Quick question on gun confiscation.

[Autumnlicious]

I've always wondered why people spent so much political capital on magazine restrictions.  

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The last several terrorist attacks in the US all were done with standard uncustomized weaponry.

Fact is, the terrorists and school shooters don't play the "tape ammo" trick. They simply buy another gun or higher capacity magazines.

I don't shape policy around ex-servicemen committing carefully planned assaults.

I shape it around that most criminals, from the lowlife robber to the committed San Bernardino shooters, will use ready made solutions as opposed to innovating around artificial restrictions like magazine limits.

Ammunition is always going to be needed for any gun use - controlling it therefore is the key to reducing unlawful gun use. After all, even gang members will empty their illegal firearm at least once and need more ammo.

Of course, a dedicated Unabomber-like fellow can just gather and repack ammo. But there's only one Unabomber. There's a lot more lowlifes and even most terrorists won't be deep thinkers.

Sooner or later, you'll find the illegal gun scofflaws, many of them criminals, by waiting for them to purchase more ammo.