Thanks, I'll call it a magazine from now on.

I wasn't suggesting that restricting large magazines would reduce crime. I agree with you, I don't see a correlation there. I can also understand your point that a skilled shooter could reload quickly.

But how about an unskilled shooter? The magazine size certainly let this unskilled shooter fire more bullets before he was tackled.

I understand the concept of the right to bear arms. I don't own, or want to own, a gun, but I do respect the wishes of those who want to own a gun. I just struggle a bit with those who want to own this type of gun, purely because the consequences of an individual like this having one are worse. I also wonder why regulations couldn't exist that restrict such individuals (not trained law abiding gun owners) from owning guns. We aren't talking criminals here, this was a mentally ill person by most accounts.

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