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Multiple 30-round magazines used by the shooter. (Original Post) DanTex Dec 2012 OP
Skeet shooting comes to mind alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #1
Here we go.... Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #2
Well ya know Politicalboi Dec 2012 #3
Deer! The fast deer! Must bullet-riddle the fast deer while I can! villager Dec 2012 #4
ron white on why he didn't go deer hunting with his cousin lapfog_1 Dec 2012 #10
Consider, for example, when you're walking down the street, and overrun by murderous Zulu alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #5
There is no scenario at any time where a 30 round magazine is necessary for a civilian. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #6
Yes there is jpak Dec 2012 #7
Zombie movies would be very short if the good guys didn't have high capacity magazines. Kaleva Dec 2012 #14
Everybody knows shotguns are the most effective weapons for the Zombie Apocalypse. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #17
Actually Bow and Arrows Are More Effective in a Zombie Apocalypse Yavin4 Dec 2012 #38
Yeah, but Alex Jones said the UN troops are coming Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #8
We need pictures of what these killing machines actually do to a human body. Gin Dec 2012 #9
Google image search .223 wounds intaglio Dec 2012 #29
In all honesty if you read their forums..... Bonhomme Richard Dec 2012 #11
target shooting WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #12
Target shooting is really obsolete. dogman Dec 2012 #25
Been tried, doesn't work as expected ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #30
It's a little different for military purposes. dogman Dec 2012 #37
It is still not as effective ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #40
Couldn't you bear a little tedium in order to protect children? Liberal Gramma Dec 2012 #32
if it would protect children, of course WooWooWoo Dec 2012 #39
Personally. axetogrind Dec 2012 #13
Why even Jeneral2885 Dec 2012 #18
Who said I was going to shoot anyone? axetogrind Dec 2012 #19
Knew that was coming Marrah_G Dec 2012 #15
people are people Jeneral2885 Dec 2012 #16
It's been the false equivalency of the NRA for decades that translates into "If you give 'em an inch libdem4life Dec 2012 #20
I am a Democrat with Berserker Dec 2012 #21
Are you? Then why were you applauding some troll who said to vote Republican? Electric Monk Dec 2012 #31
Remind me why his mother needed those? malaise Dec 2012 #22
I was attacked by 31 muggers once..... wish I had that second clip. n/t 2on2u Dec 2012 #23
You joke, but Fear of a Black Planet is at the root of these NRA arguments alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #27
I know I know but it is much too hot in here right now.... and rightly so. n/t 2on2u Dec 2012 #28
They are legal, because the govt does not expect Rex Dec 2012 #24
I have it on very good authority those things never work. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #26
War Renew Deal Dec 2012 #33
The question is put strangely. Igel Dec 2012 #34
I'd say that a weapon that facilitates mass murder and has no other practical purpose DanTex Dec 2012 #35
The 30 round magazine ships standard with the Bushmaster AR FarCenter Dec 2012 #36
 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
1. Skeet shooting comes to mind
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:09 PM
Dec 2012

Imagine having to reload and waiting that time for more skeet shooting. It's a horror only a fascist regime would impose on Responsible Gun Owners(TM).

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
3. Well ya know
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:10 PM
Dec 2012

Sometimes there are a lot of deer running around. How can you shoot all of them with a rifle?

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
10. ron white on why he didn't go deer hunting with his cousin
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:19 PM
Dec 2012

"whooo that's an elusive little creature"

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
5. Consider, for example, when you're walking down the street, and overrun by murderous Zulu
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:12 PM
Dec 2012

I mean, have these gun grabbers ever seen Zulu Dawn? The black people come in swarms to get you. You need thirty rounds at least to fend them off!

 

RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)
6. There is no scenario at any time where a 30 round magazine is necessary for a civilian.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:13 PM
Dec 2012

None.

First thing on the choppoing block should be the high capacity magazines. Ten rounds is way more than enough. Make the manufacture, sale, or possession of such magazines a federal felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of five years per magazine.

Kaleva

(36,312 posts)
14. Zombie movies would be very short if the good guys didn't have high capacity magazines.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:24 PM
Dec 2012

Personally, I think 5 round mags ought to be the limit for long guns. As for handguns, the mag should not extend past the bottom of the grip.

Gin

(7,212 posts)
9. We need pictures of what these killing machines actually do to a human body.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:16 PM
Dec 2012

Imagine the effects of seeing those small first grade bodies all shot up...i am not trying to be

crass....And..... I know that wont happen..... but it would have an impact.

Shock and awe...american style.

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)
11. In all honesty if you read their forums.....
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:21 PM
Dec 2012

you come to the conclusion that they will face one of two scenarios......Government takeover (think Red Dawn) holding of the soldiers in a massive gun battle or attacked by a crazed drug induced zombie/person that won't go down unless they put 20 hollow point, high velocity rounds in them.
There are pages upon pages in forums that deal with velocity/impact/damage studies.

I have come to the conclusion that most that carry when they go shopping is to protect themselves from other carriers that have gone over the edge.

WooWooWoo

(454 posts)
12. target shooting
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:23 PM
Dec 2012

I'd imagine.

It would be really tedius to target shoot and have to reload after every five rounds.

dogman

(6,073 posts)
25. Target shooting is really obsolete.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:39 PM
Dec 2012

Or should be. It would be simple to make a single round that could be activated by the firing pin to activate a laser that could be tracked for accuracy. You could eliminate noise and air pollution and save money.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
30. Been tried, doesn't work as expected
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:33 PM
Dec 2012

The Army really wanted that to work...turns out the training was considerably less effective. MILES gear is still used, but it requires blanks to activate

dogman

(6,073 posts)
37. It's a little different for military purposes.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:37 PM
Dec 2012

We shot each other with bb-guns to condition us to pull the trigger on another human. You would want to condition troops for the actual sound, smell, and recoil. I'm talking about target practice for accuracy purposes.

ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
40. It is still not as effective
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 11:08 PM
Dec 2012

Single aimed slow fire maybe, but the noise and recoil matter if you are doing anything else.

New shooters using real ammo may develop a flinch when they start with major caliber handguns which needs to be trained around. Can't do that with lasers. That said, dry firing is considered a good way to build muscle memory.

I have some laser training rounds and some times use them to demo things, but they are not really useful, especially with beginners.

 

axetogrind

(118 posts)
13. Personally.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:24 PM
Dec 2012

I would outlaw those. No more hi capacity mags. Limit rifle mags to 10 rounds and handgun mags to what the manufacturer designed the gun for.

 

axetogrind

(118 posts)
19. Who said I was going to shoot anyone?
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:29 PM
Dec 2012

10 round mags were allowed for new man. during the first AWB. It's a good number.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
20. It's been the false equivalency of the NRA for decades that translates into "If you give 'em an inch
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:33 PM
Dec 2012

they'll take a mile." The "inch" being high-capacity assault rifles and the feared "mile" meaning handgun registration and gun responsibility. It also has a whole lot to do with corporate profits, congressional enablers with "interests", the military-industrial complex and lots of Shadows that go bump in the night.

It's the murky place of non-definition between "War" and "Murder". It's mostly financial ... tinged by political and cultural, sometimes religious intrigue. No logic. The NRA is the cover of said murky place.



 

Berserker

(3,419 posts)
21. I am a Democrat with
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:34 PM
Dec 2012

Guns as many here know. I do not now or ever have had a need for 30 round mags. I have had arguments with NRA members about this sort of thing and no I am not a member of that right wing organization. I do think there is a limit to what a civilian should be able to possess and still maintain our 2A rights. One good thing is most of these mags jam and they suck anyway.

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
31. Are you? Then why were you applauding some troll who said to vote Republican?
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:34 PM
Dec 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1997992

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63. After reading a lot of insane posts the last couple days

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Posts like dropping bombs from drones on gun owner's homes. Referring to gun owners as nuts, terrorists and basically putting on a lynch mob like display against anyone and everyone who's a gun owner. And these posts are cheered and recommended and remind me of the lunatic fringe from the right such as Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, FreeRepublic, etc. with the only difference being on the opposite side of the political spectrum. But nevertheless just as crazy. As a result I have concluded that most of you here are equally as crazy and even though there's an economic risk element I have further concluded that it is imperative in the next election(s) to vote Republican to maintain some sort of counter balance to your craziness.

Very unfortunate. n/t


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71. Thank You

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For a clear minded and well thought out post.
The craziness that has been displayed in this forum has been unlike anything I have seen in 9 years that I have been a member. The hate filled lunatic fringe also exists in our party and has been clearly displayed for the world to see.


Another gungeoneer who outs themselves after years of pretending. I sort of wish I was surprised, but I'm not.

malaise

(269,063 posts)
22. Remind me why his mother needed those?
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:36 PM
Dec 2012

Guess that large alimony provided some serious shopping money

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
27. You joke, but Fear of a Black Planet is at the root of these NRA arguments
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:53 PM
Dec 2012

In all their arguments for self-defense lurk the black mob, the slave revolt.

We are not that far progressed.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
24. They are legal, because the govt does not expect
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:38 PM
Dec 2012

us to become raving homicidal maniacs with them. Maybe a re-think is in order.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
26. I have it on very good authority those things never work.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:47 PM
Dec 2012

Banning them previously was "useless legislation" because they "always jam up" after the first few rounds.

No doubt the reason he needed multiple ones was for that very reason!

Igel

(35,320 posts)
34. The question is put strangely.
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 07:36 PM
Dec 2012

One must, it seems, justify having things be legal. The burden of proof is on those wanting things permitted.

Are we a country where everything not explicitly banned is permitted, or a country where everything not explicitly permitted is banned?

Or is a matter of personal choice of the enlightened?

On edit: A lot of bans I find ludicrous. The AWB was one such thing, done based upon the rigorous logic of feeling than any sort of actual thinking. Many of the TSA requirements are likewise loony. A few months after 9/11 I had to travel by air. I was standing there reading the regs on what could and couldn't be taken on board.

I was standing there with my travel guitar, a solid piece of tropical hardwood wood as long as a baseball bat and rather heavier, with nice points carved into one end and metal pieces sticking out just right for doing serious damage. One or two blows to the head with it would be enough to kill somebody. The metal pieces that attached to it had moderately sharp ends and if held and thrust into somebody abdomen would also be unhealthful. Ahead of me people's possessions were confiscated. Fingernail clippers. A bottle of shampoo. Toothpaste. A racketball racket. You could fingernail clip or racketball racket somebody all day and do much less damage. They were confiscated and the passengers rebuked for daring to carry such lethal, banned items.

They looked at my lethal travel guitar and said that it was a musical instrument. I could take it on the plane. It and its internal electronics were permitted. Suddenly I felt rather less safe.

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
35. I'd say that a weapon that facilitates mass murder and has no other practical purpose
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 08:02 PM
Dec 2012

needs some sort of justification for being legal.

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
36. The 30 round magazine ships standard with the Bushmaster AR
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 08:17 PM
Dec 2012

He taped two magazines together. This gives you 60 rounds when you flip the magazine over and reinsert it.

You don't watch old Vietnam War movies?

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