Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "MP5/10: FBI's super-charged submachine gun, with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson" video.

  1. Oh yeah, when the FBI thought they could handle 10mm handguns, not surprised they set up a few of these in 10mm. That didn't last long. They went back to the 9mm, they couldn't handle the 10mm. Other police departments used the reduced power .40 S&W. The .40 S&W gained quite a bit of popularity when we had a 10 year nationwide moratorium (not actually a "ban" since existing magazines were allowed) on the manufacture of magazines over 10 rounds. So, if you are stuck with 10 rounds, it may as well be .40 S&W rather than 9mm. When the "moratorium" expired in 2004, the "raison d'etre" for the .40 S&W expired with it. Something many people don't realize is that the "Assault Weapons Ban" of 1994 was passed by Congress in July, 1994 but was not signed into law until September, 1994. After pressing Congress to pass the law before its summer break, "Because criminals don't take a summer break", President Clinton...went on his summer break. In the ensuing 2 months, magazine manufacturers worked 24/7 to produce the bodies of magazines before the law went into effect. The result was that during the 10 year moratorium, magazines for popular firearms with more than 10 rounds, were never in short supply and never increased significantly in price.
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