More on the mall shooting
The push is on for an assault weapons ban in NY, even though they already have one:
They are asking the governor and the state legislature to quickly pass an assault weapons ban on the state level. They said the gun that was used in Sunday’s shooting was a Model 47, which is a copy-cat of an AK-47. Model 47s are legal, but activists said they are equivalent in strength to banned AK-47s.
Actually, there’s a huge difference. The AK-47 is a machine gun that shoots 600 or so rounds per minute. The Model 47 is a sporterized version of the AK that is semi-automatic and fires one round per pull of the trigger.
Andy Pelosi of New Yorkers Against Guns said, “The shooter is reported having two 30-round magazines. New York law says that your limited to a 10-round magazine.”
Actually, I think the law says you’re limited to 10 round magazines if they were made after 1994. Those made before that date are perfectly legal.
February 16th, 2005 at 9:17 am
Maybe they could pass a law against shooting people in malls while they’re at it.
February 16th, 2005 at 1:59 pm
I have a friend of mine in NY that just ordered (no surprise) an AR-15. how hard is it to “tell” if a mag was made pre-1994?..as in…for example…someone just happened to ship a few 30 round mags to ny state that didnt have any markings on them as far as year produced. just a question mind you…
February 16th, 2005 at 2:02 pm
Mags made between 1994 and 2004 were required to be date stamped. regular capacity mags were required to be labeled “LEO/Military only.”
February 16th, 2005 at 5:33 pm
And mags made today require NO date stamps.
Heh.