Law on HC mags?

[BucDan]

Just sat in a change of plea hearing at the court. Someone pleaded guilty to receiving a HC mag.

I thought you were in trouble should you buy, sell, construct, or give... but not receive.

I thought it was crazy, yet interesting at the same time. I'm going to assume the public defender said it wasn't worth the fight and take 16 months in custody.

[gpark09]

You don't think you can receive them either at this point of time.

[steelholder]

16 months for receiving a SCM? Priors?

[P5Ret]

The law changed a few years back.

32310. (a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, buys, or receives any large-capacity magazine is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

[BucDan]

16 months for receiving a SCM? Priors?

Didn't hear anything on priors. Too much penal code talk. He was being charged on 3 different accounts, though.

Not trying to stir up a storm, as we don't know the full story.

[BucDan]

The law changed a few years back.

32310. (a) Except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 32400) of this chapter and in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, buys, or receives any large-capacity magazine is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

Ah, ok. That makes sense.

[tenemae]

My understanding is that too many people were "finding" high-cap mags accidentally left behind at the range or discarded in the desert. As soon as the DoJ noticed the loophole, they closed it by amending "receive" to the list of prohibitions thereby making it illegal to pick up that discarded mag.

[sheepdawg]

As soon as the DoJ noticed the loophole, they closed it by amending "receive" to the list of prohibitions thereby making it illegal to pick up that discarded mag.

It actually was a bill voted on by both houses of the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/f...=201320140AB48

[BigPimping]

At least we had freedom week. I took care of business 😁

[rodralig]

At least we had freedom week. I took care of business 😁

Instead of pleading guilty, could he/she have said it was procured during Freedom Week?


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[Citadelgrad87]

Way back after the initial mag ban, when it was legal to receive, i was tossing some trash in a barrel at Burro Canyon, and there were 4-5 Orlite magazines just sitting in there. One had trashed feed lips, but using the spring and internals i was able to get 4 of them up to speed.

True story. They are my range mags now. If any cop confiscated them, they cost me nothing and werent part of my planned needed mags, i have just kept 20 years of wear and tear off my USGi mags.

[The War Wagon]

Just sat in a change of plea hearing at the court. Someone pleaded guilty to receiving a HC mag.

NO such thing. Only STANDARD capacity mags.

[Librarian]

NO such thing. Only STANDARD capacity mags.

All those troublesome SEVEN round 1911 .45 ACP mags say that's wrong.

In a CA legal discussion, a mag is either "large-capacity" or not.

In any other context, use whatever terms make you happy.

[viet4lifeOC]

It's it legal to kepp standard capacity magazines as long as they're disassembled? To take to free states to use for training classes?

[sheepdawg]

Which court was this in? Someone should do some research and find out if the only charge was receiving a large-capacity magazine, because I thought large-capacity magazine charges were only in connection with a bunch of other criminal charges. I really am curious if a person will really go to prison for 16 months for just a large-capacity magazine.