Recent content by gmark340

There are a lot of moving parts to the new law so it will be interesting to see how it goes: http://directives.chicagopolice.org/directives/data/a7a57bf0-13fc5603-92613-fc59-b4c8c0aba767ee8c.html?hl=true All in all, though, is it any more draconian than other restrictive states' laws...

I spent 45 minutes on the phone yesterday with someone from Gov Christie's re-election campaign poll. I told them I'd vote for a hippo but not a RINO! I expect the Gov to stand tall, be factual and oppose all these bills, especially if he had any national aspirations. He is facing a loud...

Or he could consult someone knowledgeable in NJ http://www.efnappen.com/ Evan Nappen wrote the book on NJ gun law and may be willing to answer the question by phone. Don't know but worth a call.

Be sure to carry your department issued picture id. That's the most important thing to have. Double check any magazine capacity restricitions (for instance Hawaii is ten, NJ fifteen but I don't know IL). I've carried a single-stack 1911 there on numerous occasions with no problems.

My agency, a small city department, encourages off duty carry but does not require it and not every officer does. It sounds as though it is easier to get a CCW in Spain than in NJ, another state which which I have some experience! While a department can prohibit off duty carry as a matter of...

A summary worth reading The OP did not come right out and say he is with the NJSP Ballistics Unit (he may not be able to state the "official" position of the unit in a public forum) but he has provided a good overview of the issues surrounding NJ ammunition. I have had the opportunity to meet...

I believe this is the title of the law: Assault Firearms Act, P.L. 1990

Yes. There was a cut-off date (I don't remember what it was) and the person registering the AW had to demonstrate membership in a shooting club, for some reason. My understanding, which could be way off, is that only about 3,000 AWs were registered out of an estimated 300,000 in the State at...

I'm interested in one specific aspect of the purchase of a handgun in the state of PA by a non-resident alien. My friend has been transferred from his native country in Europe to the States by his company and will be here for a number of years in this assignment. He has an interest in shooting...

Given the perception of NY, particularly of the City, with respect to firearms, I thought this an interesting report of a home invasion in which the suspect was shot by the homeowner with a licensed handgun: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/15/brooklyn-man-shoots-home-invader/ The...

Sometimes people post about this jokingly, but when it happens it's no joke. Even if the suit fails, the defendant will have incurred the costs of defense and time. Citizen's arrests lack the limited immunity that covers the police so a criminal can always take a shot (no pun intended) and...

Perhaps the tide is turning: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/fl-aclu-sues-for-seized-weapons-20100715,0,2644284,full.story ACLU petitions court to get man's guns returned from Broward Sheriff's Office Police say Robert Weinstein, bereft over late wife's missing...

From the language provided, it sounds as though the owner will only have "castle" protection if the perp is charged with a crime and convicted. If the perp is not charged, or is charged and not convicted, question whether the castle doctrine applies.

"That's up to the parents to teach that at home." I have not checked the Virginia Center for Public Safety's position on other issues but I'd bet dollars to donuts that they approve of schools teaching about drugs, sex, homosexuality, secular beliefs and a host of other topics that could...

"...The majority of seized weapons were reported stolen from the same places, states known as "hot spots" for illicit guns, including Virginia, Pennsylvania and North and South Carolina." The underlining is mine. What does one have to do with another? The guns were either stolen, a crime in...