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In reply to the discussion: My Case Against Assault Weapons [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)...it's all about where we draw the line. I would like to think that I am a practical person and in our culture banning hand guns, even semi-automatic handguns nationwide probably would not ever be practical. Hopefully better gun control measures will help keep all firearms out of the hands kooks and terrorists.
That said, very few handguns pack the killing power of an assault rifle and I have never seen handgun yet that with a clip capable of handling more than 13 rounds. That doesn't mean a maniac or terrorist can't kill a lot of people with a semi-automatic handgun, but not as many as they can with an AR-15 with a 60 round magazine. In addition, if I were a cop trying to bring down a maniac or terrorist, I would rather face one armed with a handgun than one firing an assault rifle.