High Capacity Magazines: When legal in California?

Don't panic...

...but prepare. Unfortunately, the ban will not allow you to keep magazines already owned. However, you have some time.

For your Glock, obtain legal 10 round "restricted" magazines, and start using them.

The actual mechanics of enforcing these laws hasn't been figured out yet, and indeed the state law has not taken effect, so just wait. Calguns has detailed forums, but there are not many answers right now, and speculation is probably counter-productive.

Continue to monitor developments, and support organizations that are mounting legal and political challenges to the unconstitutional laws.

Gather your high-cap mags, but wait and see what happens with the law before doing anything permanent.
 
shooterdownunder said:
forgive me being an outsider, but doesn't the state have to pay just compensation for seizing property that had previously been legally owned?
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I don't think so. The magazines can be sold across state lines to buyers in other states, or (I suppose) to law enforcement officers, so the prohibition doesn't constitute an uncompensated "taking."

It does seem a bit hypocritical for one state to "solve" it's perceived problem by forcing its residents to sell their newly-created contraband to ther states, but it saves them from having to pay to rid the streets of California of those deadly 11-round "high capacity ammunition feeding devices."
 
high capacity mag ban

one things for sure after the first of Jan 2017 you may get into trouble if caught with a mag over 10 rds

so you definitely need to buy a few 10 rd mags if you intend to go to a public range

I heard there have been inspections at public ranges in the past by the Dept of Fish & Game

they were checking mags and mag buttons and walking down the line to make sure people were in compliance.

this was in California on a free unsupervised type range

you only have a few months left to legally possess / use your hi cap magazines, after the first of the year , you better not get caught with one at the range or leave them at home until you decide what to do with them

it's legal to destroy them yourself, lose them in a boating accident, dispose of them in the trash can.

maybe even having them converted to 10 rounders?
 
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I'm not a mod, don't want to be one, and I'm not trying to be one. One thing to ponder when you make a suggestion that a law be broken, though. People other than firearms enthusiasts frequently read through and peruse TFL. I'm not a foil hat guy and I don't think the gubermint is reading everything I type because I'm a gun guy... but you can bet that there are reporters, "academics," and other anti-2nd amendment (I prefer that term to "anti-gun") types that research our "gun culture" right here, on TFL. The same way we frequently post and reference articles written by anti-2nd amendment types to discuss the false narratives that they portray. It would be smart, in the war of hearts and minds, if we didn't condone breaking a law.

They already poke fun of the old slogan "you'll get my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands" and other such 2A sayings, in addition to appearing utterly shocked that we may would refuse to obey if a confiscation of all guns were to occur. Let's not give them fodder to give the appearance of legitimate shock because we support breaking a current law.
 
Idiotic politicians and stupid laws? I think not. Politicians act like idiots and pass stupid laws because that gets them re-elected time and again. The voting constituency are the biggest idiots.

People have the sort of government they deserve. The politicians are voted into office by the people. The stupid laws are the making of the people.

-TL
 
I don't live in California nor do I plan to move there.

Years ago I bought a large number of 10 round magazines at a gun show NIB for my Glock pistols and few other I have. These were $5 each at the time. The last ban had just been repealed you see and they were selling the mags at fire sale prices as everyone wanted the designed capacity magazines.

Good little range magazines. Cheap insurance about getting caught short.
 
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