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Law enforcement exemption from magazine bans?
Is law enforcement exempt from the 15 round magazine restriction.
This would be for a private sale/transfer for personal use, not for duty use.
I looked at HB13-1224 and it is not clear to me.
Any help would be appreciated.
I may be mistaken, but I thought I remembered Neves selling D60s at the counter and saying that only an LEO/Agency ID was required....
dbgunner, you aren't selling a ptr by chance?
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My understanding is they must be for duty use. Some shops just want to see the ID, others ask for a letter on letterhead, just depends on where you go.
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This is from the bill:
(3) THE OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION
SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE TRANSFER OR POSSESSION OF A
LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE THAT IS MANUFACTURED FOR; IMPORTED,
SOLD, OR TRANSFERRED TO; OR POSSESSED BY, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a) A DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO, ANY OTHER STATE, OR THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT; OR
(b) A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYED BY ANY
DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO, ANY OTHER STATE, OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF A
CAMPUS OF AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FOR USE WHILE THE
OFFICER IS ON DUTY OR OFF DUTY.
This should answer all questions. It always helps to go directly to the law when trying to determine what is legal and what is not. Which is good, because it would be a shame if I couldn't use the 30-round AK mags that I bought simply because my department doesn't approve of the AK for duty use.Originally Posted by Snowman78
I don't make the rules. I just think them up and write them down.
It wouldn't be a shame. It would be proper. While I have no beef with police, there's nothing about police qua police as people that differentiates them from anyone who isn't a member of the police. Make that argument and a liberal would love to hug you.
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I agree with the statement to an extent. I promise you that there are non LEO's better trained than me. However, that does not change the fact that it would be a shame if it were illegal for me to use my 30-round AK mags.
I don't make the rules. I just think them up and write them down.
And that does not change the fact that us mere mortals cannot legally use the same mags.
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Yet another troublesome area of a poorly written law. What happens when a Leo retire/quits/is fired to their personal property which was up until then legal? Remember it's illegal to transfer them also so even the act of selling them to a non ban state is a crime.
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