montana Wrote:I guess it depends on how a person looks at these types of restrictions. In truth, all semi autos have just been neutered in that state nullifying their true performance and purpose. If they banned high horsepower engines, all a Corvette owner would need to do is put a low hp 4 banger under the hood to continue owning it, "but truthfully" it would no longer be a true Vette.False analogy. The part of a car that's actually analogous to a firearm's magazine is the gas tank, not the engine.
The correct analogy would be a law requiring the 18-gallon gas tank be replaced by one with a 6-gallon capacity.
A Corvette with a 6-gallon tank would still be a "true" Corvette, able to accelerate just as quickly, and go just as fast. The only difference is it would have to refuel more often.
Likewise, an AR-15 limited to 10-round magazines can fire the same ammo just as rapidly, just as far, as an AR-15 with 30-round mags. It just has to be reloaded more often.