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From: maarrrk@gauss.ucsb.edu (Mark Erickson)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Magazine Safety
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Date: 8 Jun 91 15:05:51 GMT
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In article <35305@mimsy.umd.edu> gt2852c@prism.gatech.edu (Edward Hefter) writes:
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#I've never really wanted to shoot without a clip, now that I stop and think
#about it.  What kind of situation are you envisioning?
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#            |  Edward Hefter         gt2852c@prism.gatech.edu   |  
#            |  Currently Surviving the Georgia Tech Experience  |  
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	Picture this:  you're in a gunfight.  You empty your 
	magazine (but not the chamber!  shooting a gun completely
	dry is bad form) and need to reload.  In the process of
	reloading, you get jumped by an attacker.  If you have a 
	magazine safety, you may be hosed.  If you don't, you at
	least have one shot available.

	Unlikely?  I think so.  Impossible?  No. 

--maarrrk