justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/28/14 at 17:40:14: when did AMERICA become a "Guilty till proven innocent" country instead of "Innocent till proven guilty"?
I made this same argument here in Connecticut.
All "large capacity magazines" must be declared.
Anything now deemed an "assault weapon" must be registered.
That's find and dandy because firearms have unique serial numbers and you get receipts and transfer forms.
Magazines, of any type, make model or size, don't.
Magazines are now "declared". Not registered. Because it's not registered you are not issued a receipt. (IF you read into this that means they probably already created a database)
So assume someone gets pulled over and the officer, eventually, ends up searching the vehicle and finds a "large capacity magazine".
I see it going two ways:
A)
"Is this a large capacity magazine?"
"Yes."
"Did you register it?"
"They don't have to be registered, only declared. Because it's declared and no receipt was issued I can't prove it was."
"Ok, you're going to jail."
B)
"Is this a large capacity magazine?"
"Yes."
"Did you register it?"
"Can you prove I didn't, pig?"
*As he is beating you senseless or tazering your face*
"Stop resisting arrest, sir"
--Steve