In the recent assassination attempt on congresswoman Giffords, the gunman employed a weapon of mass destruction he could buy over the counter as easily as a pack of cigarettes: an extended magazine for his 9 mm Glock.
David Heller
January 29, 2011
Shootings reinforce need for gun control
[It turns out Nutter was not the first to call a standard capacity magazine a WMD. The first reference I have been able to find was published on January 27th and was by Freshman Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans. David Heller, above, then showed up two days later.
All this WMD talk has me hearing voices. I have this voice of Paul Hogan telling me “That’s not a knife. That’s a knife.” After reading my next post this will make more sense.
Update: Joel has more instances of the WMD meme. Robb has the graphic and the t-shirt.—Joe]
Actually, it is easier, since most stores card kids who look under 18 for cigarette sales.
Then again, any box store will sell a big bottle of acetaminophen to a 4 year old who has the money to pay.
So, the US invaded Iraq because we had reason to believe that they had 30-round magazines for their weapons?