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To: familyop

They need to get rid of the ridiculous regulations about fixed magazines. The law has changed several times, and has probably caused hundreds of thousands of gun owners to become instant felons for not having their long guns smithed (2 times!) over the last several years.

First, the state said that long guns couldn’t have a detachable magazine without using a tool. So gun makers created what became known as the “bullet button”. You couldn’t use a finger to detach the magazine, but any tool shaped like the pointed edge of a bullet would release the magazine. You could literally use a bullet, but many after market devices like rings and key chain attachments were created (it was illegal to attach the release tool to the weapon itself)

Well, after a few years the state decided this was too easy. So they changed the law again to require a “fixed magazine” - basically to change out the mag you need a more complicated tool and it couldn’t be done on the fly.

For many reasons these laws should be set aside. They required every gun owner to alter their legally acquired weapons - twice - at their own expense or at their own risk. And if you are not aware of these changes and just have a long gun in the back of your closet that you haven’t touched in a decade... well, you’re a felon. It’s stupid.


35 posted on 08/18/2019 5:11:23 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

That one that forced the fixed mags, also forced registration of guns with “evil features”. Do not forget that. Only positive to that law is the work arounds to it, while not pleasnt to use or look at, prevent it from registration and allow detachable mags. But yeah, I know people had to spend 600-700 bucks replacing parts to keep it legal.


38 posted on 08/18/2019 9:11:21 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (People vote their way into Socialism, but freedom must be regained by shooting your way out of it.)
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