Hi, does anyone know if it's legal to own parts of magazines that hold over 15 rounds? Example: a disassembled 17 round magazine.

Good question.....I always wondered the same thing

Sure it is but only the mag follower...LOL

 

 

 

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How would it be legal? You could put together in like 2 seconds...

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so to answer your question no.

It would be referred to as constructive possession, or something like that.

Sorta like having a machinegun, and disassembling it. Can't touch me now.

 

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so what if a part is missing. are the remaining parts legal to have? at what point is a mag considered a mag, would the body be it? just like a reciever is considered a firearm, which part/combo of are what? I'm guessing the law is silent on that specific and its your gamble.

EDIT: never mind. found an old post that pretty much answers what I asked- (from raz-o)

 

 

What you are talking about is constructive intent. Go look at it's success rate as a legal argument in court. AS far as I have been able to discern, constructive intent can get you a bill for legal fees, fines, or used as justification for taking your property, but it doesn't do well in getting an actual conviction. So I guess it depends on if by SHTF you mean going to jail long term or going to court and dealing with whatever jail time bail issues cause you. 

 

The law says a high capacity magazine is one capable of reliably feeding more than 15 rounds. A tube and follower is not that. What you would have is their claim of constructive intent vs. your claim of planning to remanufacture them into compliant magazines. What the cost of making that legal argument would be I can't say. It isn't free

 

It would be referred to as constructive possession, or something like that.

Exactly ^^

Promags over 15 rounds should be legal, since they're not going to feed reliably.

Promags over 15 rounds should be legal, since they're not going to feed reliably.

 

Isn't that part of the law?  Making sure that it can feed reliably?  Lol.

Promags over 15 rounds should be legal, since they're not going to feed reliably.

 

That is actually a more pertinent point than you realize. It is most definitely the key point of the law when you get down to it as it is the hard point to prove. Holds 15 rounds? easy to prove. Reliable? Kind of needs a standard which is not spelled out in the law. You don't see a lot of examples of the law being used ot much effect, and I suspect that is the key driver of why. That and the fact that it seldom comes up as a single stand alone charge. 

"Reliably" is not in the statute.

 

"Large capacity ammunition magazine" means a box, drum, tube or other container which is capable of holding more than 15 rounds of ammunition to be fed continuously and directly therefrom into a semi-automatic firearm.

"Reliably" is not in the statute.

 

You are correct, but the telling phrase in the statute is, "to be fed continuously". A magazine that malfunctions cannot feed the ammunition "continuously" - it was this very point that allowed Aitken to escape the large capacity magazine charges.

 

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Pizza Bob

When the SHTF, nobody cares about any law.

You can keep everything ,hidden until needed

You are correct, but the telling phrase in the statute is, "to be fed continuously". A magazine that malfunctions cannot feed the ammunition "continuously" - it was this very point that allowed Aitken to escape the large capacity magazine charges.

 

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Pizza Bob

just to be clear, it was the fact the mag wasnt tested-period. not that it mal-functioned.

just to be clear, it was the fact the mag wasnt tested-period. not that it mal-functioned.

correct

^^^I believe he's right according to Blue Tent Sky.  And immediately after THAT issue came-up in Court, EVERY Hi-cap mag in an evidence bag was re-tested or TESTED to make sure it fed the 16th round in a live-fire test.  So that "get-outta-jail card" was ONLY used ONCE!

Ummm......no.

^^^I believe he's right according to Blue Tent Sky.  And immediately after THAT issue came-up in Court, EVERY Hi-cap mag in an evidence bag was re-tested or TESTED to make sure it fed the 16th round in a live-fire test.  So that "get-outta-jail card" was ONLY used ONCE!

makes me wonder how many (if any?) mags that were supposedly 16+ were used as evidence that were not tested? appeals anyone ?

makes me wonder how many (if any?) mags that were supposedly 16+ were used as evidence that were not tested? appeals anyone ?

EXACTLY!  Those EVIL standard-capacity magazines, how dare they work!  Meanwhile, I can buy 90+ round drum mags at Cabela's.........

I need a drum with a reset button every 15 rounds...

I need a drum with a reset button every 15 rounds...

 

Hmmmm.

 

Sorta like having a machinegun, and disassembling it. Can't touch me now.

 

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Exactly!!!

Hmmmm.

 

If you make it, they will come.

If you make it, they will come.

^^ This is true....lol ^^

They're awesome!

 

Oh, those BETA mags? They were for my bolt gun. What model? I forget. I sold it to Ray Ray.

 

It would be referred to as constructive possession, or something like that.

Uncle Floyd!

Uncle Floyd!

Lmao

 

 

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