There seems to be an unwritten law that legacy media types who write about firearms must meet one qualification: knowing little or nothing about firearms. This is not surprising; most elected representatives who advocate for gun control laws don’t know anything about firearms, either, leading to utter stupidity like the 1994 “Assault Weapons” ban, which made American communities safe from criminals and gang members making bayonet charges.
Yes, really. One of the banned features in that law was bayonet lugs. Oh, the same rifles were available after the 1994 law took effect as before; they just lacked flash hiders and bayonet lugs.
Now, I told you that so I could tell you this: Some more modern semi-automatic pistols have a feature called a magazine disconnect. This is a gizmo inside the gun that prevents firing the piece when the magazine has been removed,…
