Pre ban magazines

[zonker5]

I see ads for "pre ban" magazines with inflated prices.

Can some one educate me as to why a magazine made years ago is some how better than a recent one of the same capacity?

-Z-

 

[G-Mac]

I see ads for "pre ban" magazines with inflated prices.

Can some one educate me as to why a magazine made years ago is some how better than a recent one of the same capacity?

-Z-

In some locations, "pre-ban" magazines are legal to own because they are "grandfathered" in. It's not a matter of "better"....just "legal" vs. "illegal".

 

[da gimp]

are they the only ones legal in some states/cities? just guessing on this.........

 

[G-Mac]

are they the only ones legal in some states/cities? just guessing on this.........

Well, they were the only ones legal in New York State until the "Safe Act". Now, any mag over ten rounds is a no-no, regardless of age.

 

[FPrice]

Massachusetts law mimics the old AWB as far as magazines go. Except that while the AWB sun-setted in 2004 Mass law did not. So as a result the magazines forbidden in former Federal are still forbidden here. This includes standard capacity (i.e., larger than 10 rounds) made ANY TIME after the Sept 1994 date.

 

[coltle6920]

In Colorado you can legally own any hi-capacity mags that YOU possessed before the ban.Technically you couldn't sell or give them to anybody else in Colorado.That's why LEO's refused to abide by the new law.One could not expect people to carry receipts for any or all mags they possessed.

Any new hi-capacity mags have to have a date of manufacture imprinted on the magazine.That's why Mag-Pul pulled their operation out of Colorado.

If I needed more mags I could easily go into Wyoming with no questions asked and buy all I wanted.

 

[carpriver]

I thought you were talking about a different kind of band magazines.

 

[Beemerguy53]

In Colorado you can legally own any hi-capacity mags that YOU possessed before the ban.Technically you couldn't sell or give them to anybody else in Colorado.That's why LEO's refused to abide by the new law.One could not expect people to carry receipts for any or all mags they possessed.

Any new hi-capacity mags have to have a date of manufacture imprinted on the magazine.That's why Mag-Pul pulled their operation out of Colorado.

If I needed more mags I could easily go into Wyoming with no questions asked and buy all I wanted.

The serfs here in the Peoples' Republic of Maryland go to Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia..

 

[wilkoi]

As previously stated, magazines over 10 rounds must be manufactured before September 1994.

In order to purchase such a magazine you must have a Class A, unrestricted, large capacity License to Carry. And all three conditions are printed on the license.

It makes finding these magazines a pain in the butt. Just this morning I was looking for Glock 21 pre ban magazines. They are out there but most sellers want far to much money for them so finding a seller who is reasonable with the asking price is problematic.

I have paid $65.00 for a magazine that is at least 20 years old, while brand new ones can be purchased for 25/30 dollar range. But of course they are not pre ban, and are not for sale in Massachusetts.

 

[Onomea]

Man, that is so screwed up...

Gee, ya know, they ought to make laws against criminal behavior! Yeah! Then there wouldn't be any criminals!

Lemme call my congressman!

 

[GatorFarmer]

During the nationwide phase of the late and unlamented AWB, I took an interest in single stack 1911s, large caliber revolvers, and small for caliber pocket guns. So did a lot of other people.

In some ways it was a time of great innovation.

Has anyone, any where, actually been prosecuted for, convicted of, and.done time for having an illegal hi cap magazine?

 

[johngalt]

In the states that have bans but grandfathered older magazines, who has the burden of proof if one is accused of possessing a banned magazine? It seems like it would be impossible to prove either way.

 

[kozmic]

Yes, pre-ban = no date stamp and therefore can be grandfathered in some states. As stated, our supreme leader has made anything over 10 rounds illegal with no accounting for age of the mag.

In an interesting side note. It has been revealed that andy cuomo's safe act has done nothing to thwart (illegal) gun-related crimes, but they have managed to confiscate legal guns from law-abiding citizens. So, we NYers are much more safe now.

 

[coltle6920]

The biggest joke about banning hi-capacity magazines at least here in Colorado was that our legislators really believed they put one over on us.Instead the joke was on them.We had about three months before the ban took effect.Knowing that pre-banned mags would still be legal gunowners went out and bought everything they could get their hands on.You could even buy a hi-capacity mag after the ban because some stores broke down the leftover mags and sold the entire bagged parts as a repair kit.

Actually the biggest joke was the congresswoman who thought that mags were like a Bic lighter.Once a loaded mag was emptied the mag was of no use a second time.

The problem with government on any level is that instead of finding a solution for real problems our legislators try to create problems to fit their solutions.

 

[16thVACav]

In Colorado you can legally own any hi-capacity mags that YOU possessed before the ban.Technically you couldn't sell or give them to anybody else in Colorado.That's why LEO's refused to abide by the new law.One could not expect people to carry receipts for any or all mags they possessed.

Any new hi-capacity mags have to have a date of manufacture imprinted on the magazine.That's why Mag-Pul pulled their operation out of Colorado.

If I needed more mags I could easily go into Wyoming with no questions asked and buy all I wanted.

I understand that CO limits mags to 15 rounds. Must have made the M1 carbine owners breathe a sigh of relief.

How do they handle people moving into the state with pre-ban mags? Are they grandfathered as well?

 

[coltle6920]

I understand that CO limits mags to 15 rounds. Must have made the M1 carbine owners breathe a sigh of relief.

How do they handle people moving into the state with pre-ban mags? Are they grandfathered as well?

While the law in still on the books law enforcement either refuses to enforce it or can't enforce it.The burden of proof is on the government to prove when you acquired the mags.

Unless a new resident did something drastically stupid the question would never come up.If you did do something that utterly stupid a pre-banned mag would be the least of your worries.