Just curious if anyone here who partcipated in the spare magazine thread has rethought it after LA riots.

chief38 · Wednesday at 9:00 AM

I have to wonder if anyone here who was not actively carying a spare magazine or extra reload or two for a revolver has given any serious thought into "maybe" changing their mind. The recent riots in LA (and smaller ones elsewhere) have been in the public eye and those of us here who take SD seriously might want to look at this topic again. I am more curious about human nature here than anything else. It's OK to change our minds - I have done so on more than one occasion. Heck, I never thought I'd be carrying a micro 9 pistol over my former EDC - a M60-7.

Unfortunately, sometimes when we least expect it, trouble happens upon us - even when we thought we were going into a pefcetly safe place.

65-2x2 · Wednesday at 9:05 AM

No, because if I lived in L.A. I wouldn't be anywhere near where the protests are going on. That is why I am an old man who has never needed to draw a weapon in self defense. If I find trouble it won't be because I went looking for it.

hyena · Wednesday at 9:13 AM

chief38 · Wednesday at 9:17 AM

65-2x2 said:
No, because if I lived in L.A. I wouldn't be anywhere near where the protests are going on. That is why I am an old man who has never needed to draw a weapon in self defense. If I find trouble it won't be because I went looking for it.

UNFORTUNATELY bad guys go into nice places too!

Denverd0n · Wednesday at 9:24 AM

Well, since I always carry a spare, I don't have any need to rethink anything.

Though I will repeat what I said in the other thread. Carrying a spare is not really about how many rounds I have on hand. It is mainly because of the various sorts of failures that can most easily and quickly be resolved by ejecting the magazine and inserting a new one.

Telecaster · Wednesday at 9:27 AM

How many rioters were shot by people with extra magazines?

biku324 · Wednesday at 9:34 AM

I don't think any protesters or rioters were shot with lethal ammo regardless of magazine availability.

326MOD10 · Wednesday at 9:37 AM

chief38 said:
UNFORTUNATELY bad guys go into nice places too!

What makes a protester a "bad guy". You know it is covered under the Constitution and all of that jazz.

Watts was a riot. The destruction after Rodney King was a riot. This sir is no riot.

But I carry a spare magazine as stated above due to malfunctions and the like so your question doesn't apply.

James K · Wednesday at 9:38 AM

It hasn't been a riot. Nothing like the Rodney King riots in the mid 90s where people actually got injured or killed and buildings burned to the ground. This is just another protest that gets inflamed by outside forces. The whole event is less than a 2 square mile area around the federal building. CHP is doing a great job keeping it under control. No need for the National Guard or Marines unless they want to stand around the Fed building.

biku324 · Wednesday at 9:47 AM

5 burned vehicles in 5 days is pretty much a normal work week at Tesla.

chief38 · Wednesday at 9:56 AM

Telecaster said:
How many rioters were shot by people with extra magazines?

No idea. Hope never to find out but will be prepared never the less.

BarryinIN · Wednesday at 9:58 AM

I don’t think you will get any positive answers. Those who don’t think they could ever use a spare magazine also think “can’t happen here” regarding… most things.

chief38 · Wednesday at 9:58 AM

BTW, Guys, this has been happening in other areas too! May not make the evening news (MSM doesn't want us to know) but it happened in a few places in NYS as well. I'd bet there are other places too.

chief38 · Wednesday at 9:59 AM

BarryinIN said:
I don’t think you will get any positive answers. Those who don’t think they could ever use a spare magazine also think “can’t happen here” regarding… most things.

You're probably spot on Sir!

Onomea · Wednesday at 10:56 AM

BarryinIN said:
I don’t think you will get any positive answers. Those who don’t think they could ever use a spare magazine also think “can’t happen here” regarding… most things.

Just wanted to comment that while I do not carry a spare mag myself, for reasons I explained in the thread on that topic, I have nothing at all against those who do carry spare mags.

While an interesting topic for discussion, it does not seem one to get wound up about to me.

Cphobes · Wednesday at 11:10 AM

I don't think this will change my approach, spare mag is dictated mainly by the carry, firearm and destination along with expected time away etc.

Marshal Tom · Wednesday at 11:11 AM

I carried a 1911 for years, both on and off duty. I now mostly carry a striker fired something with an extra mag when not carrying either one of my J frames. Some times when around my very small town, I will run to the store etc. with just a J frame without a reload. I almost always carry a reload for my semi autos, not necessarily because I think I will need the capacity but because of a malfunction. I often go up on the Grand Mesa above town, walks, camping etc. The other day I took my Glock45 with a spare mag. You never know who or what you will run into out in the hills these days.

roundgunner · Wednesday at 11:12 AM

chief38 said:
BTW, Guys, this has been happening in other areas too! May not make the evening news (MSM doesn't want us to know) but it happened in a few places in NYS as well. I'd bet there are other places too.

We know why they don't happen in small rural towns.

65-2x2 · Wednesday at 1:50 PM

roundgunner said:
We know why they don't happen in small rural towns.

In rural areas you know who is a potential problem because you know everyone around you. I don't think that there has been a shooting in the small town near me in 50 years. I do remember one gun suicide around 1965. That said, I still carry, but I have never been in a situation where it was needed. We do have gun violence in the county but it is all among druggies and about drugs. Drugs folks shoot other drug folks over drugs and drug money, it is a tradition. Stay away from the places where drugs are bought and sold (and those areas are known) and you increase your security.

I grew up in the country but I have lived in Chicago, Miami and Jacksonville and trust me, it is a lot different in the country.

alwslate · Wednesday at 1:58 PM

Never been to LA, never going to LA. Hopefully when these "protests" are finally over LA will become part of the USA again.

Just curious if anyone here who partcipated in the spare magazine thread has rethought it after LA riots.

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