I’ve been thinking about “assault rifles” and doing a little research. Since the assault rifle ban was allowed to expire and the NR A became the National Rifle Manufacturers Assiocition while no one was looking, around 1 million AR’s and AK’s and various clones have been purchased in the US. Don’t misunderstand, I understand exactly what these weapons are. I used to own an H&K chambered for 7.62 x 56 NATO rounds. I was a copilot on a B-52 at the time and our post-strike base at the time (early 80’s) was Tabriz, Iran. Yes, it was after the Shah fell and we still had an agreement with Iran at the time. Money helps.

The investment purchasers have made for these guns (including add-ons like scopes, laser sights, &c), is over 1 billion dollars. Let that sink in.

We aren’t going to buy them back. Can’t afford it, and it’s unworkable, because of registration and ownership loopholes. Which is a problem. What can we do to limit the damage that these weapons of war represent as such a clear and present danger?

A long time ago, the NRA, had a slogan that said “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. A friend of mine said, “That’s wrong, guns don’t kill people, bullets kill people.”

So here’s a modest suggestion. Limit the devices that hold the bullets. We beat the Nazis with 8-round en bloc clips in our M-1 Garlands in WW 2. We have had limits on shell capacity in shotguns for fucking ever for game hunting. Pick a number. I would suggest eight.

Anyone possessing any magazine or clip exceeding eight rounds will be guilty of a federal firearm felony and will be sent to prison for ten years.