Debate help: Legitimate reason for a private citizen to own high capacity magazines

[jungleroy]

I know I answered allready, but if you have not gotten thru to him by now. Then I feel he is just pushing your buttons.
His LEO father is just a sworn citizen, He is a civilian too, unless of course he is also in the military.
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[Vern Humphrey]

No, retired military are military for life, and remain subject to the uniform Code of Military Justice for life.

Article 2 of the UCMJ:

802. ART. 2. PERSONS SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER
(a) The following persons are subject to this chapter:
(1) Members of a regular component of the armed forces, including those awaiting discharge after expiration of their terms of enlistment; volunteers from the time of their muster or acceptance into the armed forces; inductees from the time of their actual induction into the armed forces; and other persons lawfully called or ordered into, or to duty in or for training in the armed forces, from the dates when they are required by the terms of the call or order to obey it.
(2) Cadets, aviation cadets, and midshipman.
(3) Members of a reserve component while on inactive-duty training, but in the case of members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States only when in Federal Service.
(4) Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay.
. . . . . .

(My emphasis)

 

[DRZinn]

Probably already been said, but:

If you try to explain why you need it, you've already lost.

 

[migoi]

The response to....

his statement of

As the son of a police officer, and having been exposed to guns my whole life, I simply do not see the need for personal ownership of an easily concealed 10-15 round semi-automatic pistol.

should be.... "So, no one is forcing you to own, buy, possess, or use one. Your ability to "see" anything is pretty irrelevant. Have a nice day."

migoi