April 25, 2013, 06:37 PM | #1 |
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Magazine Capacity Limits?
Is there any reliable compilation of what states have magazine capacity limits in force as of now? I'm trying to help a friend with an article, but I'm not up to speed on all the other states.
Connecticut = 10? California = 10? New York = 7? Colorado = 15? Massachusetts = ___ New Jersey = ___ Maryland = ___ Can anyone confirm the numbers I have, and help me fill in the blanks? Have I missed any states that have magazine capacity limits? Thanks |
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Massachusetts is 10. I'm also fairly sure that NY is 10, as the 7 round limit has been suspended indefinitely the last I heard.
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Note and confirm !!
On Rifle magazine capacity, I am indicating 10 for CT, MA, MD, NJ & NY.
I am also indicating 10 "fixed" for California. Kindly take the time to confirm ..... Be Safe !!!
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NJ is 15
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law...tates_by_state
Hawaii: Handgun 10 rounds DC = 10 New Jersey = 15 Illinois: Some local governments have magazine capacity limits for both pistols and long guns, including Chicago (12 rounds), Oak Park (10 rounds), Aurora (15 rounds), and Cook County (10 rounds). Maryland: Illegal to sell or manufacture magazines with a capacity of greater than 20 rounds within Maryland. However, possession of magazines greater than 20 rounds is legal Massachusetts: Illegal to possess magazines of over 10 rounds capacity unless manufactured prior to 09/13/1994, and one has a LTC-A. Does not apply to tubular and .22 rimfire magazines. |
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New York only allows you to load your 10 rd mags to 7. There is an exception to load your 10rounders to capacity at a range or competition. New York dealer can still sell 10 round magazines
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Virginia does have a limit of 20 rounds but it is limited to certain towns and counties and does not apply to hunters, rimfire, target shooters or CHP holders
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What dustind said is correct. Wasn't long ago 30 round mags were in the majority of LGS. Not so much anymore........
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NJ is currently 15, but they are trying to screw us and drop it to 10.
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The only limits Arkansas has are Game & Fish regulations. For example, you're only allowed 3 shotgun shells for most (if not all) bird hunting, and your shotgun has to actually have a plug in it so that it cannot accept more.
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Spats, if that bird hunting is waterfowl, that's a 3 shell limit (none of which can be lead pellets) and it's federal, so applies to ALL states.
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Parts of the UK no mag limit for handguns. Yet.
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"Ohio has a limit of 31 rounds. There is no per se "ban" on larger magazines, but inserting a larger magazine (or belt) into a firearm causes the firearm to be deemed a "machine gun" under state law. It is a silly, little-known and little-enforced law. "
What if you own a legally registered machinegun that uses magazines in excess of 31 rounds ? Is that OK since it actually is a machinegun ? Another questions: you are saying that possession of magazines larger than 31 rounds is legal as long as you don't insert them into the weapon ? Do you have any links to where I can read more about this ?
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Here in NYC the handgun mag limit is 10 (downloaded to 7) and the rifle/shotgun limits capacity to 5, doesn't matter if it's a mag or a tube or any other feeding device.
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You're trying to make sense of this, aren't you?
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"Importing" is bringing in for sale or distribution, as opposed to transporting personal property. BTW.
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The legislative intent of the law, certainly, was (and is) to limit the number of evil, "large capacity" magazines to the existing supply already in the state. If that is the legislative intent, then leaving a "loophole" by which MD residents can go out of state, purchase magazines they cannot purchase in MD, and then just cross back into MD would be rather contraproductive. I think the intent of "import" as used in the law is simply "to bring in from outside." The Webster's definition of "import" as it applies to this context is Quote:
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FWIW I believe that the NYS, CT, and MA laws all specifically exempt integral tubular .22-caliber rimfire magazines from the normal 5 or 10rd limits. The NY law limiting the number of rounds placed in the magazine still applies, but the magazines (and the guns they're attached to) can still be brought into MA, NYS, and CT.
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