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    Assault Weapon Ban NO WE WILL NOT COMPLY

    in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions

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    It does not take a leo to see you with the gun.  Do not forget the snitch line.  If your neighbor is in your house and see it, they can report it through the snitch line.  Then they get 500 dollars, and you get a visit from leo.  So essentially as long ads you keep it locked up never take it anywhere and never let anyone see  it, you can keep it and not register.  Just a back door confiscation ploy anyway.  That being said, I would never register them.  The law has no teeth essentially as said.  Again as I have stated in the past contact your local leo agencies and ask if they will come and kick in your door.  My county sheriff has said very publically that no law enforcement in my county will be doing so.  Also remember you can be arrested and charged.  There is a thing called jury nullification. Be sure you have at least one member on your jury that is pro gun.  Charged and convicted are two different things. Stand up now or roll over forever.  Also if you notice when the kings ads are on tv about all the wonderful things he has done for ny, the safe act is never mentioned.  The dems are considering primarying him in September.  he is ripe for the picking if we get off our collective butts support to the fullest Astorino and vote. Send him a few bucks, volunteer for him whatever.  We can not expect this to happen on its own.

     

    Events in our recent history has created the culture of; "If you see something, say something."

     

    Assault Weapon Ban NO WE WILL NOT COMPLY

    in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions

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    While the "I will not comply" gesture is noble, it ends up meaningless unless the courts can overturn these Draconian measures. Consider CA's AW ban in 1989; only 7,000 of those banned weapons were surrendered by the deadline. The number estimated in circulation was 42X's that tally. Those weapons turn up occasionally at gun buybacks or raids today.

     

    Consider NJ's AW ban by Gov. Jim Florio in 1990. Very few firearms were surrendered before the deadline, a handful were registered but that number was never disclosed, for many gunowners didn't see the need to surrender their Marlin Model 60 that held 18 rounds of Long Rifle cartridges since it didn't seem to fit the description of an assault rifle. An arrest of a man who owned one that made it's way to the state's Supreme Court where he ultimately lost his case, showed others how futile that exercise was.

     

    The lawmakers and law enforcement don't have to do anything for now. They will just wait for opportunities to come to them like so many crumbs swept from the kitchen table. 

     

    The future for CT, NY, MD, CA and soon NJ doesn't look good. Vote the bums out? Incumbents seem to have a 90% chance of remaining in office. On that note, it looks like Charlie Rangel is set for a 23rd term in Congress, just one example of how we've come to accept mediocrity for America.

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    "Why doesn't NY have a dove season?"

    in Small Game and Predator Hunting

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    Mike, 

     

    I was unaware of the revised amendment.

     

    I agree that bear is incidental with NJ's 6-day firearm week, but of those 10,000 permits offered, fewer have been issued each year. Interest is waning. They even dropped the special "bear education class" for those interested in hunting them that was required:

    2012 - 6,700 bear permits issued

    2013 - 6,445 bear permits issued

     

    I agree that closing quail to only two wildlife management areas in the entire state may have been a good thing, but it's still put & take. The past two winters have been tough on birds that get stocked the night before.

     

    I would like to see them do the same for pheasant, and close land to hunting like they did in PA, but hunters want meat for their $40 stamp.

     

    The estimate of "7,000" dove hunters was Andrew's estimate based on a blend of migratory permits sold and pheasant & quail stamps sold in the state. It's all about numbers. (Waterfowl permits were 10,455 and pheasant & quail stamps were 11,908.) Those permit numbers today represent half the number of hunters who participated almost forty years ago. How do you spur interest to hunt doves in New Jersey, to a very small audience? I would prefer 70,000, but we don't even have that many hunters. The committee formed in 2009 to initiate a dove hunt ceased their efforts due to lack of interest from sportsmen.

     

    BTW - When was the last time you ran into a grouse hunter in New Jersey's forests? Just like quail, there are groups making small man-made plots for habitat restoration, but they have netted limited results.  

     

    "Why doesn't NY have a dove season?"

    in Small Game and Predator Hunting

    Posted

    It was never recent. Mourning dove has always had a "game bird" status in New Jersey. Game status affords "protection" through the establishment of season dates and bag limits.There is no open hunting season for dove, hence it is protected.

     

    PS - In an analysis put forth back in 2006 by the NJ Sportsmens Federation & NJDFG&W, it was estimated that less than 7,000 hunters would pursue dove in New Jersey based upon the number of upland & migratory hunters. And because both groups have a limited war chest, it was not feasible to move forward with a hunt because of the anticipated lawsuits that would be mounted by various anti-hunting groups. Fear of being sued is a great motivator when the funds aren't available, and the hunters so few. 

    Interesting F&S article by David Petzal on respecting your quarry

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    The first animal I killed was a woodchuck. I was with my hunting mentor, my uncle Pete, and I was 11 or 12 years old at the time. He stood next to me watching the woodchuck through his binoculars, while I lay in the grass staring through the scope mounted to his .22-.250. He quietly coached me through the shot, reminding me to breath in and out slowly, then ease the trigger. It was as if the gun went off on its own and with the shot the woodchuck was no more. I put the safety on and left it on the ground resting on its bipod. Uncle Pete was all over me with the "way to goes", and "damned good shot"as he was patting me on the back. I think he was actually as surprised that I connected, as was I.

     

    We walked out to the woodchuck and at the sight of what I had just done, I cried. I'm not embarrassed to say it. He took the opportunity to explain what I just did was right, at many levels. He also said it was ok for me to feel the way I did, and did not make light of or make fun of my reaction. I guess thats why we were so close. To this day I still sit and reflect quietly over the animals I shoot and kill. Thankfully, I no longer fall apart crying like that day. I leave that for when I'm watching movies like "Ole Yeller", "The Biscuit Eater", or "Where the Red Fern Grows". They get me every time....LOL!

     

    The Biscuit Eater was a great movie.

     

    Our Government - Hard at work . . .

    in Gun and Hunting Laws and Politics Discussions

    Posted

    Do you think Islamic extremists who are stuck in dead end fast food jobs put boogers in our food?

     

    "Dead end?" The 53rd Street site is famous in Manhattan, probably the most visited and most profitable of all halal carts in the city. They serve more meals each day than the Hilton does across the street. (Google them.)

     

    http://53rdand6th.com/

    http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/10/best-halal-cart-53rd-street-6th-avenue-street-food.html

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