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A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine).
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.
Magazine: A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm. Magazines may be integral to the firearm (fixed) or removable (detachable). The magazine functions by moving the cartridges stored in the magazine into a position where they may be loaded into the chamber by the action of the firearm.
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 ...
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M4 with attached 100-round Beta C-MAG. A high-capacity magazine (or large-capacity magazine) is a magazine capable of holding a higher than normal number of ammunition rounds for a particular firearm (i.e. more than in a standard magazine for that firearm).
District Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled that the state’s gun and magazine ban was unconstitutional and put a hold on an injunction for 30 days. The state filed for an appeal with the Seventh ...
The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip. A semiautomatic shotgun that has two of the following: A folding or telescoping stock. A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon. A fixed-magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds. The ability to accept a detachable magazine.