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Hey guys whats up.. No offense to any LEOs out there but these damn federal laws... I just dont understand them.. I mean say I wanted to buy a 100rd beta mag for my collection. I would have to pay anywhere from $500-$800 while LE can pick them up for $200. Exactly what [red]daily[/red] dutys of a LEO require a 100rd mag? blah blah blah... sorry I just had to vent...lol...
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The ban and the LEO/Mil. exception does not "allow" LEO's to buy any +10 rrnd mags. for their personal use, its not "carte blanche" to start a collection of post ban eq. It simply allows the LEO to "possess" them. If the dept. required the officer to use/carry the item, and federal outlawed that we'd have wee bitty problem, wouldn't we.
The LEO can't buy any post item, w/o confirmation that it's intended for duty use ONLY.
If there's no "daily" use intended or needed for the Beta's the theory is he/she isn't getting a letter/confirmation from his/her dept. to buy one. Now if he/she was an entry/ SWAT/Tactical type that did need a Beta and/or articulated the need for an extra for range use/practice etc. that would be allowed. There's a huge misconception that the exception in the ban allows LEOs to by and/or possess whatever they want, and that isn't the case.
Having said that, its a stupid F@c%!ng law.
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