Quote Originally Posted by MOLON LABE View Post
Why do you think they chose to specifically mention the magazine and ammunition but not any other part, component, or accessory that one might find on a handgun? I know how these things tend to get personal, heated, and ruffle people's feathers. I am not trying to do that with any of you guys. The law hasn't reached the Senate yet, hasn't been voted on, passed, reconciled with the house bill, placed on the President's desk, or signed by the President. A lot can happen or not happen to this or any other bill before any of that happens.

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I have many ideas on why they worded that way, one being that they're legislators and they're not exactly the brightest light bulbs in the knife drawer. They used the all encompassing magazine + ammunition included in the definition, despite it being a slight departure from 18 US Code 921 which states: "The term “handgun” means—
(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and
(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled."
I can't speculate on the reasons for this, but again, as the law states, and my reading of the law, there is no provision allowing for the overriding of any state laws regarding firearms. I understand people get upset, but you'd be out of your mind if you think I'd try to travel to CA as a private citizen with my CCW weapon carrying 15-round magazines loaded with +P hollow-point 9mm ammunition. Now, as a Certified LEO, that's a different story.