The way the anti-gun crowd talks about so called high capacity magazines and AR-15s makes you wonder if they have ever even fired a gun before. During a home invasion of even one intruder 10 rounds can go extremely fast. I have extensive training on the M-4(military version of the AR-15) and I am very proficient, but even I would be uneasy with only a ten round magazine. First, the AR-15 is exteremely accurate and user friendly, but even an adrenaline induced jerk of the trigger, or a hurried improper sight picture can send your rounds off target and that is true of any rifle and more especially handguns. In the military we practice magazine changes under simulated fire over and over to the point of muscle memory for one reason. They are difficult to perform even in a simulated fire fight. With your adrenaline pumping and an angry assailant coming at you mag changes under fire can turn you into the girl from the horror movies trying get her key into the car door. You must drop your mag, grab a new mag, ensure the mag is facing forward, insert into the magazine well, and then chamber the round. Furthermore, in your home are you going to think or have time to grab your extra mag as you awake with a start to the sound of broken glass and the crack of a gun going off as the intruder eliminates your faithful family pet and longtime companion Fido. Think you’re better off with a Shotgun? Well contrary to popular belief any shell that would be useable as a home defense round does require you to aim. Those scenes from movies where one blast from a shotgun covers an entire wall with buckshot at a distance of 5 feet is hogwash. In a firefight putting rounds on target with a pistol is no easy task. Even if you hit your target, do you think that once is going to stop him? Many times it will take more than one shot to stop an intruder, especially when using smaller caliber handguns like a .380 or 22LR. Maybe you’ve never fired a gun before, that’s ok. Not everyone has, and not everyone should, but don’t tell me what I need to protect my family. That’s a personal decision.
