Firearms like the Glock 17 (with it's capacity of 17+1 rounds) or the Para Ordnance P14 (with a capacity of 13+1 rounds) DO NOT have "high capacity" magazines. They have "standard capacity" magazines, because they are DESIGNED to have that many rounds...
The 10-round mags forced on these manufacturers by certain states are, in fact, "LOW-capacity" or "reduced-capacity" magazines, because they hold fewer rounds than the manufacturer designed the gun to carry.
We need to stop using the term "high capacity" for these types of firearms. We don't call school buses "high-capacity cars". We don't call XXXL clothing "high-capacity". Why should we call a gun (or magazine) "high-capacity" when it is DESIGNED that way?
The writer of this "Examiner" article "gets it". But many firearms owners don't and they need to get on board...
Words have meaning. And we, as 2A advocates, need to start USING words like the powerful tools they are. The "anti's" learned this a LONG time ago and have been using charged, loaded words for decades to manipulate public opinion. We need to step up to the plate, and use the power of words to our advantage--to shape public opinion in our favor, and to expose the lies and propaganda of the "anti's", by illustrating just how nonsensical and manipulative their language is...
Eloquent, I like it and it is true. What is ironic is that after the '94 AWB manufactuers began designing handguns around the 10 round mag. This was one of the reasons that the .40 SW became so popular, one could stuff 10 rounds in a mag and still be within normal full size pistol dimensions. With the 40 one got 45 like performace in a a 9mm size package. It is also a likely influence on the many compacts available today
The only good thing that came out of that ban other than the sunset.
Just don't forget that once we begin to address semantics like this the next move on the part of the anti's will be attempts to force manufactuers into those semantics. i.e.,the manufactuerer's should only make arms designed for 10 rounds.
Language is powerful. It irks me to no end to hear folk at the range whine about how the politicians what to ban their assault rifle, as they sit there banging away with an AR. I've met a few of these who didn't even know that the AR stands for Armalite Rifle. No joke.
This language thing is incidious. it is in many parts of firearms slang. How many times have we heard semi-automatic shotguns called "automatic shotgun". I much prefer the term "self loading" but always make a point of using semiautomatic when describing such an arm, pistol, rifle or shotgun.
"Packin'"... as in What are you packin' there, like I'm a gangsta or some such. I don't pack anything other than luggage, the trunk of my car or boxes when I move. I do carry a pistol. And how many rounds it has is none of my governments business.