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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">mannybolone</strong> said:</div><div>Not sure how that would play out here. AZ has some of the most permissive gun laws in the country (which, of course, is partially how our shooter was able to buy the gun he used, legally). The whole rally could have been strapped up; that wouldn't have prevented the shooter from emptying most of his clip before anyone could react. <br />
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	Gun nuts can't make political lemonade here. Best they can hope for is that everyone will focus on Palin's tweets and ignore the legal side. <br />
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	I'm not saying that gun control advocates are going to find their goals any easier but it sure as shit isn't going to be harder.</div></blockquote>
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	It's not just the gun.  The shooter had an extended magazine that held 30+ bullets.  The standard clip holds 15 bullets.  Arizona is one of the few states that allows the open sale of these extended magazines.<br />
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	It's important because it makes it possible for a shooter to hurt more people much more quickly.  This guy was disarmed while changing clips.  He'd completed the change but he was tackled before he could resume shooting.  Bad as it was, it could have been worse.

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