The Oct. 7 North Jersey Friends of NRA dinner drew more than 500 people as the country's second-largest and may have doubled last year's about $80,000 net, John Occhipinti said, as he and son J.J. with volunteers send tax-deductible gifts to the Patriot Fund and Freedom Action Foundation after NRA Foundation litigation. Half remains in New Jersey for youth shooting grants that groups can apply for, and a Gun For Hire VIP fundraiser aided NRA-ILA with Bill Bachenberg as keynote. Next year's event is set for October.