No data available that supports the idea there is a need for high capacity magazines

[Kaleva]

For sometime now I've been keeping an eye out for gun related articles which say that a homeowner who used a gun to defend himself or loved one or his or her home died because he or she ran out ammo after firing 5-6 shots. I haven't found any although there is a possibility such instances happened.

In another thread here in this group, there is a link to an article where this is reported:

"Visibility or knowledge of a firearm is a deterrent, but those don't get reported," Munson added."

The man, a gun shop owner, states that the mere presence of a firearm or even just the knowledge a potential victim has one has deterred criminals. No shots needed to be fired at all in these cases.

Some time ago I read a study in which it was said that in the majority of reported cases where a gun was drawn for self or home protection, no shot was fired and in the reported instances where a gun was actually fired, the majority of times no more then one round was fired.

Now, it's rather easy to find articles where an armed criminal had a weapon equipped with a magazine that held 20 or more rounds and fired numerous rounds. But as I said in the opening, I have yet to find a case where a law abiding gun owner died because he or she had a gun that held no more then 5-6 rounds.

To the best of my knowledge, there doesn't appear to be any evidence that suggests there is a actual need for a gun magazine that holds more then 10 rounds.