Grandfathered?

[pennstater]

Question for you fellas. Friend of mine just moved here from Idaho[job related]. He is trying to find out if his pistol, magazine actually, is legal here.
It is Tauras PT-99 AF 9mm with a 15 round magazine. Bought new in Ca. 1988. Is that legal? Or does he need to buy lower capacity mag? Thanks guys.

[Dano3467]

My take here is NO, with exception to LEO.

[glockman19]

Your friend re-imported a large capacity magazine within the law. In CA 10 round magazines are the limit...unless in the state prior to January 2000. OP bought the gun in CA in 1988, prior to 1/1/2000.

[Canucky]

I believe he would be importing standard capacity mags. No go.

[jimbo74]

I believe he would be importing standard capacity mags. No go.

don't you mean high capacity?

[Tovarish]

Wrong answers. If he bought it new in California before the ban it is legal, even if he left the state. He's fine.

Until and unless the new law gets signed.

[Canucky]

don't you mean high capacity?

No their standard. Neutered ten rounders apply to us in California.

[SlickmisterN]

don't you mean high capacity?

Nope standard capacity. What the gun originally was designed to accomodate and feed from...

[nvicta]

Reimporting of preowned 2000 standard caps is allowed:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=32001-33000&file=32400-32450

32420. Section 32310 does not apply to the importation of a
large-capacity magazine by a person who lawfully possessed the
large-capacity magazine in the state prior to January 1, 2000,
lawfully took it out of the state, and is returning to the state with
the same large-capacity magazine.

[Tovarish]

Read the law, guys. It specifically addresses this.

32420. Section 32310 does not apply to the importation of a large-capacity magazine by a person who lawfully possessed the
large-capacity magazine in the state prior to January 1, 2000, lawfully took it out of the state, and is returning to the state with the same large-capacity magazine.

[Kwikvette]

don't you mean high capacity?

You're misinformed; a magazine limited to 10-rounds whereas in other states has a higher capacity is actually a "standard" magazine.

We Californians can't own magazines that hold more than 10 rounds unless grandfathered or LEO.

[MaHoTex]

Read the law, guys. It specifically addresses this.

Tovarish has it right. It is perfectly legal to bring it back into California.

[Canucky]

Sorry I should have read the post more clearly. being purchased in Ca.

[Citadelgrad87]

No their standard. Neutered ten rounders apply to us in California.

Nope standard capacity. What the gun originally was designed to accomodate and feed from...

You're misinformed; a magazine limited to 10-rounds whereas in other states has a higher capacity is actually a "standard" magazine.

We Californians can't own magazines that hold more than 10 rounds unless grandfathered or LEO.

Nope, they are statutorily defined as large capacity magazines. We are talking about california state law prohibitions, and thats what that lae falls them.

[jcwatchdog]

It would have been grandfathered if it had never left the state, but once they leave legally they cannot come back, even as "rebuild kits" And then there are proposed bills attempting to make grandfathered items illegal as well...not awesome.

So if you have a pre ban mag, bring it to Nevada to shoot and then come back it's illegal? I don't think that sounds right.