...he was armed with guns and a magazine with the capacity for 100 rounds of ammunition... [More]Not that he used it, but hey...
I'm surprised they didn't put that bit in ALL CAPS!!! And call it a "clip."
But for some reason, "High capacity" hardly seems adequate for the intended hysteria.
And for some reason "Spaceballs" comes to mind:
[Via Florida Guy]
3 comments:
Magazine capacity is self-limiting. If 100-round magazines were better, the military would issue them. They don't. It's a trade-off between the slowness and clumsiness of additional weight vs. additional firepower. The US still uses the 30-round mags that they were goaded into during the Vietnam War, because AKs took 30-round mags, but my preference is for the original 20-round mags - lighter thus faster, more compact/less bulky, easier to change, and they fit in a shirt pocket. 100 rounds on the gun is just plain silly, unless you're making a Hollywood movie, in which case, the sillier the better.
"Cohen said the high-capacity magazine -- in addition to the fact that Loyd was wearing body armor -- shows Loyd was "prepared to take on the police"
"Loyd threw the guns to the ground and resisted arrest when police officers tried to detain him, police said."
Apparently not so keen to take on the police .
Anyway , drum mags are fun for the range , but are not reliable enough for a "shootout" . And a magazine swap can take a second or two with no more than a few hours practice .
Like Chas , I prefer 20 round mags for my ARs . Have 30s and use them at the range , but home defense etc comes back to 20s . Just a preference with the knowledge of how fast a mag swap for me is and knowing that the first 20 rounds are going to keep someone occupied long enough .
"John Cohen, an ABC News contributor who is a former U.S. counterterrorism official" frets about what is available online, yet ignores that a convicted felon may not legally purchase or possess a firearm under both Federal law and Florida law. Florida does not have any prohibitions on magazine capacity, but does make establishment and maintenance of a firearms registry a felony.
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