Confusion with the new background check law

[spqrzilla]

The bill hasn't passed both Houses yet. The Senate amended it. By the way, Chuckie Schumer just introduced the same language - but as a 5 year Federal Felony - in the US Senate where it passed out of the Judiciary committee already.

[colo-pr]

All of my life I hate the politic and the politicians but now I'm 1000% sure that all this Moronators (Senators in real language) don't have any mass inside the head, they know that this bill/law is unenforceable and they continue with this circus.

Anyway " I will not obey this law"

[OneGuy67]

This is a little more painful with the magazine size law.. Under the new magazine size law there is no provision for any type of legal transfer. This means if you so much as, in your own house, hand your wife a 30 round AR mag you have now committed a Class 2 misdemeanor and will loose your rights to own guns forever.

Where did this part come from?

I am curious about that as well. Its not a domestic violence charge or a felony, so I would still be able to possess a firearm

From the bill:

18-12-302. Large-capacity magazines prohibited - penalties - exceptions.

(1)(a) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, ON AND AFTER JULY 1,2013, A PERSON WHO SELLS, TRANSFERS, OR POSSESSES A LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE COMMITS A CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR.
(b) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION AFTER HAVING BEEN CONVICTED OF A PRIOR VIOLATION OF SAID SUBSECTION (1) COMMITS A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR.
(c) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION COMMITS A CLASS 6 FELONY IF THE PERSON POSSESSED A LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY OR ANY CRIME OF VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-1.3-406.

Penalties as laid out in 18-1.3-501:

Class 1 Misdemeanor:
Minimum: Six months imprisonment or $500 fine or both
Maximum: Eighteen months imprisonment or $5,000 fine or both

Class 2 Misdemeanor:
Minimum: Three months imprisonment or $250 fine or both
Maximum: Twelve months imprisonmen or $1,000 fine or both

No mention of any additional loss of rights...at least in this bill. One of the others does mention a loss of gun rights for two years.