I think some here are not appreciating the violent forces generated upon firing that act to spring, break, crack, and peen the parts of poorly designed guns. The cheaper hardware store guns we see that are loose, wobbly, broken, severely off-face pieces of junk didn't start out life that loose. Time, use, and abuse winnows out the poor designs and shows us which guns are the product of firearms genius and superior design. Side clips, at first glance, wouldn't seem to add anything to lock-up and ridigity upon firing, but they certainly do.

Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug