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47. All high-capacity mags will be illegal in one year in NY

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:58 PM

Jan 2013

That's the amount of time they're giving owners to sell them out of state. After that, it's all 7-rd magazines that are legal.

So, all a gun manufacturer has to do is wait one year and one day from the date the gun law goes into effect, introduce a non-pistol grip semi-automatic rifle that comes from the factory with 7-rd magazines, and it circumvents your proposed definition.

For example, this rifle: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=saiga+rifle&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=E074CF61BE4847B206BD3A48FB4E46DB3E0A7480&selectedIndex=11

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AR-15s are modular, simple workaround ... quadrature Jan 2013 #17

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Probably better than the one I came up with union_maid Jan 2013 #27

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No it isn't sir pball Jan 2013 #33

That is the bullshit NRA gun nut diversion - ban it and arrest the violator jpak Jan 2013 #36

Ok, so what exactly do you want to ban? sir pball Jan 2013 #41

With regard to the AR15 - any .223 semiauto variant that was designed and sold with jpak Jan 2013 #42

All high-capacity mags will be illegal in one year in NY NickB79 Jan 2013 #47

So you'd be alright with mine? sir pball Jan 2013 #62

define 'sold with' ... quadrature Jan 2013 #68

Ban what? All semi-automatic weapons? NickB79 Jan 2013 #46

What a stupid post jpak Jan 2013 #48

As compared to yours? NickB79 Jan 2013 #52

a pistol grip is not a "cosmetic" pasto76 Jan 2013 #63

For the sake of argument sir pball Jan 2013 #69

Well you have to pass it to find out whats in it (nt) TupperHappy Jan 2013 #67

From what I've heard sir pball Jan 2013 #70

How does this differ from the California AW ban? NickB79 Jan 2013 #19

I wonder how this resembles the CT awb? xoom Jan 2013 #23

Unless you get caught - then you don't feel so good. jpak Jan 2013 #31

Caught for what? sir pball Jan 2013 #34

I have a problem with so-called Gun Nut "Law Abiders" that try to skirt the law jpak Jan 2013 #35

On what charges, pray tell? sir pball Jan 2013 #40

Illegal possession of an assault rifle. jpak Jan 2013 #43

Nope. sir pball Jan 2013 #44

Really? - is that what the new New York GUN SANITY law says? jpak Jan 2013 #45

Yes, that is what it says NickB79 Jan 2013 #51

I'm pretty sure it does. sir pball Jan 2013 #60

Do you have a problem with speeders that skirt the law NickB79 Jan 2013 #49

there is a difference between those two weapons and an AR clone pasto76 Jan 2013 #65

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It sounds like it blows doctor-patient confidentiality out of the water NickB79 Jan 2013 #22

But..but..but Wayne LaTerrorist is for those! bongbong Jan 2013 #57

I actually oppose the idea. hack89 Jan 2013 #59

LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #61

Did I read somewhere that a bunch of the guns in NY are bought in Jersey? WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2013 #21

No. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #24

I read the law yesterday... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #25

Excellent..........nft plethoro Jan 2013 #28

Huzzah!! As New York goes, so goes the nation jpak Jan 2013 #29

I'm not sure that's true, but I hope you're right. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #32

Same thing was said about the CA ban, nick of time Jan 2013 #38

Worthless. Grins Jan 2013 #37

In other words, nick of time Jan 2013 #39

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I don't care what you read it as. nick of time Jan 2013 #53

you may have a point but your RUDENESS gets in the way. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #54

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