Wednesday - March 11, 2009
They’re Heeere!
Tuesday March 10, morning: I hear from my chiropractor, [US Marine officer, rich guy, and major gun collector], that the NJ State Police now have only 1 guy processing gun permits. The other guy is out on indefinite furlough. So good luck getting a permit any time soon. Gosh, that made my day, even more than him telling me about the Red Chinese harassing the US Navy in international waters. And getting away with it. Another “manufactured incident within 6 months” Mr. Vice President?
Wednesday, March 11, daytime: Second Amendment supporter and Republican NJ State Senator Marcia Karrow is scheduled to meet with the NJ State Police to discuss their backlog in processing Firearms ID applications, and to remind them that, by law, they have 30 days to get the job done.
Wednesday, March 11, evening: “Hello Mr. Pearce? This is Sgt O____ from the NJ State Police. I’m calling to let you know that your Firearms ID and Pistol Purchase Permits are in, and you can pick them up whenever you want.”
I guess they went through the list in alphabetical order, because they called my wife, who uses her maiden name, about 15 minutes before they called me. That gave me just enough time to stew in my own juices, and accept the realization that they were never going to give me a permit, because I shot off my mouth to the government.
Wrong.
Woo Hoo!!
Government in action? A Senator that can get things done? I don’t know. I was a good boy and instantly fired off a Thank You email to her office, and I asked if they had a press release I could paste all over the internet for her. Nothing like a little good press, right? Maybe they’ll write me back tomorrow. Maybe the meeting didn’t even take place, and this was just one truly amazing coincidence.
Bottom Line:
The 30 day process took 87 days for our friend who kept her mouth shut.
The 30 day process took 73 days for me, who started bugging my elected officials on day 42.
The 30 day process took 65 days for my wife, who put her application in a week after I did.
Now I’ve got a really good reason to go shopping! I wants me a mouse gun, you know, just in case. Something really easy to stash. Either an itsy-bitsy .380, or a micro 9mm. Lots of quality choices out there. I have to balance price vs size vs weight vs power. Decisions, decisions.
| Mouse Gun Specifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahr PM9 | Kel-Tec PF-9 | Kel-Tec P3AT | Ruger LCP | Kahr P380 | Magnum Research Micro-Desert Eagle | |
| Weight | 14.9 oz | 12.7 oz | 7.2 oz | 9.42 oz | 11.3 oz | 13.5 oz |
| Frame Width | 0.798” | 0.790” | 0.778” | 0.629” | ||
| Barrel Length | 3.1” | 2.745” | 2.796” | 2.52” | 2.3” | |
| Slide Width | 0.748” | 0.741” | 0.75” | 0.872” | ||
| Overall Length | 5.3” | 5.85” | 5.14” | 5.172” | 4.877” | 4.552” |
| Overall Height | 4.0” | 4.3” | 3.576” | 3.612” | 3.89” | 3.72” |
| Cartridge Capacity | 6+1 | 7+1 | 6+1 | 6+1 | 6+1 | 6+1 |
| Maximum Thickness | 0.9” | 0.88” | 0.925” | |||
| Grip Thickness | 0.778” | 0.886” | ||||
| cartridge | 9mm Luger | 9mm Luger | .380 ACP | .380 ACP | .380 ACP | .380 ACP |
| Trigger Pull | 5.625lb | 6lb | 5.4lb / 8lb spec | 5.25 pounds | 8.3lb | |
| MSRP | $786 | $333 | $324 | $330 | $649 | $535 |
UPDATE: Here is a link to an Acrobat document that gives the specs, with pictures, of most of the little semi-auto pistols on the US market. Well done.
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