How to Defend High Capacity Magazines Without Looking Like An Insensitive Moron.

[hammer03]

You can also cite stories like this: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/...home-invasion/

Where 3 rounds per bad guy just kinda seems like asking for trouble. He was in CA, and lived to tell about it which is impressive.

[Justin]

The battle that lies ahead is not to be fought with logic but with emotion.

I see no reason why we shouldn't have some emotion-based arguments in our quiver, however, I think emotional arguments should be the frosting and data-backed arguments should be the cake.

After all, if you're a parent, Sandy Hook probably hit you right in the emotional gut. There's no reason to suppress that in a debate, especially when debating whether or not a particular law would be effective.

[whichfinger]

Thanks for posting that, Justin. Well written and logical. Will you give permission to copy this and use it on other sites? (With the proper attribution, of course.)

[rgburdie]

very good read and great info... thanks

[CareyH]

Great stuff Justin. Its been to long friend, we need to meet up for lunch sometime.

[centrarchidae]

Over the past five days, I've given up caring if I look like an insensitive moron. You cannot reason with the anti-gun crowd. In their minds, you are the devil if you own so much as a Daisy BB gun.

You can't reason with the anti-gun bastards. You can (sort of) reason with the 20-40% of voters who don't care a whole hell of a lot either way. Like it or not, our future depends a lot on people who don't care all that much either way.

I've fallen back on emotional arguments myself: As a parent, recent events taught me that in the end, I may be the one who has to protect my kids. If I have to use force to protect my children, I need every advantage I can get. Which, like Justin said, is nice frosting right on top of the logical argument cake.

[Tinelement]

Great thread OP!
Great info here.
Thanks!

[GearHead]

Nice job, Justin

[hatidua]

I saw it posted somewhere the other day "It's the Bill of Rights, not the bill of needs"

That's one of the best I've heard in a very long while.

[DOC]

I don't think of them as "High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices" they are just standard magazines. But that doesn't help the argument either.