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<blockquote data-quote="tweetr" data-source="post: 2098701" data-attributes="member: 5183">I read it three times.&nbsp; I still have no idea what &quot;so-called bullet buttons&quot; means!&nbsp; I too would think &quot;magazine release&quot;, except earlier in the article the measure &quot;would outlaw the future sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines.&quot;&nbsp; With no semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines there presumably would be no magazine release left to ban!&nbsp; &quot;So-called &#039;bullet buttons&#039;&quot;?&nbsp; Who on earth calls any part of a firearm a &quot;bullet button&quot;?Memo to CBS NewsRe: California Gun Laws article dated Feb 8, 2013Subject: Firearms nomenclatureGentlemen,1.&nbsp; The subject line of your article should refer to &quot;firearms&quot;, not &quot;guns&quot;.&nbsp; A gun is a crew-served weapon, towed behind a vehicle or permanently mounted on a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, and most likely is not the target of the proposed California law.2.&nbsp; Firearms magazines do not hold &quot;bullets&quot;.&nbsp; They are loaded with cartridges, rounds, or ammunition.3.&nbsp; One does not load &quot;bullets&quot; into a firearm one by one, unless the firearm is an antique muzzle-loader.&nbsp; One loads cartridges.&nbsp; The only place one loads &quot;bullets&quot; is in a reloading press.4.&nbsp; The &quot;so-called bullet button&quot; does not exist.&nbsp; No one knowledgeable about firearms refers to any part of a firearm by that name.&nbsp; Try doing a little research before writing an article.Sincerely,A firearms enthusiast who would never live in either New York or California</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tweetr, post: 2098701, member: 5183"] I read it three times. I still have no idea what "so-called bullet buttons" means! I too would think "magazine release", except earlier in the article the measure "would outlaw the future sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines." With no semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines there presumably would be no magazine release left to ban! "So-called 'bullet buttons'"? Who on earth calls any part of a firearm a "bullet button"? Memo to CBS News Re: California Gun Laws article dated Feb 8, 2013 Subject: Firearms nomenclature Gentlemen, 1. The subject line of your article should refer to "firearms", not "guns". A gun is a crew-served weapon, towed behind a vehicle or permanently mounted on a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, and most likely is not the target of the proposed California law. 2. Firearms magazines do not hold "bullets". They are loaded with cartridges, rounds, or ammunition. 3. One does not load "bullets" into a firearm one by one, unless the firearm is an antique muzzle-loader. One loads cartridges. The only place one loads "bullets" is in a reloading press. 4. The "so-called bullet button" does not exist. No one knowledgeable about firearms refers to any part of a firearm by that name. Try doing a little research before writing an article. Sincerely, A firearms enthusiast who would never live in either New York or California [/QUOTE]

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