Mass shooting prompts calls from Capitol Hill and beyond for tighter gun laws
I am an active supporter of the right to bear arms. I both hunt and target shoot. Own handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
The Senator here is wanting to ban high capacity magazines. The first point I would like to make, as I'm sure RandyWayne can agree. High capacity clips had nothing to do with the Colorado shooting. Yes, it allowed him to fire off more rounds consecutively, but the time it takes one to drop a clip from an AR15, slap another one in, and chamber the first round is about 5 seconds. (for someone practiced, 10 seconds for a newbie) So the fact is, high capacity clips might have saved 1 in the overall scheme of the shooting. Or he could have stood there an extra 1 minute and still done the same damage.
Now, that being said, can any of you fellow gun owners think of any reasons at all why we would be against this ban? Personally, I see no need for high capacity clips. Other than having to stop and reload when target practicing, which I can live with. And for hunting, well, as grandpa always said, if it takes you more than one round you need to go back and shoot some more cans.
So honestly, if the ban covers JUST high capacity magazines, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
What say ye ?
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