I read this bill but I'm horrible at legal mumbo jumbo. Came across this on the Magpul Facebook site. If this is accurate this is Fudged up... and makes this a dangerous law for CO. if the police begin cracking down. They could just hang out at the gun range.
Thoughts?
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HB13-1224 is actually much worse than people think....
The bill defines a 'large-capacity magazine' as a "fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition or more than eight shotgun shells."
In testimony and debate on the senate floor, expert witnesses and opponents pointed out that many magazines - regardless of stated capacity - could be 'converted' via the removable base plate to increase capacity. (i.e. changing/modifying the spring, using extensions, or 'stacking' - take note AR owners) Whether someone chose to do this or not, the capability existed in the design of the magazine, and thus the magazine in question would be classified as 'large-capacity' and summarily outlawed.
Let's use Glock mags as an example of this. Mag extensions such as the +1 round Pearce PG39 or the +6 round extension found here <http://www.glockstore.com/parts-accessories/mag-parts-extensions/23-round-magazine-ext> make expanding mag capacity possible. There's even a how-to video with this 23 round extension offering. Do a search by 'glock magazine extender' and you'll see.
Therefore, because Glock mags are ‘capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept’ extensions, they will be illegal to ‘sell, transfer, or possess’ them once the law is in effect. You can apply this same situation to almost all of the other mag brands including Magpul. Magpul mags have specifically been used as an example of how their 'legal' 10 round mags will be rendered 'illegal' by their ability to stack.
This is a sneaky law. It doesn't restrict your right to keep and bear arms. It simply makes it illegal to own/possess a magazine with bullets in it.
Thoughts?
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HB13-1224 is actually much worse than people think....
The bill defines a 'large-capacity magazine' as a "fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds of ammunition or more than eight shotgun shells."
In testimony and debate on the senate floor, expert witnesses and opponents pointed out that many magazines - regardless of stated capacity - could be 'converted' via the removable base plate to increase capacity. (i.e. changing/modifying the spring, using extensions, or 'stacking' - take note AR owners) Whether someone chose to do this or not, the capability existed in the design of the magazine, and thus the magazine in question would be classified as 'large-capacity' and summarily outlawed.
Let's use Glock mags as an example of this. Mag extensions such as the +1 round Pearce PG39 or the +6 round extension found here <http://www.glockstore.com/parts-accessories/mag-parts-extensions/23-round-magazine-ext> make expanding mag capacity possible. There's even a how-to video with this 23 round extension offering. Do a search by 'glock magazine extender' and you'll see.
Therefore, because Glock mags are ‘capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept’ extensions, they will be illegal to ‘sell, transfer, or possess’ them once the law is in effect. You can apply this same situation to almost all of the other mag brands including Magpul. Magpul mags have specifically been used as an example of how their 'legal' 10 round mags will be rendered 'illegal' by their ability to stack.
This is a sneaky law. It doesn't restrict your right to keep and bear arms. It simply makes it illegal to own/possess a magazine with bullets in it.
