Interesting the short range, few shots mantra is being used against. Over on THR, there is a thread on a California judge ruling against higher capacity magazines. The judge cites the NRA stat of about 3 shots fired. The argument would be similar to ban ARs as you don't need a distance weapon with 30 rounds.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthrea...=745975&page=2
So all the 'it's the average' and thus that is what will always happen (take Statistics
) have contributed to an argument which can bite the gun world on the rear end.
We say only nuts and paranoids would worry about more than 3 shots and 3 yards. So why should a judge support the right to have more? See the point?