Yet another Pre-Ban mag question.

[King$nake]

So, theoretically speaking, if I was shooting with some pre-ban, hi-cap magazines somewhere on a featurless rifle, even though there is no law in possession of them, I was told that I could be arrested because I was not 18 years of age by the year 2000 when the ban came in. I am only 23. BTW, a Sheriff told me this.

I was under the impression that unless somebody was is caught importing, building, selling, transferring etc, there is no crime with hi-caps.

Does the above have merit to it?

[bohoki]

So, theoretically speaking, if I was shooting with some pre-ban, hi-cap magazines somewhere on a featurless rifle, even though there is no law in possession of them, I was told that I could be arrested because I was not 18 years of age by the year 2000 when the ban came in. I am only 23. BTW, a Sheriff told me this.

I was under the impression that unless somebody was is caught importing, building, selling, transferring etc, there is no crime with hi-caps.

Does the above have merit to it?

i guess you should ask what the letter of the law says on buying hi-caps* the law says its illegal to sell,give ,manufacture them but they didnt state its illegal "to buy"

i'm trying to think of an analogous situation all i can come up with is its illegal to sell bootleg luis vitton purses but its not illegal to buy them

anybody have a better one?

[Shane916]

So, theoretically speaking, if I was shooting with some pre-ban, hi-cap magazines somewhere on a featurless rifle, even though there is no law in possession of them, I was told that I could be arrested because I was not 18 years of age by the year 2000 when the ban came in. I am only 23. BTW, a Sheriff told me this.

I was under the impression that unless somebody was is caught importing, building, selling, transferring etc, there is no crime with hi-caps.

Does the above have merit to it?

Theres no law regulating the age for purchasing/owning magazines.

[AfricanHunter]

Don't think there was any law barring someone under the age of 18 from buying magazines themselves.

[Fjold]

You didn't have to be 18 to purchase the magazines when the law was put into effect.

The sheriff is wrong.

[ARRRR-15]

You didn't need to be 18 to purchase the mags. You bought the mags hoping to purchase the matching rifle when you were old enough.

[AJAX22]

I was 16-17 when I bought mine

and I bought a LOT of them

The stores were more than happy to take your money.

[ohsmily]

If you were born before 1-1-2000, then you could have legitimately come into possession of them. They could have been given to you by a relative when you were a one day old infant.

Don't listen to stupid people. You didn't have to be 18 to buy magazines before the ban.

[bwiese]

You didn't have to be 18 to purchase the magazines when the law was put into effect.

The sheriff is wrong.

Yup.

And before 2000, it was entirely legal for a minor to have a non-Colt AR15 rifle. (He couldn't purchase it thru FFL, but gifted/inherited, etc.)

It was entirely legal for a 12yr old to buy a hicap mag on or before 12/31/99.