Posted: 4/13/2007 9:06:42 AM EDT
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I posted this on Calguns as well as here looking for the fastest answer to my question. Back in '99 I had baught myself an M1A, actually put it on lay away at the local gun store. I then went to a show and picked myself up a couple of 20 rnd mags for it. Shortly thereafter finances caught up with me and I backed out of the purchase of the gun. My question is can I buy myself one today or a Socom II and legally use those magazines in it since they were purchased before the ban? Any help would be appreciated. |
| Just remember to store them properly. I pulled out a 32rnd 9mm mag (I still don't own a 9mmhy.gif ) from my garage and it was rusted. At least AR mag bodies can't rust. Everything got hosed down with some WD40 and put in a safer place. |
Properly stored or not, it really doesn't matter. You can legally purchase any and all parts necessary to repair the mag. Even if those parts are clearly post-2000 parts you're still within the law as long as you're doing a repair. |
) from my garage and it was rusted. At least AR mag bodies can't rust. Everything got hosed down with some WD40 and put in a safer place.
I did the same thing for several years preceeding 2000, including 10 brand new, original 20 round mags for an M1A that I didn't buy until 2003. I saw the writing on the wall because I got caught off guard by the 1989 ban and vowed that it wouldn't happen again to me. I purchased mags for many firearms that I didn't own but thought that I might like to own some day. This reversed thinking has Forced me to purchase those firearms to go with the mags so that I didn't waste my money by having the magazines laying around in boxes  . I'm almost caught up. I only have a few more guns to buy. I even purchased a GLOCK 21 which I swore that I would never own because of the grip size. It turns out that I got used to it and love this pistol. Now I'm thinking that once I am finally caught up buying these REQUIRED firearms, I surely don't need 10+ mags for one weapon so I should buy a second version of said firearm to spread the magazines around  .
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So, I take it you're not 23, cause that would have put you at 5 years old when you saw the writing on the wall back in 1989 Sometimes it's good to be old.
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what about proof, I mean, say your coming home from the range, and your stopped by PD, and have a bunch of 20 rounders in your possession, of course you explain that you bought these along time ago , but what can you expect to happen? I'm sure it depends on the officer and your attitude but, I'm worrying that the burden of proof will be on you, and you will be arrested and told to " sort it out in court" the burden of going to court, hiring a lawyer and all that is pretty scary. besides trying to find some receipt's from years ago. so what does one do? yes I'm legal but can I prove it? were talking M1A's here this is a major concern of mine |
I was really meaning a "tactical rifle class" where I would use my 20 rounders. agreed the range nazi's need only to see 10 rounders. but my scenerio is "I'm coming home from a rifle class, when" |
Burden of proof is on the DA/prosecution. Still, it would make things easier if you had a receipt. Also, if you're 45, the hicaps in your posession would be more plausible than say you were 23. |
Correct. The 1964 in my board name is the year of my birth which makes me 42 and going for one more year this year. Back in 1989 I really didn't think much about the ban which was taking place because I didn't have any interest in owning an "Assault rifle". Then, a friend of mine wanted to sell his Colt AR-15 and I contact DOJ about how to transfer and they said, "NO!" I researched and bought 4 postban AR's and an FN-LAR which fell outside of the ban. When they talked about the 2000 ban, I stocked up like you wouldn't believe. I paid a pretty price for some of these mags too as the rest of the country was under seige as well and hi-caps were very expensive for some models. I'm glad that I did now as it is impossible to get legally for me as I am not LEO or military. |