Colorado laws and Hi-Cap Mags

[Erni]

Any chance you can contact attorney general and get a clarification? It would be informtive to get a clarification either way . If the answer is no you can't sell them, then does this turn into a case where the gov is preventing you from making money?

[Great-Kazoo]

Any chance you can contact attorney general and get a clarification? It would be informtive to get a clarification either way . If the answer is no you can't sell them, then does this turn into a case where the gov is preventing you from making money?

Why don't you contact an attorney? Unless you're sitting down, paying for his time, no one's going to give you a "definitive" answer.
The .gov, state or fed can do what they want, while not infringing on your profit margin. Now if you have a business, ask your attorney for an answer.
If you're an individual who feels the .gov is preventing you from making money. Make sure you've paid taxes on the profit, before rattling their cage.

[Bailey Guns]

All,

Thanks for the comments. I was hoping something conclusive had occurred, but failing that, I agree there is not much legal value in this discussion.



Yes, that is the part that worries me. It says sells or transfers, but doesn't say to someone within the state. This means the act of selling or transferring to someone out of state could put me in legal jeopardy, even though it appears to meet the spirit of the law (i.e., reducing the number of high caps in the state through attrition).

A couple of "what ifs" for debaters and lawyer wannabes:

If I sell the mags over the internet to a legal party in another state, is the sale considered to have occurred in the state of CO (because of my location or my residency) and subject to this CO sale/transfer prohibition?

If I leave the state on vacation with the magazine in possession, sell it in another state that has no magazine restrictions, and then return home to CO, am I free and clear since the sale did not occur in CO? Or am I still in violation, because I am a CO resident even though I made the sale in another state?

This would be fun if it wasn't so sad.

Did you not read the part about?

(3) The offense described in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to:

(V) An out-of-state transferee who may legally possess a large-capacity magazine

[Great-Kazoo]

]Did you not read the part about[/U]?

(3) The offense described in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to:

(V) An out-of-state transferee who may legally possess a large-capacity magazine

One would rather debate and ask others for info vs. doing the leg work them self.

[spqrzilla]

Bailey - the part "v" you are pointing out modifies 3(a) which applies to

An entity, or any employee thereof engaged in his or her employment duties, that manufactures large-capacity magazines within Colorado exclusively for transfer to, or any licensed gun dealer, as defined in section 12-26.1-106 (6), C.R.S., or any employee thereof engaged in his or her official employment duties, that sells large-capacity magazines exclusively to:

That means that a business in Colorado can possess high cap mags that entered Colorado post 7/1/2013 if they are going to sell them out of state ( part v ) or to the other exceptions in that list.

[Ranger353]

Just for the record, prior to the effective date of the ban, I purchased several dozen magazines of just about every caliber and manufacturer you can think of and have stored them away for that time in the future when I purchase the rifle/handgun that uses that magazine. The grandfather clause in effect.

[Rucker61]

Just for the record, prior to the effective date of the ban, I purchased several dozen magazines of just about every caliber and manufacturer you can think of and have stored them away for that time in the future when I purchase the rifle/handgun that uses that magazine. The grandfather clause in effect.

Me, too, just in case all those firearms that fell out of canoes wash ashore at some point.

[HoneyBadger]

Just for the record, prior to the effective date of the ban, I purchased several dozen magazines of just about every caliber and manufacturer you can think of and have stored them away for that time in the future when I purchase the rifle/handgun that uses that magazine. The grandfather clause in effect.

I think thousands of people across Colorado really did this. Probably more than helped Magpul recuperate some of their losses and moving expenses.

[Hound]

Everybody I know, that is into guns, did this to the point it was ridiculous.

[Great-Kazoo]

I saved my receipts