Originally Posted By: paker
18 shots in 6 seconds.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/06/13/orlando-shooting-snapchat-video.cnn

Really hard to mimic that level of carnage with a 5 round magazine, or a single shot of anything.

Playing Devil's Advocate here, but please tell me why, or for what purpose you think you need a rifle that can hold more than 5 rounds?

A hunting rifle can't hold more than 5 rounds....so why should the rest of them be able to?

Why does your pistol need to hold 10-20 rounds? Targets only need one accurate shot at a time.

Why is it OK to legally do and have something like this? This can be done WITHOUT any special permitting (which I also have).


Reasonable questions coming from the Devil Paker. Hunting rifles don't need more than 5 rounds. And most target shooting needs could be satisfied with single shot long guns or hand guns. The reason for higher capacity magazines is found in the reason pistols replaced revolvers for general police work: increased defensive and offensive capability.

I once considered a 5-round .38 revolver for a home defense weapon. I can put 5 consecutive shots near the center of the target at the gravel pit, but accounts of real life live-fire shooting incidents report that the majority of shots fired miss their mark. So a pistol with a 10 to 15-round magazine helps offset the statistics about missed shots. If some of my shots fired hit the refrigerator, I want the others to hit the intruder.

Is the Devil's Advocate answered?