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Gun Control Reform Activism

Kaleva

(38,779 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:19 PM Jun 2014

Seattle shooter didn't have a gun with high capacity magazines [View all]

"A lone gunman armed with a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a building at a small Seattle university, fatally wounding one person before a student subdued him with pepper spray as he tried to reload, Seattle police said."

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140606/us-seattle-campus-shooting-59b47a35a8.html

While he did kill one person and wounded two others, it's a very real possibility he could have done much more.

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Seattle shooter didn't have a gun with high capacity magazines [View all] Kaleva Jun 2014 OP

Hi capacity mags do damage for a lot longer, but a shotgun with the plug removed napi21 Jun 2014 #1

One can buy shotguns that can accept 20 round detachable magazines. Kaleva Jun 2014 #2

Applause for student who didn't need a gun to subdue shooter. Hoyt Jun 2014 #3

Agreed defacto7 Jun 2014 #4

Obviously the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun ... intaglio Jun 2014 #5

Magazine capacity can make all the difference. Paladin Jun 2014 #6

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