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Didn't know they existed. Why would anyone buy an AR with a fixed magazine?
I guess to make them MA legal??
Looks like they have an A2 birdcage though. Hmm..
Interchangeability Test: A weapon is a Copy or Duplicate if it has a receiver that is the
same as or interchangeable with the receiver of an Enumerated Weapon. A receiver will
be treated as the same as or interchangeable with the receiver on an Enumerated Weapon
if it includes or accepts two or more operating components that are the same as or
interchangeable with those of an Enumerated Weapon. Such operating components may
include, but are not limited to: 1) the trigger assembly; 2) the bolt carrier or bolt carrier
group; 3) the charging handle; 4) the extractor or extractor assembly; or 5) the magazine
port.
I think the facebook page is making a misinterpretation of Healey's disinterpretation. It's a circle of uselessness.
"Cannot accept" - I'm thinking you'd need to do more than bullet button it in for this to fly...
Is that what they're doing? Can't tell from the pics....
So you pin a 30rnd pre ban mag in it....
So you pin a 30rnd pre ban mag in it....
From the AG's enforcement notice:
"If a weapon, as manufactured or originally assembled, is a Copy or Duplicate under one or both of the applicable tests, it remains a prohibited Assault weapon even if it is altered by the seller. Therefore, a Copy or Duplicate will be treated as an Assault weapon even if it is altered, for example, by pinning the folding or telescoping stock in a fixed position, by removing the pistol grip, by removing a bayonet mount or flash suppressor, or by preventing the weapon from accepting a detachable magazine."
From the AG's enforcement notice:
"If a weapon, as manufactured or originally assembled, is a Copy or Duplicate under one or both of the applicable tests, it remains a prohibited Assault weapon even if it is altered by the seller. Therefore, a Copy or Duplicate will be treated as an Assault weapon even if it is altered, for example, by pinning the folding or telescoping stock in a fixed position, by removing the pistol grip, by removing a bayonet mount or flash suppressor, or by preventing the weapon from accepting a detachable magazine."
From the AG's enforcement notice:
"If a weapon, as manufactured or originally assembled, is a Copy or Duplicate under one or both of the applicable tests, it remains a prohibited Assault weapon even if it is altered by the seller. Therefore, a Copy or Duplicate will be treated as an Assault weapon even if it is altered, for example, by pinning the folding or telescoping stock in a fixed position, by removing the pistol grip, by removing a bayonet mount or flash suppressor, or by preventing the weapon from accepting a detachable magazine."
The AG's "enforcement notice" can't change what the actual law says. That goes way beyond her role as an interpreter. If the mag don't fit, you must acquit.
The great trick she has pulled is changing what the law says in the minds of most gun owners. I never would have believed there'd be such a enthusiastic rush to comply with a Globe opinion piece.
The only thing she has actually done is "virtue signaling" (look it up) her position on banning guns.
Wow, so a single shot AR with no mag at all would be illegal in MA.