re reasonable for criminals civie arms limits in article apr gnv ifas ufl edu jrm gnv ifas ufl edu writes a poster claims he always asks anti gunners what they think would be reasonable personal firepower restrictions ok then caliber not greater than muzzle not greater than ft lbs with any combo of bullet wt vel action single shot rifles and single action revolvers revolvers bearing no more than six rounds and incorporating an anti fanning mechanism to discourage roy rogers wannabes bullets any non explosive variety hps just fine now these specs leave the h r magnum as about the most powerful allowable civie cartridge for handgun or rifle use it would be reasonably effective against home intruders muggers rabid wolves and other such nasties even with the firearm type limitations at the same time this caliber power limit would reduce the ultimate lethality of hits i suspect that you think that this is less lethal than the typical assault weapon you are wrong compared to what most criminals use a mm with military ammo fmjs or a military rifle use is extremely rare or mm with military ammo fmjs the h r magnum with civie bullets is more lethal most of the arms which criminals and the military use are among the least lethal arms in existance what if we just punish the criminal and leave the law abiding citizen alone it hasn t been tried in recient times but it might work
