shit its police so he dropped the gun and complied.
If he was a cop killer he wouldnt have stopped after the first shot. If he was a cop killer intent on taking the lives of officers, the other officers would have been shooting back.
No one is dumb enough to go okay im gonna shoot these cops, then shoot ONE and stop and pray they arent killed in return.
The ONLY reason there was 1 shot, there was no return fire, and he put the gun down the second he realized what was happening, is because its exactly as he claims.
He thought there was an intruder, he fired a shot at said intruder, realized it was police, threw the gun down and complied to arrest without any violence, without a shootout with other officers, etc. Its clear cut and obvious.
This all happened because of TWO POT PLANTS by the way.
After only six rounds fired, 85 more never failed. The slide made it through quality control in manufacturing, and was taking some chafing from the barrel. But after a trip to Sig who covered the shipping also, the gun came back as nicely fitted as you would want a battle peice like this to be. Their accuracy tests proved only one to one and a half groups at an extented range; 30 yds. plus. I just added a 7 shot magazine and got same results without a a single misfire or failure of any kind. (most important when in a gun to gun battle). 9 mm muzzle blast is enough to let them know your not going to take any bull, also. As a combat veteran I know how imortant reliability is. For Home defense, I’d recomend a triger point crimson laser. A bg at night is a “nightmare.” accuracy & speed COUNT! So far, So good & Sigs service was great. Thanks Steve. I ordered 3 seven shot clips. Only issue, the price. Also, they are about a sliver of paper too long, showing some metal but we will see how they break in. Thank you Sig Sauer. I finally found a decent carry gun too that reminds me of the service ones we were issued. By the way, It was Binladen who met his day in hell by a Sig Sauer. Ya, the “nightmare” deserves credibilty as the first civilian power issue. Don’t forget – NRA = 2nd amendment rights!
// none of the predictions on which they base their fear mongering come to pass //
Actually, if one looks at what NJ, MA, CA, NY, NYC, etc., gun laws have been evolving into, it is clear that the gun owner’s worst fears do come to pass, one step at a time, one State at a time. Furthermore, in some instances the reality has even managed to exceed my worst expectations.
I have no desire to open carry. That said I’ve always wondered if we would have been better served if open carry acceptance had spread through the nation ahead of concealed carry. Much harder to convince a populace that gun owners are fringe nut jobs when people can see first hand that that’s just not true.
“I am aware that I am a massive history nerd”
Oh really.
“The TT-33 and the subsequent Serbian copy (the M57) is basically a bad copy of John Moses Browning’s 1911 design”
Ever heard of the FN Model 1903? Another design by John Browning that predates the 1911. I will let you be the judge if the TT-33 & clones look more like a 1911 or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Model_1903
The 1911 is a an improved copy of the 1903. The TT-33 is closer to the original for good & bad.
I had several bad rounds of federal match .308. No primers, upside down primers. 6 bad rounds in a case.
Nothing’s perfect, I guess.
What you do is, fire your gun until it gets hot, then stuff it into your jacket. Repeat as needed.
They don’t call them “heaters” for nothing.
I’d recommend taking a look at the Armed Citizen Legal Defense Network (ACLDN) Unlike some others they pay upfront and it is not reimbursement based on your acquittal.
http://www.armedcitizensnetwork.org/
How about this- there is a LGS in my area (which no longer receives my business) makes their own ammo, both reloads and new. I had a jones for some heavy OTM rounds after getting my first AR, so I played the premium for some some boxes at $18 a pop. MANY of the rounds oviusly had powder pellets that were lodged between the neck and bullet. Like a food, I bought more hoping it was a bad batch- nope. Never fired a round of it because I don’t trust their QC for a second. My last experience was picking up some.38 reloads for Mom. The difference between the seating of each bullet was beyond amateur. I wasn’t surprised in the slightest when a news story broke a few months back that they’d had an explosion at their place of loading. No one was seriously hurt, but it goes to show the attention they put in to rolling their own. Anyone else seen this powder in the neck issue? FYI, theure a Cincinnati area store, so anyone in the area can feel free to read the news story on their little bang accident. Also, the staff is full of rude, know-it all kids. Rant on LGS over : )
Or just by an ACR.