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Nothing personal, but I am not young and you have no idea what you are talking about. Rifles, shotguns and pistols have magazines. Some detachable, some not. Magazines for AR-15s, what the article refers, are detachable. You can hand load the magazines or you can use stripper clips. 5.56mm ammo is typically stored in ammo cans (in quantity). It can be stored as loose rounds or alternatively in bandoliers which contain clips of 10 rounds of 5.56 ammo. The old style bandoliers had 7 pockets that held two clips each. The new style bandoliers have four pockets holding three clips each. The pocket size aligns to magazine capacity. At one time, M16 and AR-15 magazine standard capacity was 20, hence two clips. Today, standard capacity is 30 rounds, hence three clips per pocket.

Other weapons, such as the M1 use clips as well. Whether a M1, M16, AR-15 or M4, clips are used to load magazines. I am not aware of clips being used to load pistol or shotgun magazines. Yes, shotguns have magazines. That tube "thingy" at the front of semi-auto and pump shotguns is a magazine. It is also true that lever action rifles have magazines - another tube "thingy". There is no such thing as an attached or detachable clip.

I am not trying to come off rude. My original post was making fun of a liberal that didn't know jack about the thing they were trying to ban. Then the liberal comes back and proves she had no idea about what she was trying to ban.

Personally, I don't get hung up in everyday speech about clips and mags, but when it comes to a liberal trying to take way my rights or someone calling me young, I get a little technical. For what it is worth, my birthday is tomorrow, so I am a little sensitive about the age thing.

Whether a M1, M16, AR-15 or M4, clips are used to load magazines...There is no such thing as an attached or detachable clip.

Excuse me but...you must mean the M14 or M1A, not the M1. My M1 Garand is loaded with, and fires from, an internally installed 8 round enbloc clip which is then automatically ejected when the last round is fired. Ready then for the next loaded 8 round clip to be inserted into the rifle.

Happy Birthday!

No offense taken.
I was talking about common terms used by average gun owners, and how they have changed over time.
Sorry if I offended you about your age, by calling you young.(LOL)

“We” called the detachable piece loaded with ammo a clip, whether it was for a 22 short, 22 long, AR-15 etc.
My survey of civilian 45-55 year olds in my office all agreed clips and magazines are the same thing.
The under 30 one, was quite specific about what was a clip, and what was a magazine, but since he doesn't have any reloading gear, we just nodded and smiled at him, and he just nodded and smiled back at us, because he reloads his magazine with store bought clips.
Whether I call my two duct taped bananna clips, clips or magazines, is not important.
If I don't have loaded rounds in “it”, it's just a useless part.
You and I both know guns are merely tools.
I think we also agree that the female elected idiot from Colorado needs to recuse herself from the issue. She and VP Biden need to sit down, STFU, and try to pretend they are not useless additions to the natiional debt.