High Capacity Magazines Should Be Banned Essay

Eliot Spitzer once said, “Yes people pull the trigger-but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary and delay means more death and horror.” Guns are the reason shooters become mass shooters or murderers. High-capacity magazines need to be banned because they were used in 50% of the 62 mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose 156%, and gang members use high-capacity magazines to compensate for lack of accuracy and to maximize their chance to hitting the their target.
The high-capacity magazines law should be enforced. For instance, “High-capacity magazines — or assault weapons likely equipped with them — were used in at least 15 of the incidents (11%).” (Analysis of Mass Shootings). Due to high-capacity

magazines, they are more likely to be used with assault weapons. Both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are illegally sold in California. Besides, “These incidents resulted in an average of 13.3 total people shot — 155% more people shot than in other incidents (5.2) — and 7.5 deaths — 47% more deaths than in other incidents.” (Analysis of Mass Shootings). This means high-capacity magazines are used in mass shootings and injure more people. More people are hurt because of high-capacity magazines rather than a shooting with an assault rifle. The law on high-capacity magazines should be enforced on the illegal selling.
The mass shootings that involved high-capacity magazines had made the death rate increase by 63% and injury rate rose 156%.

First off, “In 1984, the assailant who massacred 21 at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, unleashed more than 200 rounds. School and workplace shootings in Stockton, California, and San Francisco in the late '80s and early '90s also involved large magazines, with an estimated 100 shots fired in each case. In 1997, a gunman in Orange, California, fired nearly 150 shots, wielding an AK-47 with a 30-round magazine three years after a federal law banned such assault weapons.” ("A Killing Machine"). This means that after assault rifles were banned, they and high-capacity magazines are being used in mass shootings which is increasing the death and injury rate. The death rate rose because the rifles are rapid-fire weapons that shoot faster with a larger magazine. Also, “Seven states have some restrictions on high-capacity magazines; a new state law passed in New York limits magazines to no more than seven rounds.” ("A Killing Machine"). For this reason some states have banned high-capacity and one has a limitation on bullets. High-capacity magazines are banned unless you have owned one before January 1st, 2000. Mass shootings that have involved high-capacity magazines have made the death rate and injury rate

increase.
Most can agree that gangs use high-capacity magazines are mostly used by gang members or at mass shootings. For instance, “Your assailants may well be armed with high cap magazines themselves. No ban will affect these criminals; it will actually encourage them. Do you really think the gang bangers care about federal laws? Again, ask the local cop why he or she won’t “downgrade” to a ten round mag to go along with this feel-good idiocy. Ask the polls why they don’t think the cops should do so.” ("High Cap Freedom"). For this reason people would want these magazines to protect themselves. Also, police officers are given extended clips and will not use a ten round magazine. In spite of this, it is important to remember, “The National Rifle Association has called high-capacity magazines "standard equipment for self-defense handguns," but let's not kid ourselves: the only reason to supersize a handgun to two or three times its original bullet capacity is because you want to kill a lot of people very quickly.” (Why We Must Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines). This means that the NRA said “HCM” are equipped on handguns for self defense. They let you have HCM on handguns for self defense, but really people use them for shootings. Some citizens would want HCM for self defense but some abuse it for gang rivalries and mass shootings.
High-capacity magazines were used in most of the mass shootings, has made the death rate and injury rate rise, and are used by gang members and police officers. People want high-capacity magazines for self defense and some want them to have the same rights as officers and others use these for shootings. High-capacity magazines should be banned because they are not used for the cause. They are used for hurtful things.