I'm sure people have asked similar questions in the past, but I searched and could not find the answers I was looking for, so I apologize in advance. I also apologize for trying to make sense of MA laws, because we all know that they make no sense anyway.
For these questions, let's assume that law enforcement has confiscated some AR15 magazines and they have every possible resource available to them to prove they are illegal in nature. Also assume that they are willing to take as much time and effort as possible to come to their conclusion.
1.) I understand that mags can have external dating, internal dating, or no dating at all. Is a non dated mag still a liability?
2.) What other methods could be used to decide the legality of unmarked magazines? (Manufacturer, type of paint/coatings, construction of mags, etc)
3.) If you replace an unmarked preban magazine with a new floorplate, springs, and follower, could any of these parts make the magazine be considered postban? Would any of these new parts help create a case that the magazine is not in fact preban?
I understand that these laws are virtually never enforced, and that the average LEO would have no concept of what is legal or illegal when it comes to magazines. I am really only curious about the legal technicalities of this theoretical scenario.
For these questions, let's assume that law enforcement has confiscated some AR15 magazines and they have every possible resource available to them to prove they are illegal in nature. Also assume that they are willing to take as much time and effort as possible to come to their conclusion.
1.) I understand that mags can have external dating, internal dating, or no dating at all. Is a non dated mag still a liability?
2.) What other methods could be used to decide the legality of unmarked magazines? (Manufacturer, type of paint/coatings, construction of mags, etc)
3.) If you replace an unmarked preban magazine with a new floorplate, springs, and follower, could any of these parts make the magazine be considered postban? Would any of these new parts help create a case that the magazine is not in fact preban?
I understand that these laws are virtually never enforced, and that the average LEO would have no concept of what is legal or illegal when it comes to magazines. I am really only curious about the legal technicalities of this theoretical scenario.