non-compliant mags

This guy is stupid, its not worth the risks. Not only is he putting himself at risk for legal troubles, he will make all gun owners in MA look bad by his example and give the anti's more ammo.

-Tom

Not very smart or bright, is he?

Myself? I've had plenty of opportunities to bring in/purchase post-ban mags and/or off-list handguns, but... I never have and never would. It's not because of some moral value that one should always obey the law (even unconstitutional ones), but because I don't want to face the repercussions if caught.

I'd wager that 99% of people who break the law say to themselves "there's no way to get caught". Apparently they were wrong; otherwise the prisons and jails would be empty. I guess your friend never heard of "Murphy's Law"?
There's always a way/chance that he'll be caught and it'll come out of nowhere. Police, fire, EMTs could respond to an unrelated call at his home (he may or may not be home at the time), the mags are left out in the open and some Super Trooper spots them. He could be returning home from the range, get involved in a motor vehicle accident. He gets taken to the hospital while the police go through his vehicle to inventory and/or secure items. He could get in a heated fight with his wife or GF and she can turn him in....etc.

I could be wrong here, but, sure... if he got caught and convicted (and no other charges were involved), the chances of going to prison are slim (at least for the mag possession), but now he has a felony record. That means a permanent loss of his RKBA... even if he were to later move to a free state where firearms ownership is taken for granted.

Originally Posted by LoginName

Not very smart or bright, is he?

Myself? I've had plenty of opportunities to bring in/purchase post-ban mags and/or off-list handguns,

Can someone clarify something, I thought the issue with the purchase of handguns was that many are not listed as passing the consumer safety guidelines set forth by our esteemed former Attorney General. In that case, I have been told that if a dealer in state sells you one of these, that the dealer not in compliance with the safety laws, but the consumer is not responsible for having been sold a potentially faulty product?

Originally Posted by hminsky

Can someone clarify something, I thought the issue with the purchase of handguns was that many are not listed as passing the consumer safety guidelines set forth by our esteemed former Attorney General. In that case, I have been told that if a dealer in state sells you one of these, that the dealer not in compliance with the safety laws, but the consumer is not responsible for having been sold a potentially faulty product?

"Off list" meaning not on the EOPS roster or not registered in this state prior to 1998 (the AG has no list ).

Having an out of state friend "loan" (and I take the word "loan" in quotes to mean purchase ), an off-list handgun without going through an FFL is asking for Federal trouble.

Has anyone been convicted for possession of non-compliant mags unrelated to any other firearms charges? I've asked a few cops and they didn't know of anyone but also have said that in their experience,a good portion of the time some hood gets caught with a gun and drugs or on an assault charge,it's usually the firearms charge that get thrown out while the prosecution focuses on the others- quite strange.


Regarding law enforcement: a friend of mine bought his first handgun from a cop and was given the bad advice by the CLEO that gave him his LTC that the LE/Mil mags were fine for him to have! I told him to unload them ASAP.