Should very large handgun magazines be heavily regulated
NO.
Excellent point. There is no magic number…
Every concession is one step closer to the end of our 2A rights.
EXACTLY.
Is a 50 rd mag inherently evil?
Of course not. Intent falls, as ALWAYS, on the person holding the gun.
Is a 50 rd mag more dangerous than four 15 rd mags?
In an evil person's hand, it may give him a slight advantage because he won't have to change mags, but he will only save seconds involved in mag changes. I've never used one, but the extra weight and bulkiness has to slow pointability and maneuverability to some degree.
When we make concessions like this, we are setting ourselves up for failure.
I do not want a 40 or 50 round drum, but I do not want them regulated or outlawed.
If you allow a 40 rd mag to be outlawed, the next time a criminal uses a 15 rd mag, they will want to outlaw them.
If they succeed, a 10 rd mag will be used by a criminal and they will outlaw them.
Then, we will count down through 8 rd, and then 7rd, and then 6 rd and so own.
Eventually, you'll be left with a double barrel deringer,
till a criminal uses one of them and we are relegated to single shots.
And then.....
Give an inch, expect to lose a mile.
Dropping a mag and inserting another does not take long.
I know this guy is world class, but an average person can learn to change a mag in 2-3 seconds, so outlawing the larger mags will not prevent criminals from wreaking their havoc.
Jump to 4:24 for the fancy work---
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