February 15th, 2018

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“At least 17 people were killed when a teen opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
“Fourteen others were wounded, five of whom suffering life-threatening injuries, hospital officials said.”   – NBC News/ 2-15

Parkland and Florida: I’m sorry for your loss, your suffering; to lose children to murder …

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Maine hunting laws, predicated on sportsman hunting ethics, prohibit clips with a capacity of greater than 3-rounds in shotgun tube-magazines and 5-rounds in centerfire and semi-automatic rifles.  The only exceptions are .22 rimfire or semi-automatic handguns with barrels shorter than 8 inches.  Automatic weapons are illegal to hunt with.  - various sources over the years including Maine hunting regulations/ and, The Maine Way: General Hunting Provisions.

To regulate the ethical pursuit hunting of animals in limiting magazine capacities has historically been a part of Maine hunting traditions.  Magazine limits should be incorporated into civilian laws.  For instance: A five-round magazine in an AR-15 would require five magazine changes, a ten-round magazine, two changes, in order to match the capacity of a 30-round banana clip.  Manual actions -- pump, bolt, lever -- prohibit or don't provide the mechanics for a semi-automatic action of a rifle, wherein an expended round is gas-ejected to provide space for the next round, propelled into a firing chamber from a spring-driven magazine.

Maine civilian laws do not prohibit magazine limits in open or concealed carry firearms.        - various sources over the years.


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