About That Run-Of-The-Mill 9mm Handgun
One of the anonymous commenters on a blog posting I'd put up in the wake of the Oak Creek massacre used a phrase I can't get out of my head.
The commenter opposed more controls on gun availability, and wanted to point out that the shooter had not used an assault weapon.
Here's his wording.
That's exactly the point: 9 mm semi-automatic pistols are common-place these days, and therein lies a life-and-death problem for innocent civilians and bystanders, students, shoppers, worshippers - - pick your venue and victims.It was a run of the mill 9mm pistol.
A person as screwed up as was the alleged Oak Creek shooter could walk into a gun shop, plunk down his money, wait a mere, legally-proscribed two days (maybe that's an area for reform: how about two months?), and head back into world - - ready for mayhem with his run-of-the-mill, rapid-fire weapon.
The first mass-produced American semi-automatic pistol, the Colt. 45, supplied US soldiers a battlefield sidearm.
It had capacity of seven rounds and one in the chamber.
The run-of-the-mill Springfield Armory 9 mm handgun Mark Wade used to shoot up the Sikh Temple, and an Oak Creek police lieutenant, had a 19-shot capacity, with one round in the chamber.
Twenty rounds, on demand.
Run-of-the-mill.
Why?
4 comments:
Thanks for the information, most of the other 9mm’s I’ve been looking at have less capacity and if I can carry 20 rounds rather than 11, I find this a good feature. I have constantly struggled with the correct amount of ammo that I should carry for personal protection and those six shot revolvers just seem way too little. Hell, after 6 shots the only thing you can use if for is a club!
The “double tap” school of firearm use recommends a quick second shot after the first one and if facing 5 attackers which can be easily possible at the state fair grounds, I could effectively neutralize only 5 targets without reloading and would have to carry another entire clip for this purpose. You can only imagine how difficult loading extra clips can be in the stressful situation of being attacked by a mob. I am now thinking that the 20 round springfield with 2 extra 19 round clips would be a minimum that I would feel comfortable with.
Disappointing...
In that I am now just simply known as an "anonymous" poster. I thought I'd have a little more street cred with you than that James ;). Remember, deer hunting rifles are often "run of the mill" too! Should we ban those, because they are also semi-automatic and can hold multiple rounds?
RD
@ a well armed society...
No need to carry multiple 19 round clips if you feel uncomfortable. Just buy the 100 round drum clip for Glock pistols.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/10/31/glock-9mm-100-round-c-mag-magazine/
What is wrong with these men who think the more rounds they have the more safe they will be? Why do they think they'll have to fight a "gang" of other men at the State Fair--would that be black men? Mexican men? You are far better off without a gun because in that case you will not shoot any innocent people who do not have guns either. why not just run away as fast as you can if you think somone is going to pull out a gun? Lose yourself in the crowd. It seems men with guns feel far more insecure than the ordinary person who has little fear of an incident. Don't be afraid. Most gun incidents are rare.
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