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only if they catch you....Everything is illegal in Massachusetts.
I repeat the question. Is it legal. Thanks
If a prosecutor wanted to jam you up, he might argue you were transferring the ammo to an unlicensed person (garbage collector)."shall be stored in original containers and such containers shall be stored in a locked cabinet, closet or box when not in use".
Interesting question. The law treats spent brass the same as loaded ammo. The law requires the ammo to be locked up.
If a prosecutor wanted to jam you up, he might argue you were transferring the ammo to an unlicensed person (garbage collector).
The fact we are having this lame discussion illustrates how ridiculous this state is.
^hahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha
oh shit.
I just realized. Yeah. Massachusetts. You really do suck. I mean, even more than I thought. Because CockPitBob is right. The fact that the question has to be asked shows how insane the state is.
I pick up my brass at my range and sometimes brass that other people have left. Sometimes I mistakenly pick up .380 instead of 9mm. When that happens at some point in the reloading process I find it and I THROW IT IN THE TRASH CAN that's sitting there by my reloading bench without giving it a second thought. When I pick up a piece of brass that's worn out, it goes in the trash. Because GEORGIA. Hell, even in CONNECTICUT we don't worry about this crap.
To quote Josey Wales "JFC" indeed...
Still do not understand throwing in the trash things that are completely recyclable.
Can you throw used cases with used primers in regular garbage in MA
This reminds me. I need to get my kids to get their FIDs. I can just see one being pulled over for speeding and a cop who is constipated and just had a fight with his wife sees a piece of brass rolling around the back seat floor.Don't know, but I have a hundred or so spent pistol cartridges rolling around the back of my pickup truck from a spilled box I had filled a year ago.
They rolled all over the place. Under my tool box, mixed up in leaves, found a bunch of .45's along the tailgate gap. .40's and 9mm are smaller.
I can hear them go "tink" from time to time, mostly on corners.
Have I violated anyone?
hint: Don't care...
Tbh, people in MA don't worry about this stuff either.hahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha
oh shit.
I just realized. Yeah. Massachusetts. You really do suck. I mean, even more than I thought. Because CockPitBob is right. The fact that the question has to be asked shows how insane the state is.
I pick up my brass at my range and sometimes brass that other people have left. Sometimes I mistakenly pick up .380 instead of 9mm. When that happens at some point in the reloading process I find it and I THROW IT IN THE TRASH CAN that's sitting there by my reloading bench without giving it a second thought. When I pick up a piece of brass that's worn out, it goes in the trash. Because GEORGIA. Hell, even in CONNECTICUT we don't worry about this crap.
To quote Josey Wales "JFC" indeed...
This reminds me. I need to get my kids to get their FIDs. I can just see one being pulled over for speeding and a cop who is constipated and just had a fight with his wife sees a piece of brass rolling around the back seat floor.
I beg to differ. I believe the words in the law say "components" and don't even make any distinction about condition. One kid was arrested for something and the popo were looking into adding an ammo without FID charge for his dummy cartridge key ring. I never heard if it stuck.IIRC, if you remove the primer from the cases, it won't matter even in the PRM. If it's not a caliber you're setup to reload, then a hand decapper would be the way to go there. Yes, it's more work, but it should be no issue. Otherwise, drilling another hole, or otherwise demilling the cases would make them safe.
Just another reason I'll never move back into the PRM...I beg to differ. I believe the words in the law say "components" and don't even make any distinction about condition. One kid was arrested for something and the popo were looking into adding an ammo without FID charge for his dummy cartridge key ring. I never heard if it stuck.