The American Spectator

br> — Arnold Ahlert br> Boca Raton, Florida /p>

It is apparent from many of Robert VerBruggen’s statements of fact that he is as guilty as the Brady Campaign is for making them up to support an opinion. It is difficult to find a trainer in the defensive use of firearms that supports the opinion that so called “High Capacity Magazines” do not provide an invaluable edge in a defensive situation. This is especially true for home invasions. A home invasion involves multiple perps and the rare occasion when the victim(s) resist with firearms there usually is a firefight. The exception is when the perps are repelled at their point of entry.

p>Also the typical “High Capacity Magazine” holds 17 rounds or less and is the standard magazine for the pistol it fits. The 10 round magazines sold to civilians during the ten years of the federal ban had limiting devices to fix their capacity to 10 rounds. Why should well trained civilians be less prepared than the professionals? br> — Steve Cushman br> Brentwood, California /p>

This latest shooting is yet another tragic example of what we are hearing more often nowadays, and maybe that’s a good sign, that we’re hearing it finally - that government is broken.

p>Why does Washington invent systems that don’t work? Maybe it’s that: 1) These people don’t live in the real world and therefore don’t understand the real world. 2) They really don’t care about results as long as they have pandered successfully to their constituency. 3) They deliberately design failure in so that they can come back again with another fix knowing that they won’t be held responsible for the previous failure. How can the public continue to cling to the illusion that government is the answer to every need? br> — Richard Parr /p>