Gun-Banning Congresswoman Thinks High-Capacity Magazines are Disposable
That's a special kind of ignorant
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is the chief co-sponsor, with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), of the High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act, which would ban the sale or transfer of magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds. Upon reintroducing the bill in January, she said banning what she calls "assault magazines" would "go a long way toward making our country safe." If DeGette seems overly optimistic about the potential impact of her legislation, especially given the fact that many millions of "high-capacity ammunition feeding devices" would remain in circulation, perhaps that's because she does not realize magazines are reusable. At a Denver Post forum on gun control yesterday, DeGette explained why she thinks her bill would be effective:
What's the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you these are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them. And so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available.
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Nor does she seem to understand that magazines and clips are two different things.
Nor does she seem to understand that magazines and clips are two different things.
One lacks a follower; a small distinction by comparison. While most people trained in firearms could ID one vs the other by sight, many would be hard put to get it into words.
We must prohibit large-capacity disposable lighters because you can commit more arsons with them.