question on out of state hi-cap mag purchase

[videy]

Hi There.

apologies this is probably a FAQ, but I'm not able to find an answer through searching.

I'm going to visit some buddies out of state. While out of state we plan to go shooting. My understanding is that it is perfectly legal for me to purchase and use high capacity (> 10 rounds) magazines while I am out of state (high capacity magazines legal in the state I will be visiting).

My question is in regards to after my trip. Is it legal for me to disassemble the high-cap magazines and bring them back into california as "parts"? Upon my return to California I will take whatever action is needed to re-assemble said parts into compliant 10 round magazines (rivets, blocks, etc).

thanks for your advice.

[vintagearms]

yes

[BKinzey]

Yes, that would be legal.

[packnrat]

rebuild parts are just parts.
just do not assemble any mags while in CA.

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[Exile Machine]

parts is parts

[Falstaff]

Don't tell the gun store FUD dispenser you're from CA. California gun store employees are generally ignorant of CA gun laws, out of state gun stores are woefully, completely ignorant of CA law. I was in Austin TX recently and the gun store there wouldnt even sell me ammo because I was from CA...

The big TX gun store i went to was the one where Rick Perry supposedly shops, they told me it would be a federal felony for them to sell me a magazine!!

[OleCuss]

rebuild parts are just parts.
just do not assemble any 10+ round mags while in CA.

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Fixored to fit your intent.

[oni.dori]

Ok, now I'm confused. I was just reading on another thread in this section that it was perfectly legal to have an assembled 10+ round magazine here in CA, as long as it was not sold to said individual in the state and/or they did not bring it across the state line in to CA assembled. So, if that's true, why couldn't said person assemble it once in CA?

[eldonvieira]

because then you are manufacturing a high capacity magazine

[Librarian]

Ok, now I'm confused. I was just reading on another thread in this section that it was perfectly legal to have an assembled 10+ round magazine here in CA, as long as it was not sold to said individual in the state and/or they did not bring it across the state line in to CA assembled. So, if that's true, why couldn't said person assemble it once in CA?

because then you are manufacturing a high capacity magazine

Right. Parts are just parts, but manufacturing a new large-capacity magazine in CA from those parts is illegal.

[the_quark]

Ok, now I'm confused. I was just reading on another thread in this section that it was perfectly legal to have an assembled 10+ round magazine here in CA, as long as it was not sold to said individual in the state and/or they did not bring it across the state line in to CA assembled. So, if that's true, why couldn't said person assemble it once in CA?

Because, the act of assembling it is a crime. Once you've done that, possessing the assembled magazine isn't a crime (but, you're keeping around evidence of your prior crime).

Similarly if you didn't disassemble it before you brought it in - importing it is a crime. Having it here after you've illegally imported it isn't a separate crime.

[dantodd]

Fixored to fit your intent.

I think you meant 11+ or >10 as 10 rd. mags are perfectly legal.

[oni.dori]

Because, the act of assembling it is a crime. Once you've done that, possessing the assembled magazine isn't a crime (but, you're keeping around evidence of your prior crime).

Similarly if you didn't disassemble it before you brought it in - importing it is a crime. Having it here after you've illegally imported it isn't a separate crime.

Aha!! I understand now. The technicalities in that law were confusing me. Thanks for the clarification.

[oni.dori]

I think you meant 11+ or >10 as 10 rd. mags are perfectly legal.

Yes, I did mean that. That is why I put the plus after the 10, as in saying more than, or adding to 10 (AKA "over").

[LazyBoy]

If you have hi cap pre-ban mags couldn't you use a mag parts kits to rebuild a damaged mag? When I say pre-ban I mean purchased before 1994.