Question for FFL dealers? LEO -Hi-Cap

Spring Creek

Yesterday I was at a good friend's gun shop picking up the newest addition to my gun vault's Browning family.Was looking at a new pistol with hi-cap mags, which are marked for Law Enforcement.Although of no interest to me, he went on to say that this pistol/LEO mags can be sold to civilian public---if in stock for more than 6 months and not sold to Law Enforcement.As I say, he is a good friend and I didn't question this. BUT, if this is the case---won't it make for real murky waters down the road on civilian possession of Hi-cap mags.Who would know what mag is in fact legal and what isn't, if legality is based upon something as confusing as this?

niklasal

This topic has come up A LOT th past few weeks. Try doing a search first and see if you can pull up some archives.If not, I think the general consensus was, "It's not allowed, Cops just confiscate/give you a fine,but if down the road you get caught for something else it's just more to pin on you.... Why risk it"Did I miss anyting everyone?-NIK

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JustC

saxon and I just went round and round on this one. He obviously has more exposure to the rules and regs than I do. I am under the impression that if the whole gun is sold and papered as a trade in, it is legal, as it was traded in by a police dept and they know it will be sold to civilians. The mags themselves can't be purchased. This is only my understanding, at this point. I would call the ATF to be sure, but they will give you one answer today, and a different one tomorrow. sorry if that is no help, but that is my experience with the ATF.

lrarmsx

I know the paperwork (dept. letterhead request for LEO mags), has to be kept on file for years when selling restricted magazines. I find it doubtful that the mag could be sold after 6 months. If that was true, dealers would order all they could now and wait six months to start selling them to anyone they wanted. The used ones from LEO departments would flow like water, also not happening. Restricted is restricted, now, 6 months from now, 6 years from now. Unless the 1994 Crime Bill is reversed, that is the way it is.

dakotashooter2

Call the ATF and ask for it in writting. AAAhhhaaahhhaaahhhaaahhhaahhhaaahhhaaahhhaaahhhaaahhhaaahhhaaahhha. SORRY

JustC

dakotashooter, that's why I record the phone calls.

ref44

Saxon PiG: Shouldn't your first sentence be liberalized just a tad to allow FFL possession of LEO mags?

ref44

Saxon Pig: Shouldn't your first sentence be liberalized just a tad to allow FFL possession of LEO mags?

JudgeColt

This is just another illustration of the ignorance that surrounds this law. Dr. Pig is correct, except for tbe FFL exception allowing holding for sale to LE only. (I am not sure physically holding or touching the restricted magazines violates the law, much in the same manner that renting a machine gun in Las Vegas when you are not the registered owner does not put you in possession of an unregistered machine gun.) There is NO way LE magazines lose their restricted status with the passage of time. If a dealer is selling LE magazines to non-LE buyers after six months, both the dealer and the buyers are breaking the law.