Not to Typical NJ Experience...

[TGS]

So I went into Trenton PD today to pick up my new Firearms ID card. It's basically a purchasers permit....pointless.

The 2 detectives that were issuing me my permits were hilarious. The one is retiring soon and asked, "So what are you planning on buying? I wanted to ask you......" and then he pulls out a gigantic .44 Super Redhawk from his desk and asks if I want to buy it. I said, "Nice! I don't do too much handgun hunting though, I've only ever done bird and deer with a muzzleloader." He made the biggest, most geniune grin possible and said, "Nah, this is for hunting two-legs! You do that hunting too, right?"

I don't know, maybe this just isn't so funny to you guys. I still can't stop laughing. This was NOT the experience I expected to have with getting my FID, especially in Trenton....the guys even started going on mocking anti-gun statements and complaining about how I can't carry in NJ.

Anyone else ever had any funny experiences with the police like this? All I ever read is horror stories about NJ PD's sitting on FID applications for months at a time. I got mine in 3 weeks and Trenton PD's detectives were awesome throughout the process. I still can't get over the smile on that guys face as he pulled a long-barreled .44 Redhawk from his desk and tried to sell it to me. Hilarious.

[GJM]

Perhaps he is a PF member and was offering you something suitable for your dog walks.

[LittleLebowski]

Heartening indeed. Too bad you didn't ask him candidates his police union endorses.

[rsa-otc]

Back when we lived in Trenton my experiences mirrored yours. At one time the Trenton Assistant Chief of Police was one of the most vocal pro gun voices in the state.

[TGS]

Perhaps he is a PF member and was offering you something suitable for your dog walks.

No, I've settled on a .500 S&W X-Frame. Anything less is asking to get killed when a dog looks at you. We did talk about what I use for a carry rig/CCW when in PA, though.

Heartening indeed. Too bad you didn't ask him candidates his police union endorses.

That probably would have been a good idea!

Back when we lived in Trenton my experiences mirrored yours. At one time the Trenton Assistant Chief of Police was one of the most vocal pro gun voices in the state.

That's awesome. It really surprises me given the amount of crime/the quality of the average citizen, and from what I know all the other cities are pretty anti-2A.