For those in states with mag restriction->

[Mark13]

I'm just curious, were older magazines grandfathered in, or did they just say after date X, if you have a mag that doesn't meet these guidelines, then you are a criminal?

 

[muddyboots]

I lived in California when it passed its high capacity magazine law. Those magazines in the state were allowed to remain there. You just couldn't bring any into the state. Still can't. My guess is that even if you owned a hicap in the state and took it out of the state for any purpose you could not bring it back in.

 

[Graystar]

In New York State the older mags were grandfathered in. New York City has a 17 round cap, regardless of when the mag was made. In NYC, you’re not allowed to possess a mag that extends below the pistol grip. So you couldn’t even put a 10 round G17 mag into a G26.

 

[Destructo6]

And as far as being a grandfathered >10rnd magazine, that's only for the owner on 01Jan2000. They can't be sold, given, loaned, or anything.

 

[WT]

The NJ assault rifle ban predates the federal ban. NJ required that anyone with a magazine with a capacity over 15 rounds get rid of them.

This was the law for 6 years or so. In NJ vs Merrill (February 1996) Judge Farren correctly observed that the possession of magazines capable of holding more than 15 bullets as violative of due process if they had been obtained prior to the enactment of the statute.

Anyway, new magazines are limited to 15 rounds in NJ.

 

[Chipperman]

In MA hi-caps must have been made before '94. You can still buy/sell them, but they cannot be new manufacture.
You have to have a Class A license also.

 

[Mark13]

Without a magazine marking system, like the AWB had, how do they enforce the restriction?
It seems like the AWB made it much easier to identify new mags, now what are they going to do?

 

[Sawdust]

Well, knowing this friggin' state, they'll pass a law requiring all mags to be subjected to carbon dating.

Sawdust

 

[Graystar]

It seems like the AWB made it much easier to identify new mags, now what are they going to do?

That all depends on how cooperative the gun manufacturers want to be with these states.

 

[jnojr]

Another concern...

My SIG Pro uses ten round magazines. If I get a Bar-Sto 9mm barrel for it, I can use the same magazines... but they'll hold twelve rounds of 9mm instead of the ten of .40S&W/.357SIG What happens at that point???