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You lost me on this one. What rights might these be that the Feds granted us?
Brady Law & High Capacity Pistol Mags
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You lost me on this one. What rights might these be that the Feds granted us?
UnintendedConsequences
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Ok, so here I am to nitpick again...
If there are "reduced capacity", AKA "Hoplophobe Liberal Neutered, Emasculated & Hysterectomied" magazines, then what is the "standard capapcity" magazine for AR, AK, M1A, FAL, MP5, UZI, Thompson, M1 Carbine, BAR/M60/M1918 and other rifles and the various semi-automatic handguns when there are belt-feed, Beta C and drum magazine options? Would that mean belt-feed is "unlimited standard firing capacity" and a 50 to 100 round drum mag is "standard capacity"?
Please bear with me as part of that above is an attempt at humor. I think an AK-47 with a 75 round drum is equiped with a "standard capacity" magazine and the 30, 40 and 75 round banana style magazines are "Atkins diet form factor magazines." An AR with a Beta C mag is the same thing to my mind.
Perhaps the drum and Beta Cs should be called "Reload Effort Saving Things" or R.E.S.T magazines. Then we can say, "Give it a R.E.S.T." with a whole new meaning.
If there are "reduced capacity", AKA "Hoplophobe Liberal Neutered, Emasculated & Hysterectomied" magazines, then what is the "standard capapcity" magazine for AR, AK, M1A, FAL, MP5, UZI, Thompson, M1 Carbine, BAR/M60/M1918 and other rifles and the various semi-automatic handguns when there are belt-feed, Beta C and drum magazine options? Would that mean belt-feed is "unlimited standard firing capacity" and a 50 to 100 round drum mag is "standard capacity"?
Please bear with me as part of that above is an attempt at humor. I think an AK-47 with a 75 round drum is equiped with a "standard capacity" magazine and the 30, 40 and 75 round banana style magazines are "Atkins diet form factor magazines." An AR with a Beta C mag is the same thing to my mind.
Perhaps the drum and Beta Cs should be called "Reload Effort Saving Things" or R.E.S.T magazines. Then we can say, "Give it a R.E.S.T." with a whole new meaning.
smince
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I agree.
The 10th Ammendment states that any power not specifically delegated to the Federal government by the Constitution belongs to the states or the people.
But, hey, it's just a 200-year old piece of paper.:banghead:
armedpolak
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I'm planing to go to Fort Lauderdale, I'm talking with a big software company there next week
so wish me luck!Can't wait to pack my stuff and go! Mailed florida CCW application today to!
joab
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We have some guy's here from that area who can guide you to the proper shooting venues
You missunderstand, our new friend.
No federal law restricts magazine capacity any longer. The one that did was the AWB and it is gone, but it never restricted the manufacture of magazines with an ammunition capacity greater than 10 rounds. It did restrict who those magazines manufactured after the effective date could be sold to - You, me and almost any law-abiding citizen in the USA. Thankfully, the stupid thing had a limited life attached to it and it passed away. It also was never effective because it didn't limit sales of magazines made before that date and there were plenty to go around for most firearms.
State and local versions of it are still out there as they had no "sunset" provision.
benEzra
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DMK, I just noticed that you're in NC. Whereabouts? I'm in the New Bern/Morehead City area (east coast, just shy of Atlantic Beach/Cape Lookout).
AFAIK, the standard capacity for all 7.62x39mm AK's was 30 rounds, except for the Hungarian tank crew guns issued with 20-rounders. 40-round box and all drum mags are RPK magazines.
I'd quibble with that, I think, since the 75-round drum was made for the RPK, not the AKM. The RPK just happens to use the same magwell/feed ramp design as the AK so that it can use AK mags in a pinch. Meaning, of course, that an AK can also accept RPK mags, which is why you can stick an RPK drum in an AK or a civvie AK lookalike. But it's still an RPK mag, so I'd call that "high capacity" in the context of an AK.
AFAIK, the standard capacity for all 7.62x39mm AK's was 30 rounds, except for the Hungarian tank crew guns issued with 20-rounders. 40-round box and all drum mags are RPK magazines.
sacp81170a
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Your point is well taken. I was thinking more along the lines of handguns where an important design factor in the size and ergonomics of the grip is the number of rounds the magazine is designed to hold.
An "Unintended Consequence" (couldn't resist
) of the 10 round limitation was the race to manufacture smaller and smaller semiautos with large caliber rounds designed around a 10 round mag. Of course, the Brady Bunch and their ilk began to scream and cry about the profusion of high quality "pocket rockets" that were "highly concealable" and available to us dangerous law abiding citizens. When they eliminated the competition to increase round count in standard magazines, good old American capitalism took over and proceeded to exploit the new market created by the socialist policy. Ain't democracy wonderful? I agree with you that any magazine a weapon is designed to accept could be considered "standard capacity". Long guns are practical to carry and put to their intended use with a variety of magazines with differing capacities but handguns by their very nature are not. A Glock 17 with a 33 rounder ain't easy to conceal. So... when I was talking about "design" I should have specified handguns.
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