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Posted: 12/12/2002 1:37:16 PM EDT
| Hi guys. I recently received 2 USGI mags, but they're DATED, which is something I never saw in the military or anywhere else for that matter. Maybe I'm not hip enough magazine wise, but here's my question - they're dated 01/92 and 03/92...are these magazines restricted in any way? Can I use them in a post ban AR-15? The dates are stamped in the side of the magazine body. Does this have anything to do with the ban? Thanks in advance Lads! |
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The first mags with date stamps started appearing around 1988, and date stamps were required starting in 1991. The significance is that the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, passed on 9/13/94, made it illegal for normal folks to possess magazines of over 10-round capacity made after the enactment of the ban. So, if you have mags dated 9/94 or earlier (or with NO date and NO "restricted to LEO/military" warning), they are legal. Mags dated 10/94 and later are restricted to LEOs and military, and otherwise illegal for you to possess. -Troy |
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