Reading the exact verbiage of the law it would appear that Saiga 10 and 12 round drums are not at issue? Thoughts?
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Reading the exact verbiage of the law it would appear that Saiga 10 and 12 round drums are not at issue? Thoughts?
(2) (a) "LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE MEANS:
...
(II) A FIXED, TUBULAR SHOTGUN MAGAZINE THAT HOLDS MORE THAN
TWENTY-EIGHT INCHES OF SHOTGUN SHELLS, INCLUDING ANY EXTENSION DEVICE
THATISATTACHEDTOTHEMAGAZINEANDHOLDSADDITIONAL SHOTGUNSHELLS;OR
(III) A NONTUBULAR, DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, BOX, DRUM, FEED STRIP, OR
SIMILAR DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING MORE THAN EIGHT SHOTGUN
SHELLS WHEN COMBINED WITH A FIXED MAGAZINE.
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Hm - am interested in your opinion... seems it's limited to 8 shells as I read it.
I think they probably shot themselves in foot. It says in the 8 round limitation "When combined with a Fixed Magazine". Which seems to indicate, no fixed magazine, back to 15 round limit.
Brian: NICE attention to detail in the statute !!!! You've raised some pretty good points lately. Kudos !!!!
I'll need some help from the experts on this forum with the following:
Can a "chamber" also be considered a "specialized" fixed magazine with a capacity of ONE?
A magazine is a place to store munitions or ammo, right ? Chambers can do that in addition to presenting the round for firing.
EX:
A Glock 19 with a 15 round mag can actually store/hold 16 rounds: 15 + 1.
When loaded this way, its capacity is 16 rounds.
Can one then say the capacity of the detachable+ fixed magazines is 16 rounds ?
Or better, could a good lawyer convince a jury that the above is true ?
If so, then the "...when combined with a fixed magazine" does not support the "10 and 12 round mags/drums are legal because they are not combined with a fixed magazine" position.
Note: I'm not arguing either way...just testing the bounds and hoping someone can sway the balance one way or the other.
Can anyone help us out ?
You're gonna have a stroke OVER ANALYZING. MAGAZINE IS JUST THAT, CHAMBER IS NOT A MAGAZINE. OR IT WOULD BE CALLED A MAGAZINE. IF you are that worried over interpretation use 10 round Mag's. Take a breakQuote:
Originally Posted by james_bond_007