Magpul PMAG Production Update

[maveric]

As if it wasn't already difficult to obtain PMAGs with the current 1 million backlog, the latest news is worrisome. Any thoughts?

Let's use this thread to track the latest Magpul PMAG production news.

[Ralgha]

Do you have any non-Facebook links? I refuse to use that site.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus that ate your iPhone.

[MXRider]

Here is the info from their facebook page.

"In addition to the national battle to protect our firearms rights, many states are currently engaged in their own fights. Here in CO, a state with a strong heritage of firearm and other personal freedoms, we are facing some extreme challenges to firearms rights. We have been engaged in dialogue with legislators here presenting our arguments to stop legislation from even being introduced, but our efforts did not deter those of extreme views.

After the NRAs visit last week, several anti-freedom bills were introduced by CO legislators, and a very aggressive timeline has been set forth in moving these bills forward.

The bills include:
HB 1229, Background checks for Gun Transfers--a measure to prohibit private sales between CO residents, and instead require a full FFL transfer, including a 4473.

HB 1228, Payment for Background Checks for Gun Transfers-- a measure that would require CO residents to pay for the back logged state-run CBI system (currently taking 3 times the federally mandated wait time for checks to occur) instead of using the free federal NICS checks.

And finally, HB 1224, Prohibiting Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines--a measure that bans the possession, sale, or transfer of magazines over 10 round capacity. The measures and stipulations in this bill would deprive CO residents of the value of their private property by prohibiting the sale or transfer of all magazines over 10 rounds. This bill would also prohibit manufacture of magazines greater than 10 rounds for commercial sale out of the state, and place restrictions on the manufacture of military and law enforcement magazines that would cripple production.

We'd like to ask all CO residents to please contact your state legislators and the members of the Judiciary Committee and urge them to kill these measures in committee, and to vote NO if they reach the floor.

We also ask you to show your support for the 2nd Amendment at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 12, for the magazine ban committee hearing and Wednesday,
Feb 13, for the hearing on the other measures.

Due to the highly restrictive language in HB 1224, if passed, and we remained here, this measure would require us to cease PMAG production on July 1, 2013.

In short, Magpul would be unable to remain in business as a CO company, and the over 200 jobs for direct employees and nearly 700 jobs at our subcontractors and suppliers would pick up and leave CO. Due to the structure of our operations, this would be entirely possible, hopefully without significant disruption to production.

The legislators drafting these measures do so in spite of the fact that nothing they are proposing will do anything to even marginally improve public safety in CO, and in fact, will leave law-abiding CO residents less able to defend themselves, strip away rights and property from residents who have done nothing wrong, and send nearly 1000 jobs and millions in tax revenue out of the state.

We like CO, we want to continue to operate in CO, but most of all, we want CO to remain FREE.

Please help us in this fight, and let your voices be heard!"

[maveric]

According to Magpul on 02/13/13:

"Looks like the best efforts of a lot of people and organizations went unheard. HB1224 was passed out of committee by 7-4 vote. Thanks for your support today. We are not finished. We will post our next moves and where to focus efforts tomorrow."

[appagohm]

Another company will rise in a free state and start building 30rd mags again. This is getting to be a problem.

[garand1945]

My prediction, they will be setting up a production line in another state as soon as a new set of molds is ready and a lease is signed.

There could be other ways around it for them as well, but no need to give the anti's any ideas. We need to make those elected officials work for their salaries.

[sfbay]

I love PMags.

[sigstroker]

Until there are no more free states...

[ddavis1946]

All that focus the last four years on job creation, job growth, keeping jobs in America, blah blah blah. Then these legislators go and kill off nearly 1000 jobs in Colorado. Way to go.

[rideordie]

There will be a company in a free state that will make 20 and 30 rounders again.

[Subotai]

Until there are no more free states...

That'll take a fight.

[SB1964]

I like Pmags, that said, where one door closes another opens.