Shooting the Messanger Gets Letters

Fits, over at Shooting the Messenger has a regular feature answering letters from readers. His answer to the question.. "Why do law abiding people need hi capacity magazines? Aren't standard capacity ones good enough?" is a Fits classic:

Ya know, you got me to thinking, and hell, you're right. Sort of like those big ass gas tanks the SUV's have. No law abiding citizen should need more than 10 gallons of gasoline at a time, so what's up with those 25 gallon behemoths? And please now, don't expect me to fall for the...more miles can be driven...nonsense. Stop being lazy and just fill the tank every 9 gallons or so, and we'd save hundreds of lives a year when fires erupt from those high-capacity tanks exploding after an accident.

And why stop there? If the aircraft that flew into the World Trade Center had 1/10 of the fuel onboard there'd have been far less damage, so let's extend that hi-cap ban to airplanes as well. Since when did we NEED to fly nonstop from NY to LA? Layovers along the way would stimulate the economy, as well as allowing the occupants to get out for some fresh air and stretch for a time. Think of the HEALTHCARE costs we'd be saving if people weren't being turned to suet from all of that sitting.

Why GALLONS of milk...?

Some folks might see sarcasm in his answer to that "reasonable" question. Others see it as it is intended, a tongue in cheek attempt to point out just how idiotic the issue of magazine capacity really is.

Shooting the Messenger is an informative and entertaining site that deserves a visit.