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Was at the Antelope Valley Gun show this weekend and noticed the same old "Bullet Button Magnet" tool being sold.
I also noticed another vendor selling a spring clip type of "tool" that clips on from inside the trigger guard and goes over the bullet button.
As the vendor was touting to a couple of customers how this was a "California Legal" way to get around the bullet button and not need to use a bullet to eject the magazine, I mentioned that it was a good way to get an assault weapon charge brought on you if not careful.
He started to say "It's perfectly legal, DOJ is all over the gun show today."
I told him that you might be able to get away with using the "clip-on" device if you quickly clipped it on, removed the magazine, and then immediately removed the "clip-on" device before inserting another magazine, but it was most likely in the nearly black part of the grey area, and would probably land someone prison.
He said "Of course that's how you have to use it!"
I asked him if he was letting any of his customers know the legal limitations of using his device in California.
He responded "It's up to each gun owner to know the laws and obey them. I can't keep anyone for doing something illegal with it."
I then asked him "So, if your device is designed to eliminate the need for using a bullet, how does your tool make it any faster or less work to remove the magazine than using a bullet if you have to clip it on to eject the magazine, and then unclip it after ejecting the magazine but before inserting another magazine?"
He couldn't answer that question.
This device is perfect for someone who is driving to Arizona for a day of shooting, so they can bypass the bullet button. It is not a device that has any usefullness inside the state of California.
I hopefully drove away a few people who might have been considering this for use in California.
I also noticed another vendor selling a spring clip type of "tool" that clips on from inside the trigger guard and goes over the bullet button.
As the vendor was touting to a couple of customers how this was a "California Legal" way to get around the bullet button and not need to use a bullet to eject the magazine, I mentioned that it was a good way to get an assault weapon charge brought on you if not careful.
He started to say "It's perfectly legal, DOJ is all over the gun show today."
I told him that you might be able to get away with using the "clip-on" device if you quickly clipped it on, removed the magazine, and then immediately removed the "clip-on" device before inserting another magazine, but it was most likely in the nearly black part of the grey area, and would probably land someone prison.
He said "Of course that's how you have to use it!"
I asked him if he was letting any of his customers know the legal limitations of using his device in California.
He responded "It's up to each gun owner to know the laws and obey them. I can't keep anyone for doing something illegal with it."
I then asked him "So, if your device is designed to eliminate the need for using a bullet, how does your tool make it any faster or less work to remove the magazine than using a bullet if you have to clip it on to eject the magazine, and then unclip it after ejecting the magazine but before inserting another magazine?"
He couldn't answer that question.
This device is perfect for someone who is driving to Arizona for a day of shooting, so they can bypass the bullet button. It is not a device that has any usefullness inside the state of California.
I hopefully drove away a few people who might have been considering this for use in California.
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