Guys,
By "you" I of course refer to American shooters, for those who have yet to hear of me being an Engish shooter, yes there are one or two.
Anyway, to this stupid movie and its obviously anti-gun theme. It dealt with the shooting of commuters on a packed train somewhere in NY in the early '90's. The heroine lost her husband and had her son left severely brain damaged by a crazy with a hi-cap Ruger 9mm loaded with Black Talons. She went on to sponsor the Crime Bill and became a Congress Woman (and still is I believe).
I had always wondered what led to the 10 round limit on handgun magazines and now that I know I can only laugh sarcastically.
The point made was that Mr.Crazy killed 3 people with the last 5 (out of 15) bullets from his Ruger, are we to assume that had he missed with his last 5 this whole ban would never have happened. Secondly, the Black Talon was frequently referred to as an "exploding bullet", but the best part was when they showed an actual interview with Clinton where he stated that the magazine restriction was necessary but added that the shooter had reloaded with another hi-cap mid-shooting, did he not figure out that all the guy would have to do with 10 round mags would be to reload twice instead of just once ?
Much of this is pure bile on my part because it really annoys me to see perfectly good pistols, particularly the newer 9mm's whose great advantage is, or rather was, their high ammunition capacity, being ruined by those pathetic 10 round magazines with their ridiculous plastic spacers, and yes I do buy pistols when I'm in the US so I have a vested interest in this issue. I'm sure that there have been cases since 1994 where the lack of those extra few rounds has cost a homeowner their life, when they pulled the trigger against an armed intruder only to hear a metallic click. So thankyou Mrs.Whateveryournameis, let's hope she gets thrown out of office next time round.
Regards
Mike H
By "you" I of course refer to American shooters, for those who have yet to hear of me being an Engish shooter, yes there are one or two.
Anyway, to this stupid movie and its obviously anti-gun theme. It dealt with the shooting of commuters on a packed train somewhere in NY in the early '90's. The heroine lost her husband and had her son left severely brain damaged by a crazy with a hi-cap Ruger 9mm loaded with Black Talons. She went on to sponsor the Crime Bill and became a Congress Woman (and still is I believe).
I had always wondered what led to the 10 round limit on handgun magazines and now that I know I can only laugh sarcastically.
The point made was that Mr.Crazy killed 3 people with the last 5 (out of 15) bullets from his Ruger, are we to assume that had he missed with his last 5 this whole ban would never have happened. Secondly, the Black Talon was frequently referred to as an "exploding bullet", but the best part was when they showed an actual interview with Clinton where he stated that the magazine restriction was necessary but added that the shooter had reloaded with another hi-cap mid-shooting, did he not figure out that all the guy would have to do with 10 round mags would be to reload twice instead of just once ?
Much of this is pure bile on my part because it really annoys me to see perfectly good pistols, particularly the newer 9mm's whose great advantage is, or rather was, their high ammunition capacity, being ruined by those pathetic 10 round magazines with their ridiculous plastic spacers, and yes I do buy pistols when I'm in the US so I have a vested interest in this issue. I'm sure that there have been cases since 1994 where the lack of those extra few rounds has cost a homeowner their life, when they pulled the trigger against an armed intruder only to hear a metallic click. So thankyou Mrs.Whateveryournameis, let's hope she gets thrown out of office next time round.
Regards
Mike H