Everyone who knows Salty knows he does excellent Gun Reviews, at least for the 40 free states that still respect the Second Amendment to any degree.
The remaining states, like the People’s Republic of New Jersey, not so much. That Mosin that was bought a few years ago for $79? It has a bayonet! Assault weapon! We have knife laws too! Years in prison if you want to take it out of hiding!
This disparity in laws might not be much of a problem if the anti-freedom People’s Republics were all the size of Rhode Island, but some of them are places like New York, or California, or my home state of New Jersey. These states have all sorts of weird restrictions on firearms and 45% of the US population lives in these communist meccas.
For instance, I read an article about a 65 year old gun collector who had 98 old military collectibles in his house, e.g. Mosins, etc. The only problem was the house was in Massachusetts, so the local gestapo performed a raid on his house, confiscated his collection of antiques and arrested him for violating Massachusetts “safe storage” law. The guns were not locked to their satisfaction, but were otherwise legal under Federal and Massachusetts law. He should have gotten a 900 lb. safe and told them to go ahead and move it. 😊
Now, each of the miscreant states has different weird restrictions. I am not an expert on all of them, but if you are in one of these states, some of Salty’s recommendations may not work for you. However, I am here to give you a couple ideas that might work. Check your state laws to be sure.
AR-15 Stripped Lowers:
The most popular firearm in America today is the AR-15, so naturally it is the target of many restrictions. For a while, the assault weapons bans were by the name of the rifle, but during the 10 year federal assault weapons ban, the industry solution was for literally hundreds of manufacturers to start churning out non-brand name variants of the AR-15.
When the ban expired and the anti-Second Amendment states passed their state by state bans, they decided to also ban various “evil features” like bayonet lugs. (There go the Mosins.) This led to manufacturers producing lower receivers, the serial numbered part of the firearm, and selling those without the rest of the firearm.
Think about this: The bayonet lug is attached to the barrel. Stripped lower? We ain’t got no stinking barrel! So, we don’t have a bayonet lug. Not even a concern! Similarly, states tried to ban folding stocks, but a stripped lower doesn’t have a stock!
Do you live in California with all the “bullet button” drama? No problem, as the stripped lower doesn’t have a magazine catch, let alone a magazine! Best of all, they’re cheap! I’ve seen stripped lowers as low as $39.95. To the best of my knowledge no state has banned stripped lowers. Get yours before they figure this out. 😊
The only problem with stripped lowers is they won’t actually fire bullets, but this is a minor inconvenience. You can always throw it at your target. Or better yet, buy the parts you want and lock them in your 900 lb. safe. 😊
Philosophy of Use: When the Katrina cops show up and want to seize your guns, you let them haul away the 900 lb. safe with one of these inside. 😊 Any parts you may have acquired with the intent to build an AR, keep outside the safe. Those parts do not constitute a “firearm”, even though a BB gun does.
Cost: $39.95 to $250, depending on whether anyone has shot up a school recently.
Caliber: Does it matter?
Capacity: Zero, this is New Jersey!
Material: A block of aluminum.
Sights: The sights are with the bayonet mount.
Smart Guns!
NJ is most famous amongst gun owners for its smart gun legislation, originally written by New Jersey’s answer to Diane Feinstein, NJ State Senator Loretta Weinberg.
State Senator Loretta Weinberg
Now Salty’s “no politics” rule, and my promise to my wife to stop swearing, limit what I can say about Senator Weinberg, but you do need to know what her legislation requires if you want to stay in compliance with New Jersey law. In fact, if you live anywhere in the US you need to know about this law to stay safe.
What the “smart gun” law requires is that if smart guns become available for sale anywhere in the US, three years later the only guns you can buy in New Jersey will be “smart guns”. Glocks? Nope. S&W? Nope. Daisy BB guns? Nope. Anything that is not a smart gun will no longer be legal for sale in New Jersey.
A couple years ago a FFL in Maryland sought to introduce a smart gun manufactured in Europe for sale in Maryland, a .22 pistol that retailed for a mere $1800 each, not available in any other caliber. For some reason, he began to get death threats, boycott threats by “dumb gun” fans, etc. Fortunately, he pulled the product before the first sale, avoiding the ire of 100 million US gun owners and Tony Soprano.
So would you like to get a smart gun? Buy this puppy! It is not only “smart”, but has WiFi and will let you cruise the Internet. You can make phone calls! You can even stick it up next to your ear and threaten to commit suicide, just to get attention. Of course, the risk is one of those 100 million dumb gun fans might say “Sure, do you need help?” then beat you to death with it. “-)
Philosophy of Use: This is perfect for Suicide by Cop. Just use it to call 911 and when the NJ gestapo shows up, wave it around. Works like a charm! 😊
Cost: $11.98
Caliber: What’s that?
Capacity: 32 gigabytes.
Material: Cheap plastic.
Sights: 3 x 5 LED screen
There you have it. People’s Republic of New Jersey Firearms! 😊
“Depending on whether anyone has shot up a school recently.”
True but ouch.
My sense of humor is occasionally a bit twisted. :-). I hope you enjoyed the post nonetheless. The current issue of the NRA magazine “America’s 1st Freedom” just ran an article about NJ and using NJ as the poster child for why we need national reciprocity. Next week I am moving on to other topics.
I don’t know if Illinois is just as bad as NJ, but it’s bad.
IL has the advantage of having it’s shot at the Supreme Court, and I hope has begun a turnaround. NJ has never been able to get a case accepted by the Supreme Court despite numerous appeals. For that reason, NJ is slightly worse at the present time, IMHO.