[2ndDivisionVet]

This in the Washington Post?

[gettinolder]

Except for the last sentence the article reads like something written by Ayoob.

Very good, thanks.

[max americana]

>To the contrary, the extended magazine that Jared Loughner allegedly carried in his Glock 19 the day he is accused of having fatally shot six people outside Tucson and wounding 13 others, and that President Obama is likely to suggest banning in an upcoming speech, may be traced way back. <

(cough)

[Slings and Arrows]

This in the Washington Post?

My sentiments exactly.

[TigersEye]

This in the Washington Post?

File under 'Thank God for small favors' ???

For an extremely short primer on the history of the pistol, its basic mechanics and self defense it's a very good article.

[Vendome]

 

But the other half of that question must be asked, too: Is it worth it if it costs just one life?

 

That was a pretty weal argument when prefaced by the sentence:

 

 

Those who would ban extended magazines, will say that although hundreds of thousands are in circulation and thousands more will surely be sold before a ban is enacted, it will be worth it if it saves just one life.

[smokingfrog]

Personally, I think a 33 round magazine is probably going to make your pistol more likely to turn into a jam-o-matic, especially if it’s some knock-off magazine and not original equipment.
It would be more effective to carry 2 guns.

[VOA]

“
The Germans tried to turn the Luger pistol into a “trench broom” by
devising a 32-round “snail drum” magazine (it fired the same round
as the Glock 19).
“

And this from the Krauts that b-tched and groaned about the use of the
Winchester shotgun (1897?) by the Americans to clean out the trenches.

[Fitzy_888]

I thought Loughner’s weapon jambed upon the attempt to swap magazines? And, that’s when he was tackled. I had heard that the malfunction may likely have been a result of the extended magazine.

I’m not an expert by any means, but I can understand why conventional magazines function more realiably -the spring rate. Beside the point, that with practice they can be changed very quickly. So, if a conventional magazine holds 17 and a second was swaped without a jamb, thats 34 rounds. So, what’s the difference? Not to mention, he could have carried two pistols, again 34 rounds. Or, he might have driven a car thru the crowd. Or, any number of things...etc.

[Tainan]

Ranger Hamers' Remington Model 8 in .35 cal.

[magslinger]

Because 32 might not be enough.

[Holen1]

“This in the Washington Post?”

Stephen Hunter, the writer of this piece, is the author of the Bob Lee Swagger books(fictional Marine Corps sniper.) Highly recommended.

[DNME]

A thoughtful and well-informed piece about handguns ... and in the WaPo, no less! Will wonders never cease?

Then again, I suspect most Americans are comfortable (fully or partially) with the whole subject of guns. Most Americans know someone who shoots and/or hunts so they’re not petrified of them.

Liberals and progressives, on the other hand, are trying to find the demon in the details of this story. Let ‘em try.