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CO. GUN LAWS

VGUN1VGUN1 Member Posts: 141 ✭✭
edited July 2013 in Ask the Experts
After 1 July, can you send a rifle with 20 round magazine to Colorado?
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  • AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
    edited November -1
    No. Nothing over 15 rounds after 1 July.
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  • VGUN1VGUN1 Member Posts: 141 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    "Thanks" that's what I thought but wanted to make sure. VGUN1
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,178 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Perhaps CO residents will have better information, but as I read the law restrictions are placed on magazines with greater than 15 round capacity AND those that may be readily converted to greater than 15 round capacity. For example, a 15 round pistol magazine, for which a Pearce or Arrendo 2 round extender is available, puts the magazine readily converted to 17 rounds.

    Nordic Components makes an 18 round PMag extender that will bring a 10 rounder to 28.

    It seems to me these would be areas of concern, perhaps requiring that such magazines have permanently closed bases to prevent use of such extenders.

    Again, thisis my understanding from reading the law. If others have better information it would be nice to hear.
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  • AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
    edited November -1
    CO State Attorney General has already said that mags with removable base plates are fine, as long as they are factory made to hold 15 rounds or less. You just can't put an extension on them to make them hold more than 15.
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  • CheechakoCheechako Member Posts: 563 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by VGUN1
    After 1 July, can you send a rifle with 20 round magazine to Colorado?
    "Thanks"


    This will start the same old arguements but - unless you are an FFL or a resident of CO you are not bound by their laws. There are no Federal or Interstate laws that prohibit you from shipping a rifle and/or magazine to CO regardless of their silly laws. The guy receiving or possessing the magazine may be in violation, but that's between him and the State.

    Now, having said that, is it a good idea? No.

    JMHO

    Ray
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,178 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Cheechako
    quote:Originally posted by VGUN1
    After 1 July, can you send a rifle with 20 round magazine to Colorado?
    "Thanks"


    This will start the same old arguements but - unless you are an FFL or a resident of CO you are not bound by their laws. There are no Federal or Interstate laws that prohibit you from shipping a rifle and/or magazine to CO regardless of their silly laws. The guy receiving or possessing the magazine may be in violation, but that's between him and the State.

    Now, having said that, is it a good idea? No.

    JMHO

    Ray


    Just some information to add to the "it's not a good idea" thesis:

    http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/12/295136.htm

    "San Francisco is suing three gun accessories companies and one gun show promoter for selling disassembled high-capacity magazines disguised as gun magazine repair kits in violation of California law."

    SF DA "asserts" a violation occured, even though CA DOJ has put in writing that magazine repair kits are legal in CA.

    Whatever the result the companies involved will a) spend a good deal of money defending and b) probably no longer ship these CA legal items to CA.
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  • tipupstipups Member Posts: 48 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dfletcher
    quote:Originally posted by Cheechako
    quote:Originally posted by VGUN1
    After 1 July, can you send a rifle with 20 round magazine to Colorado?
    "Thanks"


    This will start the same old arguements but - unless you are an FFL or a resident of CO you are not bound by their laws. There are no Federal or Interstate laws that prohibit you from shipping a rifle and/or magazine to CO regardless of their silly laws. The guy receiving or possessing the magazine may be in violation, but that's between him and the State.

    Now, having said that, is it a good idea? No.

    JMHO

    Ray


    Just some information to add to the "it's not a good idea" thesis:

    http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/12/295136.htm

    "San Francisco is suing three gun accessories companies and one gun show promoter for selling disassembled high-capacity magazines disguised as gun magazine repair kits in violation of California law."

    SF DA "asserts" a violation occured, even though CA DOJ has put in writing that magazine repair kits are legal in CA.

    Whatever the result the companies involved will a) spend a good deal of money defending and b) probably no longer ship these CA legal items to CA.



    Gasoline bottles and rags are legal everywhere. Its when you combine the three that make it illegal everywhere.
    People have been doing illegal activities with legal material since time began. CA will probably try to sue glass bottle companys and gas makers next, if anybody uses a molotov. Anything for the money
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by m1aguy
    No. Nothing over 15 rounds after 1 July.
    Any grandfathering involved in this?
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  • AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Txs
    quote:Originally posted by m1aguy
    No. Nothing over 15 rounds after 1 July.
    Any grandfathering involved in this?


    Yes. Everything is grandfathered, there is no confiscation or anything like that.
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    P-Mag had a huge giveaway of 30-round AR mags the last day of June at one of the stadiums in Denver.
    Over 1500 mags were handed out for free, and since not that many people showed up; many got several each.
    The giveaway was excess production that P-Mag wouldn't have been able to sell in-state due to the new laws passed by misguided progressives in the Colorado legislature.
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