Some gun writers, such as Massad Ayoob, write about the liabilities in court of using certain guns, modifications, and equipment for self-defense.
Examples of legal liabilities often mentioned include: modified triggers with light actions, handloaded ammo (factory ammo wasn't deadly enough, he had to make his own), disabled safeties (i.e. disabling magazine disconnect safety), and certain "bad" image guns (Tec 9).
Will using a pre-ban hi-capacity magazine in a self-defense situation be considered a legal liability? I have ordered a Kel-Tec P11 which will come with 10 round mags. If I buy a pre-ban S&W 59 series 15 round mag which will fit the P11, am I leaving myself vulnerable legally. I can imagine a DA using the argument "Congress has mandated that 10 round magazines are now the legal limit, but the defendant felt that his gun did not have enough killing power. So he went out and bought a magazine with 50% more lethality."
I would also like to get a Glock M31 (.357 SIG) and use pre-ban hi-cap M22 mags for self-defense. Is this a good idea legally?
Axel
Examples of legal liabilities often mentioned include: modified triggers with light actions, handloaded ammo (factory ammo wasn't deadly enough, he had to make his own), disabled safeties (i.e. disabling magazine disconnect safety), and certain "bad" image guns (Tec 9).
Will using a pre-ban hi-capacity magazine in a self-defense situation be considered a legal liability? I have ordered a Kel-Tec P11 which will come with 10 round mags. If I buy a pre-ban S&W 59 series 15 round mag which will fit the P11, am I leaving myself vulnerable legally. I can imagine a DA using the argument "Congress has mandated that 10 round magazines are now the legal limit, but the defendant felt that his gun did not have enough killing power. So he went out and bought a magazine with 50% more lethality."
I would also like to get a Glock M31 (.357 SIG) and use pre-ban hi-cap M22 mags for self-defense. Is this a good idea legally?
Axel