Are there any laws limiting ammo ownership?
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carebear
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Check your lease if you rent.
As a landlord i have boilerplate on storage of ammo (along with other flammables) in my leases.
I'm gonna change it to allow for me to seize and "destroy" the ammo.
As a landlord i have boilerplate on storage of ammo (along with other flammables) in my leases.
I'm gonna change it to allow for me to seize and "destroy" the ammo.
Ohen Cepel
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The labeling thing they tagged the guy in MD with came from the HAZMAT regulations. It's these regs that require an arms room in the military to have the orange number 4 in the diamond marking it. Lets the fire guys know there may be ammo present.
Bit iffy for a home though and it was only because they were going after him for other stuff. However, I think those charges stuck.
Really, on my give a sh*t list it's pretty low.
Bit iffy for a home though and it was only because they were going after him for other stuff. However, I think those charges stuck.
Really, on my give a sh*t list it's pretty low.
possenti
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papaone,
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
Another one I just figured out is:
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
Hope that helps.
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
Another one I just figured out is:
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
Hope that helps.
1911Tuner
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Ammo
No laws on the books, as far as I know...but it's a distinct possibility that if
your large cache of say...25,000 rounds of various calibers were to be inadvertently discovered, it would at the very least raise a lot of eyebrows.
"What do you NEED with that much ammunition, Comrade"?
"Are you a...terrorist"?
Also a possibility of confiscation on some inane reasoning. You'd get it back, of course...but in what condition? After how long? How much red
tape and playing of 20 Questions would you have to endure to get your property back?
Said it once, and I'll say it again. "They" know that they can't get all the guns, so "They" will come after the ammo. The right to keep and bear arms is covered too well. Ammunition isn't. They'll eventually get around to that particular loophole.
No laws on the books, as far as I know...but it's a distinct possibility that if
your large cache of say...25,000 rounds of various calibers were to be inadvertently discovered, it would at the very least raise a lot of eyebrows.
"What do you NEED with that much ammunition, Comrade"?
"Are you a...terrorist"?
Also a possibility of confiscation on some inane reasoning. You'd get it back, of course...but in what condition? After how long? How much red
tape and playing of 20 Questions would you have to endure to get your property back?
Said it once, and I'll say it again. "They" know that they can't get all the guns, so "They" will come after the ammo. The right to keep and bear arms is covered too well. Ammunition isn't. They'll eventually get around to that particular loophole.
jamz
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The People's Republic of Massachusetts does indeed have such a law.
I can't look it up right now, but it is on the order of you cna't have more than something like 5,000 rounds in any given caliber, or 10,000 centerfire rounds total. You can, in addition to this, have 5 or 10,000 rimfire ammunition. I'll try to find the link, in case anyone wants yet another reason to not move to MA.
-James
I can't look it up right now, but it is on the order of you cna't have more than something like 5,000 rounds in any given caliber, or 10,000 centerfire rounds total. You can, in addition to this, have 5 or 10,000 rimfire ammunition. I'll try to find the link, in case anyone wants yet another reason to not move to MA.
-James
jamz
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Here it is, from the GOAL website: http://www.goal.org/FAQ/powder.htm
This falls under fire prevention regulations, or something like that. Very sneaky, very under the radar. Watch out, you other states!
(1) Exemption: License, Registration, or Permit: In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 148 § 13, the Board hereby prescribes the following quantities of explosive materials that shall be exempt from License, Registration, and Permit and may be kept, or stored in a building or other structure:
(a) Small Arms Ammunition
1. Not more than 10,000 rounds of rim fire ammunition.
2. Not more than 10,000 rounds of center fire ammunition.
3. Not more than 5,000 rounds of shotgun ammunition.
(b) Small Arms Ammunition Primers
1. Not more than 1,000 caps or other small arms primers.
(c) Smokeless Propellants
1. Not more than 16 pounds.
2. Persons under 18 years of age may not keep or store Smokeless Propellants.
3. Not more than two pounds of such propellant shall be stored in a multiple family dwelling or a building of public access.
(d) Black Powder
1. Not more than two pounds.
2. Persons under 18 years of age may not keep or store black powder.
(e) Exempt quantities of small arms ammunition, primers, smokeless propellants and black powder shall be stored in original containers and such containers shall be stored in a locked cabinet, closet or box when not in use.
(f) Special industrial explosive devices when in quantities of less than 50 pounds net weight of explosives.
Anything more than this, and you need a permit to store hazardous stuff in your storage place.
Granteed, their link to the MA general laws is broken, so I'm not sure if this law is still around, and I can't seem to find it in the MA general Laws, but GOAL usually know their stuff.
-James
This falls under fire prevention regulations, or something like that. Very sneaky, very under the radar. Watch out, you other states!
(1) Exemption: License, Registration, or Permit: In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 148 § 13, the Board hereby prescribes the following quantities of explosive materials that shall be exempt from License, Registration, and Permit and may be kept, or stored in a building or other structure:
(a) Small Arms Ammunition
1. Not more than 10,000 rounds of rim fire ammunition.
2. Not more than 10,000 rounds of center fire ammunition.
3. Not more than 5,000 rounds of shotgun ammunition.
(b) Small Arms Ammunition Primers
1. Not more than 1,000 caps or other small arms primers.
(c) Smokeless Propellants
1. Not more than 16 pounds.
2. Persons under 18 years of age may not keep or store Smokeless Propellants.
3. Not more than two pounds of such propellant shall be stored in a multiple family dwelling or a building of public access.
(d) Black Powder
1. Not more than two pounds.
2. Persons under 18 years of age may not keep or store black powder.
(e) Exempt quantities of small arms ammunition, primers, smokeless propellants and black powder shall be stored in original containers and such containers shall be stored in a locked cabinet, closet or box when not in use.
(f) Special industrial explosive devices when in quantities of less than 50 pounds net weight of explosives.
Anything more than this, and you need a permit to store hazardous stuff in your storage place.
Granteed, their link to the MA general laws is broken, so I'm not sure if this law is still around, and I can't seem to find it in the MA general Laws, but GOAL usually know their stuff.
-James
Uh-Oh. I'd be running to the store every two hours when I'm loading .45 ACP.
Justin
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The only law being broken is the one that will get you convicted in the court of public opinion.
Yes
Yes, In Pasadena...California of course, they have a zoning law that if you buy ammunition, you have to register at the store for each box of ammunition that you purchase in a Pasadena store. All of the pertinent information is logged by the store folks and a copy of that record must be maintained for Pasadena PD to check on in case a gun is used within the city, then they can check the bullet (if recovered) and they feel that they can trace that box of ammunition to you, the registered owner of the ammunition.
that way, they can trace that deadly bullet to you....so when Big Brother shows up at your door...they can just walk you off to the local jail.
Aaaarrrghhh!
Yes, In Pasadena...California of course, they have a zoning law that if you buy ammunition, you have to register at the store for each box of ammunition that you purchase in a Pasadena store. All of the pertinent information is logged by the store folks and a copy of that record must be maintained for Pasadena PD to check on in case a gun is used within the city, then they can check the bullet (if recovered) and they feel that they can trace that box of ammunition to you, the registered owner of the ammunition.
that way, they can trace that deadly bullet to you....so when Big Brother shows up at your door...they can just walk you off to the local jail.
Aaaarrrghhh!
Mornard
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None that I intend to ever obey...
Jack19
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Check out 29 CFR 1910.109(j)
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