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Act_of_Reparation

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7. Agree
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 06:11 PM
Oct 2017

Full auto is used by the militaries of the world to suppress, to force enemies to keep their heads down so friendly forces can relocate without getting shot. It's terrifying, but not especially accurate.

It logically follows that time spent reloading is time spent not shooting, and time spent not shooting is invaluable to potential victims attempting to flee the scene of a mass shooting. I'd argue controlling high capacity magazines is much more important than fire rate, but it is unlikely we'll see any progress on that front in the immediate future.

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