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Originally Posted by Jacob85
Where did the 77 percent come from? If you look at all the past shootings they all had guns that shot multiple bullets! Name a time where someone had a gun that shot one bullet at a time?
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Your knowledge of firearms appears to be quite limited. Virtually all firearms only fire one round at a time. Only one projectile can travel down the barrel at a time. An exception would be a shotgun, where multiple pellets are discharged with each round fired.
I suspect your concern lies with the
rate of fire of a particular weapon. Mass shootings involving fully automatic weapons, i.e., machine guns, are about as rare as lottery winners. A semi automatic weapon fires one round with each pull of the trigger. A fully automatic weapon will continue to fire as long as the trigger is held back, but still sends rounds down the barrel one at a time. Again, it is the
rate of fire.
So...if the argument is that we should only allow firearms that fire more slowly, should that be revolvers? There are a great many proficient shooters who can fire a revolver every bit as fast as any semi automatic weapon. Is the desire to ban the AR platform rifles because they accept 30-round, or more, magazines? Are you familiar with the concept of reloading? If magazines were limited to 5 rounds, would a committed shooter not just carry more magazines? The Glock 19 is a very popular semi automatic pistol, used by law enforcement and private citizens alike. Each magazine holds 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition. A person could easily carry 10 extra magazines, providing over 200 rounds. In addition, this pistol can be reloaded with a fresh magazine in less than one second.
My point is simple: Once you start banning firearms, it will not stop until all firearms are effectively banned. Then, the old adage will come true...only outlaws will have guns. Murder is already illegal, yet that law does not stop a committed killer. Why would a gun ban stop him?