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Washingtonians’ right to purchase high-capacity magazines was briefly restored last year, when on April 8 a Cowlitz County Superior Court judge ruled that the state’s ban on sales of high ...
A high-capacity magazine ban is a law which bans or otherwise restricts detachable firearm magazines that can hold more than a certain number of rounds of ammunition. For example, in the United States, the now-expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 included limits regarding magazines that could hold more than ten rounds.
The types of acts prohibited vary among the ten jurisdictions; most prohibit manufacturer, sale, or possession, but some states' laws are narrower (Maryland law does not ban possession of high-capacity magazines) while other states' laws are broader (some states also ban the transfer, transportation, or acquisition of high-capacity magazines). [11]
Washington was one of several states to pass laws prohibiting high-capacity magazines and bump stocks, which enable a semiautomatic to mimic the speed of a machine gun. | Opinion
A law requiring background checks for all gun-show sales was favored by 92 percent of Americans and a law banning the sale and possession of high-capacity magazines (defined by the poll as those capable of holding more than 10 rounds) was supported by 62 percent of Americans. A record-high 74 percent opposed a ban on handguns and 51 percent ...
Once the governor signed the law, on Tuesday, owners of high-capacity magazines in the state had 180 days to modify the banned components, surrender them to police or transfer them to people in ...
Oregon Ballot Measure 114, the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, [1] is an Oregon state initiative that was narrowly approved by voters on November 8, 2022. [2] It changes gun laws in Oregon to require a permit to purchase or acquire a firearm, and to ban the sale, transfer, and importation of magazines that "are capable of holding" more than ten rounds of ammunition. [3]
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