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Right, but consider this - the bad guy knows when and where he is going to strike, the good guy doesn't. Say we were able to wave a magic wand and all the maga

by lwhalen 13y ago

Right, but consider this - the bad guy knows when and where he is going to strike, the good guy doesn't. Say we were able to wave a magic wand and all the magazines over X rounds were to magically disappear and turn into (X-1)-round magazines. The bad guy, because he can choose where and when he is going to act, can adequately prepare and just bring many magazines regardless of artificially-restricted mag limits. The 'good guys' generally prefer to carry one or two magazines for convenience, regardless of capacity, because they have other things to do with their day besides committing crimes. Laws that restrict magazine capacity reasoning that criminals will be 'less dangerous' with lower-cap magazines are misguided - those laws (like all gun laws) only apply to law-abiding gun owners, and only serve to weaken them.

pandaman 13y ago
Indeed, when you are defending yourself you have no control over timing of the attackers. You are forced to respond whenever your attackers make a move. The more you need to reload the more chances that you won't be able to respond in time. On the other hand, on the attacking side, you can choose your timing freely and the capacity of the magazine is not as important (it's only important when your target turns against you and you become a defender yourself). Magazine caps are so popular because the goal of "gun control" is to limit the people's ability to defend so much that they will have to rely on the government for protection. It has exactly zero effect on crime as the crime is already illegal and if criminals cared about these laws they would not be criminals in the first place.
scardine 13y ago
In Brazil, it used to be very difficult to obtain the permit to legally carry a gun. A couple years ago, there was a national referendum and now it is effectively impossible to legally carry a gun unless you are linked to a LEA, private security company or the judicial system. Result? A 260% increase in murders after robbery[1] (link in Portuguese, sorry). I guess every idiot that voted for these stupid laws deserves to get shot. The government excuse? Blame the victim. Like people are more likely to fight back unarmed. [1] http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/04/abc-tem-aumento-de-260-em-latrocinios-e-delegado-culpa-vitimas.html http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/04/abc-tem-aument...

by lwhalen 13y ago

pandaman 13y ago

Indeed, when you are defending yourself you have no control over timing of the attackers. You are forced to respond whenever your attackers make a move. The more you need to reload the more chances that you won't be able to respond in time. On the other hand, on the attacking side, you can choose your timing freely and the capacity of the magazine is not as important (it's only important when your target turns against you and you become a defender yourself). Magazine caps are so popular because the goal of "gun control" is to limit the people's ability to defend so much that they will have to rely on the government for protection. It has exactly zero effect on crime as the crime is already illegal and if criminals cared about these laws they would not be criminals in the first place.

scardine 13y ago

In Brazil, it used to be very difficult to obtain the permit to legally carry a gun. A couple years ago, there was a national referendum and now it is effectively impossible to legally carry a gun unless you are linked to a LEA, private security company or the judicial system. Result? A 260% increase in murders after robbery[1] (link in Portuguese, sorry). I guess every idiot that voted for these stupid laws deserves to get shot. The government excuse? Blame the victim. Like people are more likely to fight back unarmed. [1] http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/04/abc-tem-aumento-de-260-em-latrocinios-e-delegado-culpa-vitimas.html http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2013/04/abc-tem-aument...