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A-R wrote:Good legal summary of all the technicalities, enforcement issues, and other problems with this new law.

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Nice review of the HB1224 debacle, but I wonder if it was written before final amendments were made.

Here is the actual piece of ...legislation that was signed: House Bill 13-1224

I'm no expert on shotguns and don't know what "when combined with a fixed magazine" means for defined items (2)(a)(III) - shotgun non-tubular magazines, below:

(2) (a) "LARGE-CAPACITY MEANS:
(I) A FIXED OR DETACHABLE MAGAZINE,BOX,DRUM,FEEDSTRIP,OR SIMILAR DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING, OR THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE READILY CONVERTED TO ACCEPT, MORE THAN FIFTEEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION;
(II) A FIXED, TUBULAR SHOTGUN MAGAZINE THAT HOLDS MORE THAN TWENTY-EIGHT INCHES OF SHOTGUN SHELLS, INCLUDING ANY EXTENSION DEVICE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE MAGAZINE AND HOLDS ADDITIONAL SHOTGUN SHELLS; OR
(III) A NONTUBULAR, DETACHABLE MAGAZINE, BOX, DRUM, FEED STRIP, OR SIMILAR DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING MORE THAN EIGHT SHOTGUN SHELLS WHEN COMBINED WITH A FIXED MAGAZINE.

Does that mean a 10 round (or up to 15 round) Saiga 12 magazine is okay if it's not combined with a fixed magazine (like I said, I don't know what that means)?

It appears Hickenpooper has signed these bills, this morning:

>House Bill 1224 – Bans magazines with a capacity greater than fifteen rounds (eight rounds for shotguns) and makes a magazine with a removable floor plate illegal.

>House Bill 1228 – Imposes a fee/ tax for a background check when purchasing a firearm.

>House Bill 1229 – Criminalizes the private transfer of a firearm.

HB1224 contains a requirement that will impact Magpul.

18-12-303. Identification markings for large-capacity magazines - rules. (1) A LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE THAT IS MANUFACTURED IN COLORADO ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION MUST INCLUDE A PERMANENT STAMP OR MARKING INDICATING THAT THE LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE WAS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. THE STAMP OR MARKING MUST BE LEGIBLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ENGRAVED OR CAST UPON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINE.