This is just another feel good measure that has no basis in reality. (http://www.ctnow.com/news/ctn-gun-law-debate-0202,0,5311698.htmlpage ) Limiting the amount of rounds in a magazine is not the solution. We have the laws in place to deal with killers and to discourage people from becoming killers but we don't enforce them rigorously enough or swiftly enough. (years spent waiting for trial, more in appeals, never mind the expenese, when there is no question to guilt. i.e. Chesire home invasion.)
Part of the problem is people are confused about guns. The media and even some police don't corectly describe what they are talking about. The general public that buy guns, buy semi automatic, which means that only one bullet is fired with each squeeze of the trigger. Automatic means that multiple rounds are fired with each squeeze of the the trigger,and to own a fully automatic you must be fully investigated by the federal government and are subject to complance inspections on use and storage at any time with no warning.
People that report on guns or are interviewed should at least correctly describe the weapon they are talking about, the Hartford CT police chief in this report kept refering to automatic weapons and ammo, not semi automatic which just make people more nervous and distortes the truth.
If smaller is better/safer maybe we should mandate that cars have a 5 gallon fuel tank. That way if they have to fill up more often maybe they would not drive as much, thus saving gas,cutting down on emission and making our roads safer!
just another day in paradise
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