Many popular semiautomatic handguns and rifles are sold with magazines that have capacities of rounds. Therefore, restrictions on magazine capacity create unnecessary burdens on responsible firearms owners who would then have to purchase additional equipment in order for their firearms to be operational. In , President Clinton signed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which made it illegal to either manufacture or sell ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds.
Despite this, several states and jurisdictions have put similar magazine capacity bans into place in recent years. With no proven benefits, legislation arbitrarily limiting the capacity of magazines places an undue burden on law-abiding citizens by requiring responsible firearms owners to purchase additional equipment to comply with legislation and for their firearms to be operational.
In fact there should be no trespassing signs that state plainly: absolutely no trespassing. All trespassers will be shot regardless of legal affiliation. Call to secure permission from property owner in advance before entering this private property. The articles point out that one never knows how many rounds will be needed to stop intruder, or intruders.
So the more you have in your weapon, the better. How many of you have studied the Constitution? The right to bear arms has nothing to do with deer hunting, etc. The Second Amendment was created to provide a way for Americans to fight back against the government, in the event that government started taking rights away from the American people.
It doents matter any crazy nit can reload or havw several weapons just as easy. As a Iraq freedom marine vet I know what this actually means. Sure with how much more collateral damage? I do not plan on shooting up some public place,or engaging in treasen by trying to overthrow the government. So what other use do they have? As for the founders,do yo really believe they had the forsight to see assault weapons in our future? I think not.
What next? A nuke in every back yard and a M1 tank in every driveway? Where does it end? Yes, they did. One already created at the time was the Girandoni Air Rifle. It could shoot 22 rounds without reloading. Why do I need and why do I own a 30 round magazine… What am I so afraid of? You know what..? Which is one hour and 30 minutes away from El Paso where all the mexican cartel drug lords are. And if things go my way, I may head over there. So what am I so afraid of?
Not a damn thing… And ultimately, why do I need or own a 30 round magazine? Let me answer this question with a question… Did i have to tell you about this job opportunity coming up in my life? Your article presupposes on thing.
That lives will be saved with a high capacity ban. I have several issues:. Therefore, it is clear that no guarantee can be provided that a high capacity mag will reduce death rates.
Therefore the ban would have little effect if any on these murder rates. Mass shooters usually plan there attack. Hence on can machine or print these magazines from home. I find this article particularly ignorant to the fact that there are many thousands of possible scenarios in which the legitimate use of lethal force is necessary. This article generalizes the examples it gives as the only possibility in a violent confrontation. Example: it says we won WW2 with nothing but m1 Garands.
What about the Thompson machine gun? Surplus production and its usability with a variety of weapon types cemented it among civilian shooters as well. Brauer said there is little definitive information on the firearms accessories market, but explained that researchers generally believe military demands drive civilian firearm trends.
In , when the Marines announced they were looking for an extended magazine for the new M27 rifle, both SureFire and Magpul jumped on the opportunity. Surefire produced both 60 — and round high-capacity magazines, which were reportedly being tested for the M In , Magpul upped the ante, releasing a round drum magazine, a cylindrical container that feeds bullets through a spring-loaded spiral. Magpul confirmed that the magazine was being tested by the military , and photos slipped out of a Special Forces operator allegedly using one overseas.
Recognizing the opportunity for big profits, investors have poured millions of dollars into firearms accessories manufacturers. In , Goldman Sachs acquired a 15 percent stake in Surefire. Magpul also drew the eyes of of New York-based financiers. Cargill, who is suing the ATF for requiring him to hand over his inventory of bumpstocks, said that in the wake of the Virginia Beach shooting, in which a gunman used a. The relationship between high-capacity magazines and mass carnage has made them a target of regulators.
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban prohibited the manufacture of magazines holding more than 10 rounds from until However, as The Trace has reported, in some states, including Maryland, police recoveries of high-capacity magazines declined while the ban was in effect, indicating a drop in use. Since the federal ban expired, nine states and the District of Columbia have implemented their own laws to regulate the sale or possession of high-capacity magazines. In , California passed a law criminalizing the possession of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds.
But in the majority of states, high-capacity magazines, and the new extended magazines that carry upward of 40 rounds, are free to purchase without a background check. And police are now confiscating extended-capacity magazines with an increasing regularity.
Would-be mass shooters have also been caught with them. In , a Northern California man clad in body armor attempted to assassinate two police officers in front of a Starbucks. A Washington Post study analyzed data kept by the Virginia State Police and found a clear decline in the percentage of crime guns that were equipped with large capacity ammunition magazines after the federal ban was enacted.
Similarly, since the end of the federal ban, the Los Angeles Police Department has recovered significantly greater numbers of large capacity ammunition magazines, from 38 in to anywhere from to each year between and Bans on large capacity ammunition magazines—whether or not they contain legacy provisions that allow possession of previously owned LCMs—do not present a problem under The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
All of these jurisdictions except Colorado and Vermont also ban assault weapons. Hawaii prohibits the manufacture, transfer, and possession of large capacity magazines designed for or capable of use with a handgun. Vermont restricts large capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds for use in a long gun, or more than 15 rounds for use in a handgun.
California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York have the most comprehensive prohibitions, banning possession, manufacture, and transfer including sale of large capacity magazines. Other states ban various combinations of activities related to large capacity magazines. For instance, Colorado, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia ban possession and transfer; Maryland bans manufacture and transfer; and Connecticut bans distribution, importation, purchase, transfer, and possession.
State laws that ban the possession of large capacity ammunition magazines vary in their approach to large capacity magazines already in the possession of private individuals at the time a ban was adopted. California 33 , the District of Columbia, Hawaii, 34 New Jersey, and New York generally do not allow continued possession of large capacity magazines that were obtained before these states enacted bans on those magazines.
As a result, these jurisdictions effectively required any large capacity magazine owned at the time the ban was enacted to be converted to a more limited capacity magazine, destroyed, or transferred to a dealer, law enforcement, or out of state. New York extends a day grace period to any individual in possession of such a magazine manufactured before September 13, , who is unaware that their magazine is illegal.
This individual is not required to dispose of the magazine until he or she is notified by law enforcement or county licensing officials that possession is unlawful.
The Connecticut ban does not apply to large capacity magazines that were lawfully possessed before January 1, , but lawful owners of such legacy magazines must register them with the State Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection within a specified period.
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