Can Californians Use Legally Purchased High Capacity Magazine at the Range?

[bruss01]

Can Californians Use Legally Purchased High Capacity Magazine at the Range?

The question is vague. It is unclear whether OP is inquiring about legality or advisability.

It is not legal to use 10+ magazines in a mag locked gun. This includes "registered assault weapons" that are built in bullet-button configuration. They are legal to use in legacy AW's and in featureless rifles and in pistols.

There is a law on the books that allows law enforcement officers to confiscate 10+ magazines as a "nuisance"... even if you are not doing anything illegal. This law has not been rescinded. You won't be charged with a crime, but you won't get your mags back either, if they are confiscated. And with the ban on acquisition back in place, you won't be able to replace them. So it is something of a gamble leaving your property with them.

Some ranges have policies prohibiting them for whatever reason. That's going to vary from range to range.

Summing up.... legal, yes with a few exceptions.... advisable, maybe if you are careful and mind your p's and q's.

[P5Ret]

The question is vague. It is unclear whether OP is inquiring about legality or advisability.

It is not legal to use 10+ magazines in a mag locked gun. This includes "registered assault weapons" that are built in bullet-button configuration. They are legal to use in legacy AW's and in featureless rifles and in pistols.

I don't think this is accurate. The law says you can not use a 10+ magazine in a fixed magazine rifle. With the change of words a bullet button configured rifle is no longer considered a fixed magazine.

Other's who are smarter than I have said in various threads that using a 10+ magazine in a bullet button rifle is legal.

[Regular guy]

As a regular guy, my interpretation is that we can use them anywhere it is legal to shoot, in any firearm in which it is legal to use them with, unless private ranges have a rule against them. This will be the case until the 9th rules, in which case we our new found freedom will continue on until the next time it’s challenged, or we will have to block,sell out of state ,destroy, or turn in any SCMs if the 9th rules against us.

[Mayor McRifle]

or we will have to block,sell out of state ,destroy, or turn in any SCMs if the 9th rules against us.

Unless another stay is issued pending appeal to the Supreme Court.

[someR1]

lmfao so many trolls in here

[Pharmboy]

As I read this thread, it shows why we as a 2A community cannot grow and are fragmented. We need to educate and influence, instead of calling each other trolls and poo pooing simple questions. Yes, this has been discussed, but filtering through numerous threads and all the bickering is why many of those who I inform to join this forum are not active members.

[Jimi Jah]

They were illegal before they became legal but now they are illegal again?

Sounds like a decent defense in court to me.

[MarikinaMan]

You can own them if you got them within the window of opportunity, or if they are grandfathered..

However,

there is an entire generation of law enforcement out there who were educated and brainwashed to think that all standard capacity mags are illegal.

Going out in public with an overtly long magazine posses the risk of getting cited, even arrested. You will probably win the case if you keep your mouth shut, but in the end, did you actually win after being put through the ringer.

Keep them at home, keep them for when you need them, OR, sign up with a private range with sympathetic members.

Owning standard mags in California is like fight club. You know what they do in fight club?

[Mayor McRifle]

Owning standard mags in California is like fight club. You know what they do in fight club?

Responsible gun ownership will never be seen as "normal" in California once again with strategies like this. Come out of the closet. Breathe in the fresh air. Stand up and be seen. Stop acting like guns are bad. "Hey, California . . . we're here, and we're not going away."

[bbgughj]

Who's going to STOP you, just do it.....

[dearjohn013]

If you bought your mags legally, you can own it and use it.

The case still ongoing and it's going to take a while for us to find out what CA DOJ will do with our 10+ mags.

Call your local range and ask if they have any rules against using 10+ mags.

[dearjohn013]

I just called my local range and they said BRING THEM ALL AND HAVE FUN!

[Librarian]

My goodness, members have been having fun at the OP's expense!

The question is vague. It is unclear whether OP is inquiring about legality or advisability.

It is not legal to use 10+ magazines in a mag locked gun. This includes "registered assault weapons" that are built in bullet-button configuration. They are legal to use in legacy AW's and in featureless rifles and in pistols.

There is a law on the books that allows law enforcement officers to confiscate 10+ magazines as a "nuisance"... even if you are not doing anything illegal. This law has not been rescinded. You won't be charged with a crime, but you won't get your mags back either, if they are confiscated. And with the ban on acquisition back in place, you won't be able to replace them. So it is something of a gamble leaving your property with them.

Some ranges have policies prohibiting them for whatever reason. That's going to vary from range to range.

Summing up.... legal, yes with a few exceptions.... advisable, maybe if you are careful and mind your p's and q's.

I don't think this is accurate. The law says you can not use a 10+ magazine in a fixed magazine rifle. With the change of words a bullet button configured rifle is no longer considered a fixed magazine.

Other's who are smarter than I have said in various threads that using a 10+ magazine in a bullet button rifle is legal.

bruss01's post, with P5Ret's amendment is correct.

An unregistered bullet-button-equipped rifle these days - after the registration period - is quite likely to be an illegal 'assault weapon', so we'll assume RAW; once a RAW, cannot be more of a RAW (which of course does not explain CA's grating insistence on keeping the BBs on).

Closed.