KingBullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
BigFig“A loaded gun magazine” aka just a magazine, you don’t describe a magazine as loaded. They just wanted to use the word loaded to make it seem more dangerous so the jury sees him as violent
LambeauLeapMagazines are actually empty by default
A box is empty by default. A magazine being filled with ammo is not any way a danger. If I put a filled magazine in the same room as my puppy, nothing is going to happen minus a potential choking hazard if they manage to remove a bullet.
A filled magazine is not a danger and should not be described as “loaded” the same way a “loaded” firearm is an actual present danger.
What are you talking about, that’s absolutely how you describe a magazine. You load rounds into a magazine, ergo a magazine with rounds in it has been loaded. I suppose the more common thing to say is “pass me a fresh mag” but something like, for example: “woah hey that’s loaded” when referring to a magazine someone is carelessly handling would be completely normal thing to say.
Also, filled magazines absolutely are hazardous, and in the same exact ways as a loaded firearm - mishandling could lead to premature detonation of a round. Neither a gun nor a magazine is going to cause harm just by sitting undisturbed, but the part of the gun that’s filled with explosives is absolutely the most dangerous individual component of a firearm and should be treated with the same degree of respect as a loaded weapon.