https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/12/universal-background-checks-and-banning-high-capacity-magazines-wont-change-much/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 12:13:18 -0400<![CDATA[First, huge numbers of high-capacity magazines are already in circulation. Under the last ban, the price went up, but they were still available, and more have been made and sold since. Even if sales of existing magazines are forbidden, they&#8217;ll still exist, and change hands quietly. That is, aside from the ones that people are already manufacturing on hobbyist 3D printers or in metal shops. Getting existing magazines out of circulation is a non-starter, since nobody knows where they are and most owners are unlikely to surrender them when keeping the things is essentially a risk-free enterprise.]]>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:55:17 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/12/universal-background-checks-and-banning-high-capacity-magazines-wont-change-much-n99180