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[[Gun rights]] groups such as the [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] (JPFO) have endorsed the use of high-capacity magazines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jpfo.org/rabbi/five-reasons.htm |title=Five Reasons Why You Should Want High Capacity Magazines |last=Bendory |first=Dovid |year=2011 |website=jpfo.org |publisher= |accessdate=April 9, 2014 }}</ref> |
[[Gun rights]] groups such as the [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]] (JPFO) have endorsed the use of high-capacity magazines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jpfo.org/rabbi/five-reasons.htm |title=Five Reasons Why You Should Want High Capacity Magazines |last=Bendory |first=Dovid |year=2011 |website=jpfo.org |publisher= |accessdate=April 9, 2014 }}</ref> |
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Some commentators and gun rights advocates call such devices "so-called high-capacity magazines," to highlight the arbitrary nature of the designation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reason.com/blog/2014/03/07/court-bans-on-high-capacity-magazines-ar |title=Court: Bans on High-Capacity Magazines Are 'Only the Most Minor Burden on the Second Amendment' |last=Root |first=Damon |date=March 7, 2014 |website=reason.com |publisher=Reason Foundation |accessdate=April 9, 2014 }}</ref> |
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A high-capacity magazine (or large-capacity magazine) is a firearm magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds, although the number of rounds varies among different jurisdictions and for different kinds of firearms.[1][2] In the U.S. since the 1980s, magazine capacity has been a subject of debate regarding civilian firearms. Many assault weapon bans since then have included or been accompanied by high-capacity or large-capacity magazine bans.
As a legal and commercial[3] term of art, it has various definitions. The National Rifle Association (NRA) defines high-capacity magazine as "[an] inexact, non-technical term indicating a magazine holding more rounds than might be considered 'average.'"[4]
Use
In 2011, a shooting in Tuscon, Arizona, was stopped when the gunman stopped firing in order to change magazines. The high-capacity magazine on his Glock pistol allowed him to fire 31 rounds before pausing. the Glock website said that a standard magazine for its 9mm semiautomatic pistol is between 13 and 17 rounds.[5] A 100-round magazine used in the 2012 Aurora shooting jammed. According to one senior FBI agent, "If his firing mechanism had not seized, he could have wiped out the entire audience in a few minutes."[6]
The debate regarding magazine capacity intensified in the U.S. after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. In January 2013, President Barack Obama included a ban on gun magazines with capacities of more than 10 rounds in a list of gun-control laws he asked Congress to pass.[7] The gunman in the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting used a 30-round magazine for his Smith & Wesson M&P-15 rifle.[8] That was one of 17 high profile mass shootings which involved the use of high-capacity magazines that were cited by the Los Angeles City Council when it passes a ban on possession of such magazines in 2015.[9] Other local incidents cited by supporters of the ban include the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting and the 2013 Santa Monica College shooting.[10] Attackers used 30-round magazines illegal in California during the 2015 San Bernardino attack. Four such magazines were in their possession.[11] Following the attack there were calls for banning possession of high-capacty magazines in California.[12][13]
Gun rights groups such as the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO) have endorsed the use of high-capacity magazines.[14]
Manufacturers
In late 2010, Surefire introduced STANAG-compatible high-capacity magazines with a capacity of 60 or 100 rounds.[15]
See also
- Assault weapon
- Assault weapons legislation in the United States
- Gun politics in the United States
- High-capacity magazine ban
References
- ^ Rose, Veronica (January 24, 2013). "Laws onHigh Capacity Magazines". cga.ct.gov. Connecticut General Assembly. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines Policy Summary". smartgunlaws.org. Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. May 31, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ http://www.defensereview.com/dr-exclusive-surefire-60-shot-and-100-shot-ar-ar-15m16-5-56mm-nato-box-magazines-for-infantry-combat-and-tactical-engagements-meet-the-surefire-mag5-60-and-mag5-100-high-capacity-magazines-hcms/
- ^ "NRA-ILA Glossary". nraila.org. NRA Institute for Legislative Action. 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ McCombs, Brady (January 13, 2011). "Bill would ban gun magazines with more than 10 rounds". Arizona Daily Star.
A standard magazine for a 9mm Glock semiautomatic pistol holds between 13 and 17 rounds, according to the Glock website.
- ^ "Rifle failure that stopped yet more batman carnage". Daily Express. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Obama announces 23 executive actions, asks Congress to pass gun laws". CNN. January 16, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "LAX shooting suspect reportedly told police he acted alone". Foxnews.com. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2013/13-0068_rpt_atty_06-26-14.pdf
- ^ http://www.dailynews.com/social-affairs/20150728/los-angeles-council-passes-law-banning-possession-of-large-capacity-gun-magazines
- ^ http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/04/56040/san-bernardino-shooting-update-rifles-used-in-atta/
- ^ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/san-bernardino-shooting-california-gun-laws/418701/
- ^ http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29204711/san-bernardino-shoots-reignites-californias-gun-debate
- ^ Bendory, Dovid (2011). "Five Reasons Why You Should Want High Capacity Magazines". jpfo.org. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "New SureFire Hi-Cap Magazines to Provide Firepower Advantages in Combat" (pdf) (Press release). SureFire, LLC. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
Further reading
- Jonsson, Patrik (January 16, 2013). "Gun debate 101: Time to ban high-capacity magazines?". Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- Richman, Josh (March 12, 2014). "Sunnyvale gun law: Supreme Court justice refuses to stay ban on large-capacity magazines". San Jose Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- Shermer, Michael (2013). "The Sandy Hook Effect". Skeptic. Retrieved April 24, 2014.