Cities will claim to defund the police by cutting their budget a bit and reallocating monies for some social program, and in 2-3 years that will revert back again.
It's a cycle.
And in general, that thing that holds cartridges in a firearm is a magazine, a clip is something that is rarely employed any more, if it matters. Gun nuts will call you a newbie if you confuse the two. And if guns are new to you, get some serious training. Some folks get something like a 9 mm and don't realize it can hold a round in the chamber when the magazine is out. Don't put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire. Don't ever point it in the direction of a human unless you have to. And check the chamber for a "hidden" round, and check it again. Youse guys know all this.
Some tactical training is also advised. It's interesting.
I tell people the story about my airplane incident when the engine finally did fail, it was like my hands were doing stuff automatically, muscle memory. I was mentally somewhat detached. I'd been through the exercise often enough that I knew what needed to be done (not that it's very complex).
My piano playing is kind of the same, sometimes my hands "know" where to go before I do. I'm at about 70% of where I used to be. Maybe.
