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Drahthaardogs

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10. I was actually pretty happy with the ten round magazine

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 11:06 PM

Jan 2018

Limit under the ol'd assault rifle ban. What the author misses is that it's the high capacity magazines that are instruments of war. 30, 50, even 100 rounds. This is where we should focus because it's hard to argue in favor of them.

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"I'm a doctor. I want you to live and thrive. So I want semi-automatic guns banned." [View all] pnwmom Jan 2018 OP

They will never be banned in this nation. maxsolomon Jan 2018 #1

Exactly and I agree PJMcK Jan 2018 #29

Post removed Post removed Jan 2018 #2

Uhhh... chumpchange Jan 2018 #5

No, he's unlikely to be an R. The NRA is a huge supporter of the R's. n/t pnwmom Jan 2018 #6

My Browning Auto Five is a semi- automatic Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #3

Fine. Then limit semi-automatics to guns that can only hold 5 or 6 bullets. n/t pnwmom Jan 2018 #4

I was actually pretty happy with the ten round magazine Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #10

Appeal to authority/emotion all in one. linuxman Jan 2018 #7

Alcohol in moderation usually doesn't hurt other people. Bullets shot into other people always do. pnwmom Jan 2018 #8

Alcohol and guns used responsibly don't hurt neither, you mean. linuxman Jan 2018 #9

So a firearm has never been used responsibly to hurt anyone? Ever? LanternWaste Jan 2018 #14

You really don't care about the deaths, do you? linuxman Jan 2018 #17

The flip side of that coin is that people want to live and thrive and aikoaiko Jan 2018 #11

Also because they are fun to shoot. maxsolomon Jan 2018 #12

Well, I said that's why they want them -- not what was more likely to happen aikoaiko Jan 2018 #20

Limiting magazine capacity make the most sense GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #13

"I would happily trade my larger ones in " oneshooter Jan 2018 #15

The magazines come with the firearm. GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #16

You just sounded a little hypocritical. oneshooter Jan 2018 #18

I understand GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #19

In other words, you would not willingly oneshooter Jan 2018 #21

If we could enact a policy that would make Americans safer GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #22

Destroying the high cap magazines most certainly will contribute to a safer environment as... Marengo Jan 2018 #24

I have no concerns about others taking me seriously GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #27

You dont regard high cap magazines as a threat to public safety? Marengo Jan 2018 #28

Doesnt it seem that there would be a Lars39 Jan 2018 #23

I blame Raygun burnbaby Jan 2018 #25

I agree, but too many gunners love their lethal weapons and the power it gives them. Hoyt Jan 2018 #26