Hi RICH, as you were just saying about Re: Home Security....
RG>  RT> Hi Rich, as you were just saying about Re: Home Security....
RG> 
RG> RW>> You might want to rethink.  There are times where you
RG> RW>> might need to fire more rounds.  Such as if you are
RG> RW>> caught in the open and your attacker is under or very
RG> RW>> close to cover.  To drive him under cover while you
RG> RW>> reach cover you would have to fire some (several?)
RG> RW>> semi-aimed rounds at him while you move.  After
RG> RW>> reaching cover you can reload.  This is a fairly
RG> RW>> standard drill in most places.
RG> 
RG> We don't drill to semi-aim, we drill to hit the target.  A loose
RG> round can do some serious damage to a bystander.  Profile, target,
RG> double tap, move, profile, target, double tap, move, until you're
RG> back under cover.
True.
RG> Now the average citizen wouldn't have to play by those rules.
Also true.  However, the average citizen still has the responsibility
for any bystanders caught by his/her rounds.
RG>  RT> I know.  As I said, I play the odds and I practice with mags and
RG>  RT> speedloaders.  The original subject had to do with a requirement for
RG>  RT> pre-ban magazines.  I didn't think that they were necessary for 
9.9%
RG>  RT> of the civilian needs.  That does *not* mean that I think that they
RG>  RT> should not have them.  Let's not get into that.
RG> 
RG> Not being a firearms expert, I'm not up on the pre/post ban stuff,
RG> but I know there's a lot of 15 round magazines at gun shows that
RG> were produced pre ban. They (dealers) are selling them with the BATF
RG> in the same  building so I'd guess you can still buy them.  Using
RG> them is another matter. 
Yes, they are there.  My original statement was simply that I did not
feel that I would be in a situation where I would need them (or the
possible accompaning legal hassle).  I felt that I could proved
defensive capability for myself and others when I am carrying without
them.
RD 
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