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Originally Posted by mrerick
The New York law (a draconian assault on 2nd Amendment rights) was passed and signed today.
Most Luger magazines can still be owned, just not loaded with more than 7 cartridges:
New York's law, called the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act:
- Bans possession of any high-capacity magazines regardless of when they were made or sold. Only clips able to hold up to seven rounds can be sold in the state. Clips able to hold seven to 10 rounds can be possessed, but cannot be loaded with more than seven rounds. If an owner is found to have eight or more bullets in a magazine, he or she could face a misdemeanor charge.
If you have a trommel magazine, it's banned. You can no longer legally own it in New York.
Marc |
Here is the new definition of a "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" (Penal law section 265.00(23)). Note section B:
21 23. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
22 drum, feed strip, or similar device, that (A) has a capacity of, or
24 that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten
25 rounds of ammunition, OR
(B) CONTAINS MORE THAN SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNI-
26 TION, OR (C) IS OBTAINED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE
27 LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION AND HAS A
28 CAPACITY OF, OR THAT CAN BE READILY RESTORED OR CONVERTED TO ACCEPT,
29 MORE THAN SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION;
Under S 265.02 "Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree":
(8) Such person possesses a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree is a class D felony.
Unless they amended the section further (I don't see it), that one extra round makes you a
FELON.
Did I mention this whole thing is madness?
Jack