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I think I figured out the answer to the original question......with the amount of weirdos out there obsessed with cops and what they do, both on and off duty, that alone proves that they are always at risk and need to be prepared for the worst.........could you imagine being off of work for the day, out shopping, and when another shopper hears you're a cop, they creep up behind you and cling onto everything you're saying or doing?

how do you know what they're doing or where they're going when they go through the lights?......are they required to have their lights and sirens on when responding to all calls?

that law was pushed through so quickly and with so little rationale thinking that I'm willing to bet that it was just an oversight....had it been well thought out beforehand the exemption would have been written it right off the bat...........and haven't there always been exemptions of some sort for law enforcement for many many years? pretty sure they were exempt from the first attack on high capacity magazines (1994?), haven't they always been able to carry unrestricted anywhere in NYS either on or off duty, aren't they issued full carry permits upon retirement?.................why the sudden outrage for something that is not entirely new?

some departments don't issue weapons to their Officers, it's up to the Officer to buy his service weapon and other equipment, thus making it his or her personal weapon....then what?

I don't have the need or desire to look it up, but I believe he is correct.

exactly!! the only time I would consider selling a gun is if I was going to make a considerable profit...........I'll let my family sell the lot when I'm dead.

you should have asked him.......

Here's my experience, most good hunting clubs usually have a long waiting list............not to say it's bad, but I'd be cautious about a club that has to fish for new members on Craigslist.

I think the bottom line is that all else has to be put aside for the benefit of the child..........if someone feels that strongly against it then write letters, start petitions, boycott in whatever way you want, but why make the kid suffer? when my kids wanted to go, I didn't think about the anything else other than taking my kids hunting.......The Commissioner of DEC could have wiped his a$$ with the money I spent and I wouldn't have cared.

looks like the Zebra is holding his own.......

take it from me, I got 2 years worth of youth hunts out of my daughter before she became interested in other things........a great 2 years that I'm glad I didn't miss.

prior experience and a hunters safety certificate should really be all that's needed..........but, the way I feel, opinions on all else aside, if I had to choose between spending $50 bucks or whatever it cost as opposed to telling my child I'm not taking them, I would spend the money and not give it a second thought....

but the adult needs one, and I believe that is part of the original posters complaint.....page 2 right above the map.

the mentor / adult who is taking a youth / inexperienced hunter out, in my opinion, should absolutely be required to be licensed........but, I see no benefit in them being required to hold a duck stamp, but at the very least be a licensed hunter.....having someone tag along who is not participating in the hunt in any way other than as an observer is totally different.

I knew I used my first reply somewhere else, that must have been it.

well, you're not wrong for requesting they drop that requirement and explaining why......but I do think you're wrong for not sucking it up and taking her, the opportunities to take her out on the youth hunts when she is showing an interest will fly past a lot quicker than any changes to the law.

pretty much the same as having to buy yourself a movie ticket or pay for the cost of admission for yourself at an amusement park that you have no desire to go to..........it's about making the kids happy, not always about cost or what makes the adult happy. HIP is free and the cost of a Duck Stamp is well worth the price of admission to get out hunting with a kid....but, that's just me.

it doesn't need to be cleaned, pretty much spotless and possibly unfired........I just want a quality oil or grease that I can put on it before I store it, I figure I'll get a couple of those dehumidifier packs to throw in the safe with it. I'm pretty sure it had a good oil/grease on it before I picked it up, but it was handled a little bit since I've gotten it and a lot of it has come off and I'm not really satisfied with the way standard gun oil coats it.

that's kinda what I'm looking for, something with a grease like consistency......it's a 1911 with parkerized or Dulite finish and the lighter oils almost seem to get absorbed into the finish, if that's possible.

can anyone recommend a good lubricant / oil that they have used for storing a gun for a long period of time, and any other storage advice? I have a handgun that I would like to give a good coat of lubricant and store away in my safe and not have to worry about checking it every few months......all my other guns are stored together and I'm in the cabinet at least once a month, so I give everything a quick once over, and the handguns are handled more frequently so it's never been much of a concern.

I once had a stray cat pissing up my flowerbeds, so I live trapped it and brought it to the shelter..........I was informed that they don't take stray cats, you would think that if a homeowner is a having a problem and goes out of their way to help with the problem, they would take them in and just euthanize them as a service to the community as I don't think you can take a totally feral cat and turn it into a pet.

yeah, I wouldn't want to be wearing it if someone decides to shoot me with any common deer rifle with over the counter hunting ammo.....but, maybe that's the omission / clerical error they're talking about.

I saw them back in 89/90 for the "Steel Wheels's" tour...........definitely a band that you would want to see at least once if you're a fan. I bet tickets today will be going for at least $300-$500 apiece for the low end seats, if not more.

same here..the one's I tried sounded terrible.....old style slate and box calls do the trick for me.

I've often wondered about what type of retirement plans the folks who bounce from job to job their entire lives have in place.....pension, 401k, just rely on Social Security or just work until they die?.........I don't expect anyone to answer because it's none of my business, but just something I've thought about....and really something everyone should think about early on in life.