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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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7. IIRC in the '50s and '60s...

Reply to Eleanors38 (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 29, 2015, 11:57 PM

Nov 2015

...the most popular semi-auto was the .45. Only 7 rounds but just about as reliable as a revolver.

IMHO the semi-auto is now more popular because of 10-15 round mags. Rule #3: "Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive."

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PoliceOne's Gun Control Survey: 11 key lessons from officers' perspectives [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 OP

police one survey 'by invitation only' to members of police one jimmy the one Nov 2015 #1

regarding a response akin to junk science discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #2

I'm not slumbering jimmy the one Nov 2015 #4

apology accepted discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #5

Oh and BTW..... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #6

No. 2: Curiously, the far higher homicide rates in the 50s & 60s (guns) must... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #3

IIRC in the '50s and '60s... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #7