Someone75: I can only speak for myself, but I am a single-issue voter. I can tolerate a lot of ups and downs in life, but there is one thing I will not tolerate. The Second Amendment is being threatened every single day. For this reason, I vote for the candidate most likely to support my Second Amendment rights.
As for your other question: Automatic weapons fire numerous rounds rapidly with only a single trigger pull. They are illegal to own or use for any purpose, except for the rare few who went through an unbelievable amount of red tape and expense to acquire a license for them. Some of those permit holders are simply collectors while others allow movie makers to use their weapons during filming. With all this in mind, your question isn’t really presenting a good argument given most average apartment dwellers cannot legally own an automatic weapon.
I suspect you meant your statement to say “semi-automatic”, as opposed to a cowboy-style revolver. Just in case someone doesn’t know the difference, Mel Gibson used a semi-automatic in the movie “Lethal Weapon” while his partner, Riggs, used a revolver.
Like a revolver, a semi-automatic pistol requires a single trigger pull for every round fired. Both types use the same ammunition so there is little difference between the power offered by either of the two gun types.
A revolver usually holds 6-8 rounds in a cylinder whereas a semi-automatic pistol uses magazines which have been pre-loaded with 6-15 rounds of ammunition (depending on the model). Some revolvers can hold more rounds than a semi-automatic, but usually they hold less.
Revolvers require less maintenance and are generally easier to operate. However, they are not quite so good for fast reloads, especially when light conditions are poor. Home invasions often happen at night so this is important for an apartment dweller to consider.
A semi-auto pistol would allow an apartment dweller to fire more rounds without having to reload his weapon, as well as to reload it more quickly and easily, even under darker conditions.
