SCOTUS Gun Watch - Week of 9/25/23 (Duke University Center for Firearms Law)

[thatdemguy]

2. I read the recent California case, no idea what its called

[quote]Are magazines a "component part of a firearm"? The real world answer is simple. The gun will not function as designed without one so it IS a component of a firearm. The gun world answer is far more complicated I'm sure.[/quote]

This is exactly what the judge said in the case. A semi auto becomes a single shot with out a mag, and thats not how ( single shot ) it is supposed to function. And then he also caught something that blew my mind, not knowing the gun laws in Cali. New guns to be accepted in Cali have to have a magazine disconnect, meaning it wont fire with out a mag in the gun. That law just kind of forced the hand, if the gun not function at all with out the mag then the mag is a needed component.

I also think California arguing that even if you have a mag that hold over 10 rounds yet you only needed to fire 2 or 3 in self defense means you did not use the mag for self defense was kind of stupid. Of course it was used, you just did not need the extra bullets.