Illinois Lawmaker Wants Federal Ban On S&W 500 Mag

[raktrakr]

Within days of Smith & Wesson (S&W) introducing its new 500 Magnum revolver at the 2003 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, an Illinois anti-gun Democrat promised to seek a nationwide ban on the handgun.
Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says it's hard for him to rationalize a purpose for the 500 Magnum and that he believes the guns are made "to kill people."
Billed as the "most powerful production revolver in the world today," S&W says its new 500 Magnum cartridge produces nearly three times the muzzle velocity of a .44 Magnum round, one of the most powerful sidearm cartridges available.
But Davis says the .50 caliber revolver has no purpose in society except to cause injury and death to humans, and dismisses S&W's claim that it's intended for hunting wild game. He believes handguns in general are specifically designed to kill fellow human beings, whereas rifles and shotguns are typically relegated to hunting animals.
Davis says the 500 Magnum has a greater potential for becoming a lethal inner-city status symbol than an effective hunting tool, at least in his congressional district. He added that its high power combined with its concealability could make it the "weapon of choice for urban gangs."
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Story courtesy of CNSNews.com.



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[yotekiller]

Is it just me or does anyone else see some problems in concealing this gun?That liberal is apparently eat up with dumbass.

[MR300WM]

I carry a Springfield Compact and it is hard enough to hide and I don't think my shoulder could take the punishment of carrying that thing all day.

[shogan]

It seems the 22 would be related in more street deaths than any other gun but hey thats just my obsecure thinking. I guess in politics size matters.

Think he needs to learn it's not the size of the bullet but where you put it that counts.

Then maybe he would quit trying to put his hands on our guns.

[GSP]

<b>Amendment II</b>
A well regulated Militia, <i>being necessary to the security of a free State, </i>the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">He believes handguns in general are specifically designed to kill fellow human beings<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

So what's his point?????

[moosehead]

I wonder what he thinks about the .700 nitro or the .577 tryan.

[Larry Carter]

Pistols are EVIL.[:(] Black rifles are EVIL.[:(] The LEO's are evil when they arrest the gang bangers shooting each other downtown.[;)]
I wish I had a solution to the problem of misguided liberals.[:(!]

[mossyhorns]

Shewt 'em!

[polcat]

first off a 500 smith does not have 3 times the muzzle velocity of a 44 mag..it shoots a 265 grain bullet at 1665 fps..a 454 casull shoots a 240 grain bullet at 2000 fps ans a 44 mag shoots a 240 grain bullet at 1180 fps....man has ben killing man sence the begining of time,he has used clubs, rocks ,thrown him off cliffs ...guns dont kill people,people kill people...i have never known a gun to jump up and make its self go boom.....

[ksp965]

Would Danny boy think that any car with more than 100 horsepower is just meant to race? That any person who dresses attractive is just meant to get raped? That anyone who drinks a glass of wine is meant to get drunk? I could go on and on. The point being is that one does not follow the other no more than running for public office means you are going to take bribes and peddle your influence, eh...maybe that last one was a bad example!