This morning, just like I do twice a week, I went down to my club's rifle range to as we call it, 'scrap the brass barrel' for any .223 brass I can grab and use for reloading. Usually, I get anywhere from 100-150+ empty brass casings. Today, I happen to 'strike gold', the range was being used by a couple of area LE agencies for their yearly rifle qualifications and it was .223 and 6.8 brass galore. I think I got in excess of 800 today!!!!!!
Anyway, I tried to stay out of their way while I picked the brass I wanted out of the barrel (shooters toss all sizes plus shotgun shells in the 25 gal. plastic drum) when one of the cops came over and asked what I was doing with all the brass. I told him I collect it and reload it cuz it is cheaper than buying it new and this way, I can customize my loads. We started talking and he told me he is a die-hard deer hunter and recently started to reload himself. So, we chatted about the 'sport' (reloading) for a few, then he asked me how many rounds I usually have on hand at home and I gave him a quick run-down of my cache of ammo. He looked shocked when he heard and jokingly said "What are ya waiting for, world war 3?" And I told him that shooting is my families 'sport' and we usually burn thru alot of ammo on any given saturday or whatever day we come to the club. Well, he told me that he keeps about 500 or so rounds on hand at home, but then he told me, for what it is worth, not that he cared cuz everyone he knows that reloads does it, but there is a little known federal law that prohibits 'stockpiling' live ammunition in the home. I asked him what the law defines 'stockpiling' as and he said anything over 550 rounds. I was like "wow".
So, I came home and after putting the brass in my workshop, I hit the 'net to look up this law but couldn't find anything. The only thing close I could find was some dumb law here in NY that says a person can not legally own more than 20 guns (any combo of rifles or handguns) registered to them or stored in their house at any one time.
My question: Is there any state or federal laws that dictate or regulate how much ammo you can legally have?
Anyway, I tried to stay out of their way while I picked the brass I wanted out of the barrel (shooters toss all sizes plus shotgun shells in the 25 gal. plastic drum) when one of the cops came over and asked what I was doing with all the brass. I told him I collect it and reload it cuz it is cheaper than buying it new and this way, I can customize my loads. We started talking and he told me he is a die-hard deer hunter and recently started to reload himself. So, we chatted about the 'sport' (reloading) for a few, then he asked me how many rounds I usually have on hand at home and I gave him a quick run-down of my cache of ammo. He looked shocked when he heard and jokingly said "What are ya waiting for, world war 3?" And I told him that shooting is my families 'sport' and we usually burn thru alot of ammo on any given saturday or whatever day we come to the club. Well, he told me that he keeps about 500 or so rounds on hand at home, but then he told me, for what it is worth, not that he cared cuz everyone he knows that reloads does it, but there is a little known federal law that prohibits 'stockpiling' live ammunition in the home. I asked him what the law defines 'stockpiling' as and he said anything over 550 rounds. I was like "wow".
So, I came home and after putting the brass in my workshop, I hit the 'net to look up this law but couldn't find anything. The only thing close I could find was some dumb law here in NY that says a person can not legally own more than 20 guns (any combo of rifles or handguns) registered to them or stored in their house at any one time.
My question: Is there any state or federal laws that dictate or regulate how much ammo you can legally have?