High Capacity Magazines: Get them before July 1

[bearpaw]

If you want one get it before July 1.

https://www.kxly.com/high-capacity-ammo-magazines-will-be-banned-starting-july-1/

[Westside88]

I heard an employee at the Bass Pro gun counter telling a prospective customer they couldn’t sell him a firearm with a high (standard) capacity magazine because he might not be cleared by July 1 and they wouldn’t be able to give him the mag at that time.  Apparently some dealers are letting customers take mag possession at time of sale, but they wouldn’t

[pickardjw]

Yep, everyone filing their paperwork in 2A the other week were given the magazine(s) before they left.

[Platensek-po]

Anyone know where I can pick up a bx-25 magazine or 2 by Shelton/Olympia area? Places already won’t ship here

[Stein]

I heard an employee at the Bass Pro gun counter telling a prospective customer they couldn’t sell him a firearm with a high (standard) capacity magazine because he might not be cleared by July 1 and they wouldn’t be able to give him the mag at that time.  Apparently some dealers are letting customers take mag possession at time of sale, but they wouldn’t

If you pull a number right now at Cabelas you are probably still 3-5 numbers back by the time July 1 gets here.   

[Platensek-po]

Lol

[huntnnw]

Good thing I live minutes from Idaho . Can you not buy online or are they not shipping to WA residents?

[Stein]

It's illegal to import them as well.  Ironically, FFLs or manufacturers in the state can export them to other states, just not import.

[brew]

I heard an employee at the Bass Pro gun counter telling a prospective customer they couldn’t sell him a firearm with a high (standard) capacity magazine because he might not be cleared by July 1 and they wouldn’t be able to give him the mag at that time.  Apparently some dealers are letting customers take mag possession at time of sale, but they wouldn’t

If you pull a number right now at Cabelas you are probably still 3-5 numbers back by the time July 1 gets here.   

just came back from Lacey Cabelas...absolute ghost town.  No AR style rifles and most handguns gone.  5 employees at gun counter just standing around.   No customers at counter...went to Sportsman's Whse Puyallup Friday and same thing.  Did pick up some mags for my AR 10

[buckfvr]

Time to vote jay and bob off the island......

[Ridgeratt]

How will this affect a person who is moving to the land of restrictions?

If they owned them are they not grandfathered.
But they will be importing them in?

[buckfvr]

Dumb law cant tell whos got what, only makes it illegal to buy in this state, import etc. The state knows not what we have as the mags have never been controlled.

[phildobaggins]

How will this affect a person who is moving to the land of restrictions?

If they owned them are they not grandfathered.
But they will be importing them in?

Great question.. 

[Stein]

How will this affect a person who is moving to the land of restrictions?

If they owned them are they not grandfathered.
But they will be importing them in?

Hard to say, only exception for importing specifically says you must start in WA, leave the state and then come back with the same magazine.

If it were me, I would probably try to find a place to store them in WA and some kind of paperwork to prove they were in the state on June 30.  You could send it to a post office general delivery and they will hold it for 30 days, looks like you can ship firearm parts but not the firearm, but I'm not sure on that.

I'm not sure if it would be the burden of the state to prove, or the burden of the accused to prove.

Like most WA firearm laws, it's poorly written to the extent that it's hard for the good guys to stay legal.

[pianoman9701]

I heard an employee at the Bass Pro gun counter telling a prospective customer they couldn’t sell him a firearm with a high (standard) capacity magazine because he might not be cleared by July 1 and they wouldn’t be able to give him the mag at that time.  Apparently some dealers are letting customers take mag possession at time of sale, but they wouldn’t

Doesn't Cabelas sell magazines by themselves? If the ban takes effect July 1st, they should be able to sell all of those for 10 more days. This doesn't make a lot of sense but a lot of the changes at Cabelas over the last 30 years don't make sense.