And, well, pretty much this entire article.

Did you notice there was already a round in the firing chamber when the magazine (ammunition supply) was inserted? Some people don’t; if they live, you see them limping around or at the graves of friends and relatives.

See how the magazine holds seven rounds, and empty ones can quickly be replaced? People who do not practice markmanship think this will compensate for their bad aim, and end up spraying their houses and neighborhoods with wild shots and bodies, if they don’t maim or kill themselves first.

I posted a response which, of course, is awaiting approval

Great article!

Well, outside of the outright lies, misinformation, and general hysterics, which pretty much sums up the entire article.

Yes, I noticed the round in the chamber, it’s how I carry my pistol. It’s pretty safe too being that accidental deaths by firearm are rare (in fact, only accidental poisoning by gas and “All Other” rank below firearms). Do people accidentally shoot themselves from time to time? About the same number of people who cut themselves with kitchen knives or slam fingers in the door. A firearm comes with a risk of injury just like any tool in your garage. That’s no reason to ban table saws and claw hammers.

Now, magazines. You assert that people who use higher capacity magazines do so to ’spray’. You seem to consider 12 rounds as ‘too high’. If so, why do you allow the police to carry them? Because they have some magical training? You need to look up the hit percentage from ANY shootout involving cops. You’ll find they need the increased capacity because, wouldn’t you know it, shooting while moving and / or being shot at isn’t easy. Why should non-police be subjected to less?

Finally, for someone who wrote some pretty technical “here’s how a gun works”, you’re flat out lying when you say it’s simple to modify a gun to full auto, especially when you show a Glock 18 (a firearm that is MADE in full auto) as ‘proof’ that it can be done.

So, being that you have to lie and twist to get your point across, don’t you think maybe you’re on the wrong side of the argument. A 200 round drum magazine on a pistol in my hands poses no threat to the safety of the community. A .22 revolver with only 2 loaded chambers in the hands of a thug is a threat.

But it’s easier to attack the innocent, isn’t it?