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Posted: 9/8/2017 3:50:19 AM EDT

Where is the post explaining the Ohio large capacity magazine law?

Posted: 9/8/2017 6:06:06 AM EDT

[#1]

That law no longer exists. Ohio currently has no restrictions on magazine capacities.

Posted: 9/8/2017 10:08:10 AM EDT

[#2]

This is correct. We trashed the post as the information no longer applied.

Posted: 9/8/2017 10:58:38 AM EDT

[#3]

The 30 rd mag limit was eliminated in 2015 I believe. Some out of state dealer/manufacturers have not caught wind of it though as I still notices some places say they wont ship high cap mags to Ohio.

Posted: 9/8/2017 7:59:33 PM EDT

[#4]

The former Alaskan state trooper at New Albany Shooting range said a full rifle magazine is considered a machine gun in Ohio.

I never renewed my membership.

Posted: 9/8/2017 8:35:10 PM EDT

[#5]

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The former Alaskan state trooper at New Albany Shooting range said a full rifle magazine is considered a machine gun in Ohio.

I never renewed my membership.

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It fascinates me how people are so confident in their stupidity. Especially on gun laws.

Posted: 9/8/2017 9:05:26 PM EDT

[#6]

Law was changed in 2015, House Bill 234.

https://www.lsc.ohio.gov/documents/gaDocuments/analyses130/14-hb234-130.pdf

See page 2, under "Automatic firearms":

"Removes from the Weapons Law definition of "automatic firearm" any semi- automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more than 31 cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm chambering only .22 caliber short, long, or long rifle cartridges (R.C. 2923.11(E))."

Posted: 9/12/2017 4:57:20 PM EDT

[#7]

There are still places that think the city/town specific mag limits are in effect.

... the ones that got preemption slapped on em in the early 90's.

Posted: 9/12/2017 6:01:10 PM EDT

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The former Alaskan state trooper at New Albany Shooting range said a full rifle magazine is considered a machine gun in Ohio.

I never renewed my membership.

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My understanding is new albany shooting range pays shitty. A saying I like goes- if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Let my membership expire years ago but still shoot there once or twice a year. They have two part time guys that are decent. Everyone else there is useless. It's a shame because they are the closest range for me. Been hoping the owner(s) would sell to someone else for years.

Posted: 9/12/2017 7:49:42 PM EDT

[#9]

Would be handy to have an Ohio Law pocket reference guide when talking to the uneducated.

Posted: 9/12/2017 11:36:15 PM EDT

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Would be handy to have an Ohio Law pocket reference guide when talking to the uneducated.

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Those are sold for the entire ORC (Ohio Revised Code) as well as the Basic Code... different locations use each version.

The laws change about every 6 months, so keeping up with current code isn't the easiest... luckily, free versions of both codes are available online (search ORC and Ohio Basic Criminal Codes) and they update every time a law changes.

Posted: 9/12/2017 11:48:20 PM EDT

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My understanding is new albany shooting range pays shitty. A saying I like goes- if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Let my membership expire years ago but still shoot there once or twice a year. They have two part time guys that are decent. Everyone else there is useless. It's a shame because they are the closest range for me. Been hoping the owner(s) would sell to someone else for years.

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It wasn't even a discussion we were having. I was checking in, and he wanted to do a ammo check, to make sure I wasn't shooting steal. Came to the range to shoot, not load mags, so I had all my windowed Pmags loaded up. He threw a fit, and I asked if he wanted me to unload each mag.

That's when he lectured me on having loaded rifle mags, as they're now classified as a machine gun.

Posted: 9/15/2017 6:19:51 PM EDT

[#12]

Simple answer to the thread topic: Ohio has no gun magazine laws/restrictions. History is irrelevant.

-- Chuck

Posted: 9/16/2017 7:43:11 AM EDT

[#13]

Thanks everyone.

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