Something just occurred to me — gunsafes where ammo and weapons are stored are also, by definition, magazines.
Given the literal reading of the law, does that mean that they are banning storing ammunition in… well, anything? And if not, how are these laws not ambiguous and therefore unenforceable?
You call that a arsenal? Are you working for one of those big city liberal newspapers? Women and Children must be dropping like domino’s at the mere sight of such an “Armory”.
You do get bonus points if you have magazines for guns you don’t even own yet. Because they were on sale……..
@ phelps: That is why the first part of any legislation contains the definitions of key terms that will be used for the purposes of that law. The AW bans, for example Feinstein’s bill defines it thusly:
‘‘(37) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding
device’—
‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip,
or similar device, including any such device joined or
coupled with another in any manner, that has an
overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored,
changed, or converted to accept, more than
rounds of ammunition; and
‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.’’
‘‘(39) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am
munition feeding device that can be removed from a firearm without disassembly of the firearm action.
‘‘(40) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammunition feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm.
February 17th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Lightweight.
February 17th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Something just occurred to me — gunsafes where ammo and weapons are stored are also, by definition, magazines.
Given the literal reading of the law, does that mean that they are banning storing ammunition in… well, anything? And if not, how are these laws not ambiguous and therefore unenforceable?
February 17th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
That’s all you got, Unc? 🙂
February 17th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
That’s the decoy, right?
February 17th, 2013 at 2:23 pm
You call that a arsenal? Are you working for one of those big city liberal newspapers? Women and Children must be dropping like domino’s at the mere sight of such an “Armory”.
You do get bonus points if you have magazines for guns you don’t even own yet. Because they were on sale……..
February 17th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Compared to most, I’m a piker. Those are the spares.
February 17th, 2013 at 3:13 pm
@ phelps: That is why the first part of any legislation contains the definitions of key terms that will be used for the purposes of that law. The AW bans, for example Feinstein’s bill defines it thusly:
‘‘(37) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding
device’—
‘‘(A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip,
or similar device, including any such device joined or
coupled with another in any manner, that has an
overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored,
changed, or converted to accept, more than
rounds of ammunition; and
‘‘(B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.’’
‘‘(39) The term ‘detachable magazine’ means an am
munition feeding device that can be removed from a firearm without disassembly of the firearm action.
‘‘(40) The term ‘fixed magazine’ means an ammunition feeding device that is permanently fixed to the firearm in such a manner that it cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm.
February 17th, 2013 at 3:53 pm
I wouldn’t post my full magazine stash either… 😉
TS
February 17th, 2013 at 8:22 pm
Magazines? What magazines?
February 17th, 2013 at 8:39 pm
All of my ammo and mags are at the bottom of a lake after an unfortunate conoeing accident.
February 18th, 2013 at 11:36 am
You too?!
February 18th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Ban canoes. We are arming the fish revolution.