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July 29, 2012, 06:34 PM | #1 |
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High capacity magazines
I cannot see the need to have high capacity magazines. My USGI 1911A1, for example, holds seven rounds. If I am a capable marksman why would I need more than that? I have seen ads for a 100 round magazine for the Ruger 10/22- why?
(I know that this is an emotional issue but I would like to hear calm, reasonable responses about this issue.) |
July 29, 2012, 06:38 PM | #2 |
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Honestly... Because I can.
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Two primary reasons:
I feel we should be free to own items we choose to own. The right to own an object should be regulated based on my behavior not some else’s. Secondly, from a more practical standpoint large magazines are excellent for range use. I generally shoot at indoor ranges where I am forced to pay for range time. I would prefer to spend my time shooting instead of loading magazines Also, how would you feel if I said, “I see no reason for anyone to own a .45 caliber handgun. I personally own a 9mm and feel it is all anyone needs.”?
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July 29, 2012, 06:43 PM | #4 |
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Well, there are (at least) two issues to address here:
1) How you do say what capacity is "enough"? Enough for whom? In what situation? I can't think of any objective criteria that allows you to draw a bright line saying "this is okay, while that is 'too much'". 2) Not everything has a 'why' associated with it. And we can't get in the habit of trying to justify our choices to anyone else, because even attempting to do so lends credence to the idea that we should *have to* justify our decisions. |
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There are plenty of folks who do not see the need at all for civilian firearm ownership.
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July 29, 2012, 07:32 PM | #6 |
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The question of need is contrary to freedom.
A great many people don't need cars at all. No one needs a 500hp sports car. No one really needs a 50mpg hybrid. No one needs a motorcycle. No one needs power tools. No one needs an Xbox 360. No one needs internet access. Remember way back, like 15 years ago, when no one had it? No one needs a cell phone. No one needs to be an atheist, or Christian, or Muslim. No one I know has ever "needed" a firearm of any kind or capacity. The question is one of freedom, not need.
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July 29, 2012, 07:35 PM | #7 |
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Most firearms are designed to operate best with a certain style magazine. Like your 1911 and the 7 round mags. The high capacity magazines usually are more trouble than they are worth.
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July 29, 2012, 07:40 PM | #8 |
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... and the next guy to come along will say that he has lots of fun with his single shot pistol so no one needs anything more than that. Then some blackpowder shooter comes along and says that no one needs one of those brass cartridge things because he can load and shoot just fine without it...
The only 'necessity' the Second Amendment mentions is a militia, not how many rounds they can load or carry. It takes less than a second to drop a mag and reload. Neutered magazine capacity won't stop someone from doing a mass shooting. You really think some nutjob will be driving to a theater and stop, then decide to go back home because he can only shoot seven or ten people at a time before he has to pause to reload? Absurd.
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July 29, 2012, 07:56 PM | #9 |
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Apple you are right about the nut jobs and they usually pick the high cap magazines which many times malfunction (like in colorado) and save lives which is a blessing.
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July 29, 2012, 09:19 PM | #10 |
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I remember the 1977 blackout in NYC when civilization went "out like a light". I was stationed below Miami(Homestead) in the aftermath of the 1980 Liberty City race riots when an officer told me to drive back to the base on the rim and don't risk my life changing a tire. ...also a near riot situation after Hurricane Andrew.... revolver on the nightstand is adequate for routine HD, but sometimes more stuff hits the fan than a 5 shot revolver can handle.
