How much power is too much?

After six people were killed on January 8, by a man using a gun with a large capacity magazine, Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (New York Democrat) and Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey Democrat) are fighting for the limit of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds at one time.  The ban that previously limited magazine capacity expired in 2004 and was never renewed.  Although most states have placed bans on magazine capacity, states with strong advocates against gun control, such as Arizona, haven't as they see gun control as a limit on self-defense.

There are arguments for both sides.  Supporters of gun control, such as Kelly O’Brien and Ross Zimmerman who lost a fiance and son to the killer on January 8, say that ten rounds in a magazine are more than enough for self defense and any more than that is just giving killers more opportunities for tragedies. Opposers of gun control claim that the limit of magazine capacity imposes on the right to self-defense and in a way the right to bear arms.

All arguments have a point.  The government needs to find the equilibrium in which citizens feel protected by their ability to carry guns and by the limit of how dangerous the gun can be.  Overall I believe Congress should put some kind of ban on the magazine capacity of a gun.  Although I am a big supporter of minimum government involvement I believe that citizens have the right to know that someone cannot legally purchase or make a weapon to kill multiple lives without having to take time to reload, which would hopefully provide time to take the shooter down.

Even though there are other ways to carry out a mass murder, and people have rights to carry guns, it is in the best interest of all citizens to limit the amount of power maniacs are allowed to carry around in one weapon.  Of all things to put political attention on, national security is a topic the government should be involved in.  Any attack against United States citizens is terrorism, whether internal or not, and should be prevented at all reasonable costs.