> Jared Lee Loughner fired 31 bullets in 15 seconds because he
> was armed with a high-capacity magazine. The shooting stopped only
> when he had to reload and was wrestled him to the ground. Testimony
> at his trial indicated that victims 11 through 31 might have been
> spared had his weapon been equipped with a standard magazine.
So the answer to my question (would it matter if it were 10 instead of 20?) is: yes.
Good luck focussing on this noble effort of attempting to turn a one-in-a-million mass shooting incident into only half of one.
/jordan