Hmm, I remember under the AWB, it was limited to a certain
number?
Hi, LL!
If memory serves, the AWB that was in effect from 1994 to 2004
limited the capacity of new magazines manufactured
during the ban to a capacity of 10 rounds. Magazines with
capacities of over 10 rounds that were manufactured prior
to the ban were still legal; unsurprisingly, these so-called
"pre-ban" or "high-capacity" magazines went for a premium during
the ban.
Unfortunately, there is talk of the Obongo administration
reinstating a similar or more restrictive version of the AWB
sometime real soon, and this is fueling the current run on firearms
in this country and driving prices into the stratosphere. The
prices of AR-pattern rifles, for example, have more than doubled,
and there are currently chronic shortages of ammo at the retail
level.
