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The Magistrate

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4. Six Is Traditional, Sir....

Reply to TRJuan (Original post)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 01:44 PM

Jan 2013

"Kill one, warn one hundred."

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Seven bullets is still too many! [View all] TRJuan Jan 2013 OP

Uh huh atreides1 Jan 2013 #1

Sorry... TRJuan Jan 2013 #3

One bullet almost never kills someone Recursion Jan 2013 #5

But but but in the movies.... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #7

It's actually a lot more complicated than that: petronius Jan 2013 #17

Haha - I love it. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #20

Not true regjoe Jan 2013 #9

It could - with 100-round magazines - thank the FSM Cuomo banned them jpak Jan 2013 #16

That approach is a lot like saying pedestrians should not have an opinion on traffic laws HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #8

No one needs more bullets than Dirty Harry needed. FSogol Jan 2013 #2

Harry was probably a better shot than I am. Bake Jan 2013 #13

You sound like my college roommate. FSogol Jan 2013 #18

I don't pose with mine. Andit's not "beloved." Bake Jan 2013 #19

I didn't answer your question because I was just being snarky about Dirty Harry. FSogol Jan 2013 #21

And you STILL didn't address the question about how many rounds in the magazine is enough. Bake Jan 2013 #22

Aspects of Zealotry FSogol Jan 2013 #25

I'm sorry, I thought this was a serious discussion. Bake Jan 2013 #30

since he couldn't remember, he my well have needed seven cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #14

Six Is Traditional, Sir.... The Magistrate Jan 2013 #4

Six is traditional for a revolver. Bake Jan 2013 #24

Tend to agree. I'd like to see us stay with 5 or 6 shot revolvers. That would all but kill the gun Hoyt Jan 2013 #6

5 or 6 is an arbitrary number. Bake Jan 2013 #15

Traditional Numbers Are Seldom Arbitrary, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #23

What is"normal" is arbitrary, sir. Bake Jan 2013 #33

Things I Remember Being Introduced, Sir, Cannot Be Traditional.... The Magistrate Jan 2013 #37

Its a matter of definitions onenote Jan 2013 #36

People do fine with 38 specials. You should be glad you are even Hoyt Jan 2013 #28

Assault pistol???? Bake Jan 2013 #38

I was field-stripping a 1911 by age 8, and grew up with a bunch of gun nuts. Hoyt Jan 2013 #39

Again, we're all thrilled that you don't get to decide who does and does not get to own a firearm. Bake Jan 2013 #40

no 7-shot .357 revolvers ? nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #32

My animals come pre-dead. Zero would suffice. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #10

So just ban all guns right? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #11

Would love to ban them. TRJuan Jan 2013 #29

This is ridiculous. If you want to ban guns then ban guns cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #12

Precisely! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #26

I will tell you why... TRJuan Jan 2013 #27

The word "reasonable" in "reasonable regulation" actually means something. cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #35

7 is a good "Holy" number (no put intended) rightsideout Jan 2013 #31

1911 .45acp has a SEVEN round mag... designed by J. MOSES Browning... O-M-G !! nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #34

40 is used a lot in the bible too - let's go REALLY hi-cap! Make it 8... jmg257 Jan 2013 #41