Hello from the Peoples' Republic of New Jersey

JSG · May 29th, 2006, 12:06 PM

I just joined and thought I would introduce myself. I am a refugee from packing.org having been a poster there for over 6 years. I agree with Gary Slider, that it has gone down hill over the past year or so due primarily to the inattention of its owner, Mark Solomon. What was the premier database and chat forum for CCW and firearms in general is no more. I must say that Gary has done a fine job with handgunlaws.us. If you have not seen this page, I suggest you do because it’s full of accurate and useful information. Also, let me suggest opencarry.org. This is a fine website for those of us who prefer to exercise our rights in the open (where legally allowed that is).

PDO had a lot of fine and intelligent posters and it is my hope they will follow Gary and I to this website where standards may be maintained and we can all learn from each other. I look forward to both learning and contributing in the future.

BTW, yes I live in the communist slave state of the PRNJ and please feel free, if you like, to poke fun as living here I have developed a very thick skin.

dr_cmg · May 29th, 2006, 12:20 PM

Welcome from Alabama.

Scott · May 29th, 2006, 12:35 PM

Welcome from someone who lives in Misery halfway to Paradise. That's my joke on Missouri and where I live on the road that goes to a town named Paradise.

Wishing you well on living in the PRNJ and hoping that someday you may make it over the wall to the free United States.

Thanks for the compliments on the forum. We are a bit heavy handed for some and not enough for others, however we seem to serve those in the middle fairly well most of the time. It is a fine line that we occassionally fail to walk, but we try. Bumper (the forum owner) has given us a nice spot on the net to talk about CCW and I know I appreciate it.

-Scott-

P95Carry · May 29th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Welcome JSG -

Pramunitus · May 29th, 2006, 01:03 PM

I'm just joining today, myself. Looking forward to once again enjoying a moderated forum between like-minded individuals, rather than feeling like I just can't shake whatever it was I just stepped in.

MSGTTBAR · May 29th, 2006, 03:33 PM

Welcome from the Gunshine State.

rstickle · May 29th, 2006, 04:16 PM

Welcome to the forum. You'll find a couple other NJ folks around to keep you company.

DavidC · May 29th, 2006, 04:21 PM

Fortunately, I was able to escape from NJ about 6 months ago

Haven't looked back since

QKShooter · May 29th, 2006, 05:34 PM

Welcome.

We're getting a Micro~Tsunami here from packing.org.

That's great...you'all are welcome here.

Phantomphixer · May 29th, 2006, 07:06 PM

Too bad the politics is so screwed up in NJ; it's actually a nice place to live. I left in 95 from one of the few conservative counties in NW Jersey. (Hunterdon) Any chance of you relocating to PA? Well, welcome from a fellow noobie and PDO has-been. Looks like we found a new home!

May 29th, 2006, 12:06 PM	#1
JSG New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoples' Republic of New Jersey Posts: 3	Hello from the Peoples' Republic of New Jersey I just joined and thought I would introduce myself. I am a refugee from packing.org having been a poster there for over 6 years. I agree with Gary Slider, that it has gone down hill over the past year or so due primarily to the inattention of its owner, Mark Solomon. What was the premier database and chat forum for CCW and firearms in general is no more. I must say that Gary has done a fine job with handgunlaws.us. If you have not seen this page, I suggest you do because it’s full of accurate and useful information. Also, let me suggest opencarry.org. This is a fine website for those of us who prefer to exercise our rights in the open (where legally allowed that is). PDO had a lot of fine and intelligent posters and it is my hope they will follow Gary and I to this website where standards may be maintained and we can all learn from each other. I look forward to both learning and contributing in the future. BTW, yes I live in the communist slave state of the PRNJ and please feel free, if you like, to poke fun as living here I have developed a very thick skin.

May 29th, 2006, 12:20 PM	#2
dr_cmg Lead Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,897	Welcome from Alabama. __________________ George Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein

May 29th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,407	Welcome JSG - __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 29th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#5
Pramunitus Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 48	JSG, once again we're on the same page. I'm just joining today, myself. Looking forward to once again enjoying a moderated forum between like-minded individuals, rather than feeling like I just can't shake whatever it was I just stepped in.

May 29th, 2006, 03:33 PM	#6
MSGTTBAR Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PENSACOLA, FL Posts: 165	Welcome from the Gunshine State. __________________ Life is too short to be serious!

May 29th, 2006, 12:35 PM	#3
Scott Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 4,594	Welcome from someone who lives in Misery halfway to Paradise. That's my joke on Missouri and where I live on the road that goes to a town named Paradise. Wishing you well on living in the PRNJ and hoping that someday you may make it over the wall to the free United States. Thanks for the compliments on the forum. We are a bit heavy handed for some and not enough for others, however we seem to serve those in the middle fairly well most of the time. It is a fine line that we occassionally fail to walk, but we try. Bumper (the forum owner) has given us a nice spot on the net to talk about CCW and I know I appreciate it. -Scott-

May 29th, 2006, 04:16 PM	#7
rstickle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 10,370	Welcome to the forum. You'll find a couple other NJ folks around to keep you company. __________________ Rick EOD - Initial success or total failure

May 29th, 2006, 04:21 PM	#8
DavidC New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NC Posts: 6	Fortunately, I was able to escape from NJ about 6 months ago Haven't looked back since

May 29th, 2006, 05:34 PM	#9
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 20,480	Welcome. We're getting a Micro~Tsunami here from packing.org. That's great...you'all are welcome here.

May 29th, 2006, 07:06 PM	#10
Phantomphixer Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Port Charlotte, Fl Posts: 45	Too bad the politics is so screwed up in NJ; it's actually a nice place to live. I left in 95 from one of the few conservative counties in NW Jersey. (Hunterdon) Any chance of you relocating to PA? Well, welcome from a fellow noobie and PDO has-been. Looks like we found a new home!

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