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In reply to the discussion: As a gun owner and a former member of the NRA I have arrived at the opinion that there should be [View all]Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)94. I can beat that.
My 12 gauge holds one and you have to cock the hammer for each shot.
It was for duck hunting but I've used it for skeet shooting those old AOL disks.
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As a gun owner and a former member of the NRA I have arrived at the opinion that there should be [View all]
doc03
Jul 2012
OP
And you've just made the case that >5 round mags are reasonable for self-defense purposes
aikoaiko
Jul 2012
#65
Bingo! We have a winner! A COP should be able to take a perp out with 5 rounds but
doc03
Jul 2012
#100
Maximum of 10-15 round magazines for handguns. Five ought to be the limit for long guns.
Kaleva
Jul 2012
#134
So in most cases, brandishing a convincing replica of a gun would suffice to repel an assailant --
klook
Jul 2012
#152
The police carry standard capacity mags for self-defense and defense of others...
aikoaiko
Jul 2012
#64
yes, I do. The 10 round limit is not standard -- it is a reduce capacity for most full size handguns
aikoaiko
Jul 2012
#82
That is asinine. Heck, police have to arm up and be more cautious with all the gunners carrying.
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#53
So which is it, are you a really bad shot or do you figure on being rushed by a bakers dozen?
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2012
#107
"There is a direct correlation between how strict or not gun ownership laws are, and death rates"
EX500rider
Jul 2012
#124
Can't find a particular reference to using suppressors for hunting in those countries.
GoneOffShore
Jul 2012
#99
Bullseye course of fire - 5 rounds in twenty seconds and 5 rounds in ten seconds.
geckosfeet
Jul 2012
#62
Another serious question: How many crimes are committed with 100-round magazines?
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#13
I think banning things that are hardly ever used in crimes is unreasonable.
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#76
The poster you are replying to never sees the need to back up their assertions.
zappaman
Jul 2012
#139
Why don't we ask people struck by lightning what they think about it?
Atypical Liberal
Jul 2012
#144
When I was a kid my dad gave me a single shot rifle and that taought me to make the first
doc03
Jul 2012
#109
it banned high capacity magazines like the 100 round one the shooter used
Motown_Johnny
Jul 2012
#85
During the "ban" both AR-15 rifles and high capacity magazines were available ...
spin
Jul 2012
#113
So banning weapons increases their sales.. and tax cuts increase revenues too!
Motown_Johnny
Jul 2012
#121
Actually, Permatex, those into guns obsessively should pay price. Without them, gun manufacturers
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#57
Maybe you should ask yourself why gun violence is so dramatically different in the US.
HuckleB
Jul 2012
#45
at what point does an assult rifle become the equivalent of an automatic weapon ?
azurnoir
Jul 2012
#26
How about keep it all legal but require references and a psych eval for the big stuff?
harun
Jul 2012
#49
As a former hunter that still keeps a shotgun and rifle in the house even though I no
appleannie1
Jul 2012
#51
How about just storing all guns in armories? Want to play with them? Check 'em out.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2012
#74
They shouldn't allow people to easily acquire a semi-automatic weapon like a glock....
AntiFascist
Jul 2012
#97
The clip in my 20 gauge shotgun holds two cartridges. That's plenty for most situations.
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#80
"skeet shooting those old AOL disks" - LOL! I've got a 2.0 floppy right next to me!!!
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#143
I've sold a shitload of the CDs. They went through a period of making really cool ones.
HopeHoops
Jul 2012
#156
Your shooting out blindly in a darkened, smoke-filled and overwhelmingly LOUD theater
hlthe2b
Jul 2012
#111