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In reply to the discussion: Report: Newtown shooter used Colorado-made Magpul magazines [View all]sir pball
(4,784 posts)Don't own any, wouldn't buy any, wouldn't defend them whatsoever. Wouldn't shed a tear if they went out of business tomorrow - but none of that changes the fact that it doesn't matter one iota that Lanza used their product as opposed to CProducts, H&K, or any other manufacturer. Say he chose Federal ammunition, should they be singled out?
I realize it's the report's job to go into exhaustive detail about trivia like that, but pulling it out as some example of something (how evil Magpul is? They are, but not for this - as if they had any influence on Lanza's pick) in the context of high-capacity magazine regulation* is at best silly and at worst counterproductively petty.
* - 5 rounds is fine by me.
edit - Lanza likely used at least some BP-sourced gasoline in his car to get to the school. BP is, of course, one of the vilest companies on earth. Should this be added to the list of evil they've abetted? Yes, I realize "gasoline isn't designed to kill" while high-cap mags are, point is that even though the company is hideous, how a person uses their product outside of their control shouldn't weigh on them regardless of how bad they may otherwise be.