Garden of the Gods shooter charged with "carrying a large capacity magazine"

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

And? You can find it online too....Still, the site does not condone anyone breaking the law.

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Whoa there trooper- I was simply reporting a fact about how many shops are openly and now flagrantly disregarding the law- nothing more, nothing less.

One of Trump's main firearms issues during the campaign was to eliminate restrictions on magazine capacity. It is actually still listed on his website. Curious if his administration will be able to help out our bogus law on this.

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Originally Posted by Circuits

It's illegal, prima facie, to possess a large (>15) capacity magazine in Colorado since 1 July 2013. Defense is proving possession before that date.

First time I've seen it actually charged, so far, but doesn't bode well for the future.

Our bulwark so far has been that about 95% of law enforcement agencies have pledged they will not enforce it, due to vagueness and unprovability, but apparently that's changing.

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Onus is on the Prosecution to prove the law was broken.

As of early spring, there had been 9 others charged with possession of an illegal magazine, 8 have had that charge dismissed and 1 case was still pending, at least as of early spring.

Most the Sheriffs have said they will not pursue charges related to the law, but they are a small percentage of the LEAs in the state.

Nothing has changed at all. Still a boggus law, still on the books. But lets at least be accurate about it.

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Originally Posted by .455_Hunter

I can name several gun shops in Denver Metro who have dispensed with even disassembling the mags, and have factory sealed Magpuls on the rack under a sign "Parts Kits". Other shops are just selling the mags straight over the counter, especially to known customers.

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I know. And if anyone buys those with a credit card, they are a moron.

And by the way, someone implied that destroying the mold date on a plastic body magazine would be sufficient. Nope, that a magazine has a destroyed mold date would in fact be admissible evidence that it was an illegally possessed magazine.

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Originally Posted by spqrzilla

I know. And if anyone buys those with a credit card, they are a moron.

And by the way, someone implied that destroying the mold date on a plastic body magazine would be sufficient. Nope, that a magazine has a destroyed mold date would in fact be admissible evidence that it was an illegally possessed magazine.

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How would the prosecution prove that the magazine was made and purchased after July 1, 2013 with no date?
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Rucker61...is this your "And"

Based on the allowance to repair...only 1 part of a magazine needs to be originally purchased prior to July 1, 2013.

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Originally Posted by Rucker61

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How would the prosecution prove that the magazine was made and purchased after July 1, 2013 with no date?
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The fact that the date was obscured is itself admissable evidence that the magazine date was post July 1, 2013.

Who cares? Be an idiot win idiot prizes.

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Originally Posted by MarkCO

Rucker61...is this your "And"

Based on the allowance to repair...only 1 part of a magazine needs to be originally purchased prior to July 1, 2013.

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Actually the "and" was a placeholder to let me space while typing that didn't get deleted.