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The EPO was saying that a semi-auto or pump shotgun that had more than 5 rounds magazine capacity was a large capacity weapon.
I cited:
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section121
and the relevant language: The term ''large capacity weapon'' shall be a secondary designation and shall apply to a weapon in addition to its primary designation as a firearm, rifle or shotgun and shall not include: (i) any weapon that was manufactured in or prior to the year 1899; (ii) any weapon that operates by manual bolt, pump, lever or slide action;
He was not differentiating between removable and fixed mags.
Fixed or detachable makes no difference, both are included in the definition. The shotgun wouldn't be a large capacity weapon, but the magazine (assuming it wasn't pre-ban) attached to it would be a large capacity feeding device. At the end of the day you'd still be on the wrong side of 131M.
The only exemption is for "an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,.22 caliber ammunition."
''Large capacity feeding device'', (i) a fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip or similar device capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition or more than five shotgun shells; or (ii) a large capacity ammunition feeding device as defined in the federal Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. section 921(a)(31) as appearing in such section on September 13, 1994. The term ''large capacity feeding device'' shall not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,.22 caliber ammunition.