No longer semi auto?

[JOHN42768]

Count your Blessing you are not in NYS. The law makes any removable magazine feed semi-auto firearm an assault weapon if it has any "ONE" of the following features: folding stock, protruding pistol grip, bayonet lug, compressor or a magazine capable of holding more then 10 rounds. Even a ten round magazine can only be loaded with seven rounds. You may still own them, but they must be registered. Even the magazine by itself if more then ten round capacity is considered an assault weapon, So if you own an early original configured M1 Carbine with a 15 round magazine, it must be registered. Throw the magazine away and it is legal. Any upgraded M1 Carbine with a type 3 band is considered an assault weapon. Same M1 Carbine without the type 3 band or magazine is not an assault weapon. They also do not consider the 100 year rule to be an antique. I was told to be an antique it must be a muzzle loader or a firearm that ammo is no longer manufactured. Not a lawyer, but that is my take on this Unconstitutional law. John

[kcw]

Count your Blessing you are not in NYS. The law makes any removable magazine feed semi-auto firearm an assault weapon if it has any "ONE" of the following features: folding stock, protruding pistol grip, bayonet lug, compressor or a magazine capable of holding more then 10 rounds. Even a ten round magazine can only be loaded with seven rounds. You may still own them, but they must be registered. Even the magazine by itself if more then ten round capacity is considered an assault weapon, So if you own an early original configured M1 Carbine with a 15 round magazine, it must be registered. Throw the magazine away and it is legal. Any upgraded M1 Carbine with a type 3 band is considered an assault weapon. Same M1 Carbine without the type 3 band or magazine is not an assault weapon. They also do not consider the 100 year rule to be an antique. I was told to be an antique it must be a muzzle loader or a firearm that ammo is no longer manufactured. Not a lawyer, but that is my take on this Unconstitutional law. John

I did just that, got rid of the Type 3 band and install a Type 1. I've entrusted my 15 & 30 round GI mags to the cousin in OH. I had a couple of five round "hunting" mags and have now obtained a few ten round mags. So now I don't have an "assault rifle" or any "hi cap" carbine mags that need to be registered. A federal judge has ruled that we can load ten rounds. An "antique" under the SAFE Act applies to guns more than 50 years old at the time of enactment (any USGI carbine). Those guns, if they have any single listed feature, and any "antique" mags must be registered, but they can be resold, provided you go through and FFL. A commercial carbine less than 50 years old (ie. Universal) with any of the nasty features cannot be resold in NYS but can be possessed if registered. Without any of the nasty features it's OK, for now anyway. After market Hi cap 30 carb mags are contraband all together and "antique" GI mags cannot be registered with the commercial carbine or otherwise owned unless you have a registered GI carbine. If your "antique" carbine has no nasty features, but you want to keep your antique GI mags, you must register the carbine with the mags. Is it any wonder that so many people are confused by the law that they've simply squirreled their stuff away?

[Mike R.]

The Law

Yes I am counting my blessings ! The governor used a veto on this bill, but in California you can never tell what they will come up with next time. Thanks to all that posted in this thread.

[joem]

Have a barrel with no gas plug and install it on the rifle. Hide the original barrel.