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So what can we learn from this as it relates to "high" capacity debate? 1. Marksmanship - this officer was a veteran officer and SWAT trained. He averaged almost 50% hits in the adrenaline charged moment of saving his life. That places him far above the average LAPD/NYPD officer who averages only 28-33% hit rate in shootings. If you shoot as well as this officer, you may land 3 hits out of your entire magazine. If you shoot as well as the average police officer, you may land only two hits. 2. A gun, especially a pistol, is not a death ray. It isn't unusual for someone to be shot, even multiple times, and still continue to function. In this case, out of 14 hits, only 5 could have caused a physiological stop and 2 of those 5 would have allowed the assailant enough time to possibly kill the officer. So roughly 1/3 of the hits made were effective. If you get that lucky, you'll need 3 hits to get one hit that may force your attacker to stop 12-15 seconds later. 3. The majority of criminal assaults involve more than one attacker. JohnKSa has done a nice probability analysis that shows a 10rd magazine gives you about a 50% chance of winning a gunfight with two attackers. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495800 Of course, none of that is relevant to Aurora. Giving that person 10 ten round magazines is just as much of a problem as him having a 100rd magazine, probably more since the 10rd mag is actually reliable. Not to mention the entire idea that law-abiding citizens should be treated as potential lunatics. There is no safe amount of ammo you can give to a mass murderer. There is no safe magazine for a murderer. And lets face it, from a practical perspective, you couldn't get rid of them if you wanted to. Detachable magazines with more than 10 rounds date back to the early 1900s. There are probably hundreds of millions of untraceable "high capacity" magazines out there. Last edited by Bartholomew Roberts; July 29, 2012 at 10:21 PM. |
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"No one needs a 500hp sports car."
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July 30, 2012, 06:12 AM | #17 |
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Do you have a second magazine for your USGI 1911A1? If so, why?
While I agree that no one needs a high capacity magazine, they're handy so that you don't need to carry a second magazine.
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July 30, 2012, 06:36 AM | #18 |
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Food, water, shelter All else: Wants What we don't need are fellow shooters who would support useless, knee jerk, feel good legislation that would affect other shooters just because they don't happen to use those particular firearms and therefore see no "need" for them. The more our own Government feels the "need" to restrict firearms ownership and use, the more we "need" these types of firearms. History...learn it...know it...don't repeat it.
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I don't much see the need for "high capacity" magazines either. It is the "reduced capacity" magazines have a problem with. My 1911's came with either 7 or 8 round mags, don't force m to use 6 round magazines. Same with my Glock that was designed with a "standard capacity" 17 round mgazine. Don't force me to use a "reduced capacity" 10 round magazine. Or my AR that came from the factroy with "standard capacity" 30 round magazines.
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July 30, 2012, 10:06 AM | #20 |
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I would say as we have a Bill Of Rights. Not a Bill Of Needs.
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July 30, 2012, 10:37 AM | #21 |
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Lock up the baby formula. So says Mayor Bloomberg, today.
We need motorcyles as they are the greatest producer of hearts for transplants. Hunting can be done with single shot rifles or two round shotguns. Sporting use is not the issue. Perhaps average SD situations - one mugger be gone could be handled with just a Model 10. But some can't. The defense against tyranny and genocide can't. That's the answer. No hi-caps, no big gulps, no baby formula. Let a short little rich man decide your life.
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I have large capacity mags because I enjoy them. That is reason enough. I don't believe that some person should tell me I don't need a large Coke or that my wife must breast feed.
When you open the door for someone to tell you what you need based on a arbitrary number, you open the door for someone to make even more decisions for you. Answer the following questions and you will under stand why I have some high capacity mags. Why do you need a gun that allows you to fire seven shots without reloading? Why do you need a military style, semi auto assault pistol? That is your 1911 by the way...... Why do you need a gun that fires a military cartridge? If you allow a person to restrict your choices based on what they want you to have, your choices are going to become fewer and fewer. Don't think that the person who says you can't have a 100 round, or 11 round mag, won't tell you that you can't have your 1911 based on the questions I posed above.
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I take issue with the arbitrary political definition of what constitutes a so-called "high" capacity magazine, i.e. greater than 10rds.
In my opinion, the magazine a firearm was originally designed to accept is properly termed a standard-capacity magazine. For my M&P9 full-size, this is a 17rd mag. For a M1911, it's 7rds, although 8rds fit in virtually the same size mag. (Same basic concept applies to my S&W M3904, which was designed for an 8rd mag, but a 9rd M952 mag is the same size and works equally well.) If a political jurisdiction arbitrarily decides to require a smaller mag, it is properly called a reduced-capacity mag. If any mag can properly be called "high-capacity", it's one that's significantly larger than a standard-capacity mag, and projects much farther than normal from the gun. This applies to mags such as the DWM Luger "Trommelmagazin" drum mag, the G18 33rd mag, and various AR/AK drum mags. However, just because these mags are supposedly "high-capacity" does not necessarily justify restricting ownership of them.
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I think because USGI 1911A1s say US Property and they should all be returned to the Government.
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