I think the goal is to appease the gun banners while at the same time not irritate the gun owners.
What they do is pass something that
sounds good at a fast glance, but
doesn't actually achieve much. Whats more I think they know this. If they wanted to "close a loophole" they had the 100% perfect oppertunity when they passed legislation reducing the capacity limit from 20 to 10. But they didn't. Because of that I believe they are trying (oh so poorly) to please both sides of the discussion.
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Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”?
Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”