Why would an FFL do this?

[MAC USMC]

THIS GUY IS SCARED STIFF OF BEING PROSECUTED FOR SOMETHING, BY SOME ONE, IN SOME AGENCY IN SOME LEVEL GOVERNMENT.

IT WAS MERELY SELF PROTECTION.

[forgiven]

I just picked up my Sig 522 from my FFL and when I opened the box (it was still sealed from shipping BTW) and beside my rifle I see this...



First the background, I purchased this BNIB from an FFL in New York off of Gun Broker. He did all the red tape to ship to KA in 2 days and we did the transaction after he got the info from my FFL and he shipped Priority Mail it to my FFL the next day (really fast shipping). I asked about the mag, since it was a 22 rounder and I can't have "evil" mags in KA, and he said he would disassemble or pin it or something. Well, I guess that's the something.

My question is.... why would an FFL, or anybody for that matter, destroy a perfectly good BNIB 22 round mag that he could sell on GunBroker or something. I understand he can't sell it in New York cuz they have the same goofy "10 round" law as we do here in KA. I also understand that he cannot sell/send me the mag unaltered (and he knew this). What I can't understand is why send it to me at all if he was going to destroy it? Do you think he was just "Loco in the Cabesa"?

What do you think?

No, I think he's an A-hole.

[bohoki]

it doesnt make sence to me if he was demilling it according to the atf should he not have kept the center section

funny i bet you coule take the top and bottom and turn it into a 10 rounder

are the lips destroyed?

[bigthaiboy]

The mag say .22LR on it...unless it holds more than 50...good to go.

[Sky_DiveR]

...The safest thing would have been to just keep the mag for himself. That's why I'm so baffled.

EXACTLY! The safest thing would be to keep it and sell it to a magazine friendly state.... And make the money since it wouldn't have cost him a dime!

And no salvaging this mag...



Look ma, no lips! LOL (BTW: Unaltered mag on the right)

[CSACANNONEER]

Please teach me how to TIG plastic!

I realized that there are plastic welders out there but, I'm still trying to figure out how a TIG welder could be used to weld plastic??

The mag say .22LR on it...unless it holds more than 50...good to go.

You have been registered on this forum for almost TWO YEARS! Haven't you learned anything? You are completely wrong here. Please read and understand the law before you or someone else goes to jail.

Assault weapons laws don't apply to rimfire RIFLES, but the 10-rd limit applies to ALL detachable magazines (in addition to fixed magazines on centerfire).

Just a little clarification because, AW laws do apply to rimfire handguns.

That's just it. That wasn't the safest thing. The safest thing would have been to just keep the mag for himself. That's why I'm so baffled.

I think that he didn't want to be accussed of stealing it from the buyer. It's my guess that he just doesn't want to understand Ca law but, doesn't want to look like he's keeping part of the package he sold. This is a fine example of why one needs to contact a seller and discuss all aspects of a transaction BEFORE the deal is consumated!