stephpd wrote:Note this bill applies to handguns too. So if you have a handgun that holds more then 10 rounds you can no longer carry it legally. You could still own them, as a grandfathered item, but forget about carrying. Also I'm not sure how one gets the firearm and magazine to the 'range' for practice since you can't have them both at the same time when traveling.
Really bad law.
Seems to me to go against Heller and the 'in common use' definition too.
This. Precisely this. I carry my Walther PPQ most of the time these days. 15 round mags, though I do own one 17 round mag. I don't own a single 10 rounder nor do I expect to be able to find any.
I think there's an exception for going to and from the range, but what happens if you stop for gas? Grab a bite to eat with your buddy after? or do anything other than go directly from home to range, range to home?
There's also another issue. Would this ban, if passed, give LEO's probable cause to stop anyone who they see carrying in order to check that they have a "legal" mag? I would think so.
Grab a gun catalog these days from a major company. Sig, Glock, S&W, H&K, Springfield Armory. I'd venture to guess a huge percentage of the guns hold more than 10 rounds standard. That said, I don't necessarily have faith in the courts to find 10+ round mags are protected because they're "in common use."