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California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 7:53 pm
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-appeals...1597443336
Such bans are simply knee jerk legislation with no real reasoning. If you believe "lives will be saved" by such bans - you mark yourself as a ill informed advocate for dumb legislation. Short take - you don't know what you are talking about.
When responding to this thread - it would be nice if you state your "credentials" - so others can judge the legitimacy of your statements.
I have over 50 years of experience with firearms. I qualified expert with both the M16 and 1911a and qualified with the riot shotgun (pass/fail rating) while in the service of the USCG. I have owned 100s of guns, sold 1000s and built several from blank recievers. I have had a concealed carry permit since Sept 13 of 2001 and carried daily without incident.
You would be hard pressed to find a firearm that I could not safely pick up - load and fire - with no instruction at all.
What are your thoughts on magazine capacity limits?
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 8:32 pm
What we need is enforcement of the current laws, and not have stupid ones like this enacted in the first place. This one was biting the turf, I heard from one of my younger sons. Big magazines scare people. When one considers how many people are killed when the murderer has a large capacity magazine, nobody considers the minimal amount of time it takes to eject and insert another, smaller, magazine. I personally consider large capacity magazines unnecessary, tbh.
Credentials? Well, I shot 24 rounds from a .22 rifle in boot camp in the US Navy.  I've been shooting firearms since 1967, am a Distinguished Expert with light rifle, and a Certified Firearms Instructor for rifle and shotgun, back from when I was a leader in the BSA, where I counseled boys for those Merit Badges. Never shot or hurt anyone in all that time.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 8:57 pm
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2020 at 9:19 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Legislation that can be defeated by tape isn't very well crafted, is what I think.
More security theater for voters - and the best part, you'll never -not- have a reason to stump on more gun laws if you write ones like these. Been shooting for about 30 years I suppose, if we don't count bb guns. Go through alot of rounds every week in fall and winter. Qualified m4, 203, 249, 240, at4, 47at, and the 242 25mm.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 10:30 pm
The gun nut jobs must be happily stroking their unnecessary weapons.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 10:55 pm
(August 15, 2020 at 10:30 pm)Eleven Wrote: The gun nut jobs must be happily stroking their unnecessary weapons.
Big on insults.
Short on qualification.
That all you got?
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 11:02 pm
But will they now be handing out high capacity magazines like candy?
That's important in formation needed to be able to start the standard rant.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 15, 2020 at 11:58 pm
(August 15, 2020 at 11:02 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: But will they now be handing out high capacity magazines like candy?
That's important in formation needed to be able to start the standard rant.
 Dammit, I was going to put a #guns=candy tag in my post, and forgot. 
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 16, 2020 at 1:21 am
As a foriegner I'll sit back and watch this thread out.
My "Experiance" ?
I've held maybe three guns my whole life all while properly supervised. I understand 'Gun safety' rules and behaviour and follw(ed) them.
Been to a shooting range twice. 'Feeling' the black powder cannon discharge was fekkin' aweseom!
So, just a clarifying question, what should the 'normal' amount of rounds be in a weapon?
(Yes, left the terminology vague. Go nuts between pistols, rifles, carbines etc)
Cheers.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 16, 2020 at 1:38 am
(August 16, 2020 at 1:21 am)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: As a foriegner I'll sit back and watch this thread out.
My "Experiance" ?
I've held maybe three guns my whole life all while properly supervised. I understand 'Gun safety' rules and behaviour and follw(ed) them.
Been to a shooting range twice. 'Feeling' the black powder cannon discharge was fekkin' aweseom!
So, just a clarifying question, what should the 'normal' amount of rounds be in a weapon?
(Yes, left the terminology vague. Go nuts between pistols, rifles, carbines etc)
Cheers.
Not at work.
Answer - however many it holds.
The capacity of some of my guns -
Savage model 94. (12 gauge) 1 shot. (Not to be confused with a Winchester 94.)
JC Higgins model 20-12. (12 gauge) 5 shots.
Ruger GP-100. (.357) 6 shot.
Beretta model 96. (.40 S+W) 10 shot.
Postal Meter M-1 .30 Carbine. 5 to 30 round depending on magazine.
Bushmaster AR-15 (.223) . 5 to 75 round - depending on magazine.
Bushmaster AR-15 (.450). 5 to 9 round - depending on magazine.
As you can see - there is no "one size fits all". It varies greatly from gun to gun - and even in the same gun of different calibers.
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RE: California High Capacity Magazine Ban Shot Down.
August 16, 2020 at 4:43 am
I think high capacity magazines should be banned. I once tried to lift a copy of 'Modern Bride' unassisted and damn near herniated myself.
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