Capacity has been a focus of mine. Since I became a board member of IALEFI.
The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.
In 1984 for 20 years till 2004. When I joined, 800 members, now?
The firearm of choice mostly was the trusty S&W 6 shot double-action revolver.
In 1980, 3 other FireArms Instructors and I, formed the IPSC Ontario branch of IPSC. And as the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 1911 pistol. I bought one.
Quite the disappointment at first, the magazines available to us, up in Canada, were ex mil-spec, not the best. And the stock out of the box Colt .45 at that time, had problems feeding, in some cases, even hardball!
One of the 4 was a Gun Tinkerer, Bob, and he managed to fix the problems we were having. And smoothed out the triggers also.
A little gun company we formed, two friends and I and Practical Pistols Inc.
Purchased 10 Glock 17s, from an Austrian Manufacturing Company, and had them shipped directly to us. Of course in Canada, concealed carry was only allowed for Criminals! (A joke, but you know what I mean, not for us!)
I competed and taught even, at some of the IALEFI Annual Conferences. With a Glock 17 (with night sights! Replacing those terrible plastic factory sights)
To transport a pistol into the USA, you first declared it at Canada Customs, then were issued a card, with the details of the pistol on it, then used that card, to show Canada Customs, you owned it, and did not aquire it in the USA! coming back in. Once I obtained a CCL in Florida, carrying my Glock 17, became easy, when the Glock 19 came out, I carried one of those.
And that is where the high capacity story begins! I am not a small person, and toting the G19 was easy enough, and my feeling was, in a gunfight, 16 rounds sound good!
When the Glock 43X came on the market, I bought one, with Ameriglow night sights, fitted at the factory.
As I had pointed guns at people, but never shot anyone! And being a lot older now (84 on the 27th, tomorrow!) Weight and bulk was a consideration.
But was 11 rounds of Federal 147g HST hollow points, going to be sufficient?
I finally hit the title, above. Do we need Hi-Capacity in everyday Carry?
As law-abiding citizens, in our everyday life?
The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.
In 1984 for 20 years till 2004. When I joined, 800 members, now?
The firearm of choice mostly was the trusty S&W 6 shot double-action revolver.
In 1980, 3 other FireArms Instructors and I, formed the IPSC Ontario branch of IPSC. And as the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 1911 pistol. I bought one.
Quite the disappointment at first, the magazines available to us, up in Canada, were ex mil-spec, not the best. And the stock out of the box Colt .45 at that time, had problems feeding, in some cases, even hardball!
One of the 4 was a Gun Tinkerer, Bob, and he managed to fix the problems we were having. And smoothed out the triggers also.
A little gun company we formed, two friends and I and Practical Pistols Inc.
Purchased 10 Glock 17s, from an Austrian Manufacturing Company, and had them shipped directly to us. Of course in Canada, concealed carry was only allowed for Criminals! (A joke, but you know what I mean, not for us!)
I competed and taught even, at some of the IALEFI Annual Conferences. With a Glock 17 (with night sights! Replacing those terrible plastic factory sights)
To transport a pistol into the USA, you first declared it at Canada Customs, then were issued a card, with the details of the pistol on it, then used that card, to show Canada Customs, you owned it, and did not aquire it in the USA! coming back in. Once I obtained a CCL in Florida, carrying my Glock 17, became easy, when the Glock 19 came out, I carried one of those.
And that is where the high capacity story begins! I am not a small person, and toting the G19 was easy enough, and my feeling was, in a gunfight, 16 rounds sound good!
When the Glock 43X came on the market, I bought one, with Ameriglow night sights, fitted at the factory.
As I had pointed guns at people, but never shot anyone! And being a lot older now (84 on the 27th, tomorrow!) Weight and bulk was a consideration.
But was 11 rounds of Federal 147g HST hollow points, going to be sufficient?
I finally hit the title, above. Do we need Hi-Capacity in everyday Carry?
As law-abiding citizens, in our everyday life?