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TxLobo wrote:http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/0 ... ces_m.html

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said he would introduce the measure to re-establish a prohibition that lapsed in 2004 on clips that feed more than 10 rounds at a time.

"The only reason to have 33 bullets loaded in a handgun is to kill a lot of people very quickly. These high-capacity clips simply should not be on the market," Lautenberg said in a written statement announcing his plans. He said he would file the bill when the Senate returns to session later this month.

Lautenberg is an idiot. The NYPD reports about a 28% hit rate in deadly force incidents. That means that, on average, a 33 round magazine would allow you to hit 8 bad guys once each or 4 bad guys twice or 2 bad guys four times each. What Lautenberg doesn't understand is that, if you are indiscriminately firing into a crowd without concern for where your bullets go, you have a much higher hit rate than someone who is specifically trying to target one or two individuals in a high stress life-or-death situation.