>>>>>You knew this was coming:
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>>>>>http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/10/5805421-mccarthy-lautenberg-seek-to-ban-high-capacity-ammo-magazines
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>>>>>""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"
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>>>>>...unless of course you're going out on your weekend shooting range and you don't feel like reloading after every shot.
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>>>>>Another fear based initiative.
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>>>>You're forgetting the case where you're hunting, and you run into a whole herd of deer. With a 33 round mag you can get all of them!
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>>>>I'm interested - what would your honest-to-goodness, gut reaction be if you were at a suburban strip mall and you saw someone pull a pistol that had a 33 round mag?
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>>>I'm curious, what would yours be? Seriously. Mine would depend on what that person did with the pistol (33 round mag or 10 round mag). The behavior at the time, the facial expression, the surrounding situation....and of course, whether or not I too was carrying a pistol with any rounds in it ...
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>>>There are so many thugs running around with weapons of all types - my biggest issue with the laws restricting legal ownership is that it doesn't cut down on illegal ownership and those are the majority of people using the weapons in criminal endeavors on a regular basis.
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>>I'm not ex-military, police or anything, and I wouldn't be armed. As a raw guess I think my reaction would be:
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>>1. Freeze for a beat or two from surprise
>>2. If I was very close, try to jump the individual (i.e. fight)
>>3. If not, try to find cover or increase the range (i.e. flight)
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>I think that would be most folks reaction as well. However, the behavior of most folks if they were with a loved one at the time (I didn't cover that earlier) would most likely be totally different. Protect by cover or #3. Unless you are within 6 ft or so of the culprit of course --

From what I gather, all of the above happened at the Tucson shooting.

I think, since 9/11 the average person is a little more inclined to fight. Passengers stepped up with the shoe and underwear bombers. And, some people just don't respond positively to threats.