High capacity magazines in California?

[outerlimits]

another bs law...

What do you expect as it is a BS state.

meant bs in terms of allowing le's to have the goods. makes me puke.

[gose]

A semi-automatic pistol that has capability of accepting magazine with greater than 10-rounds is considered an "assult weapon" in CA.

Nope:

(4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:

A ) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.

B ) A second handgrip.

C ) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.

D ) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.

You can see the whole thing at http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/dwcl/12275.php

Read the bottom of Section 12276.1....it has to deal with "competitive pistols". A pistol is not considered "competitive" and thus an "assult weapon" unless the feeding device ("magazine") has been permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate more than 10 rounds.

Please don't spread FUD, the laws here are hard to understand as it is...

Using your legal standard capacity mags in any handgun does NOT make that handgun an assault weapon.

It is perfectly legal to buy a limited, or open, gun (if one can find one) and then squad/practice with a nice friend with mags you can borrow during the session or match.

Mags that can accommodate more than 10 rounds are banned from importation, sale, manufacturing (to civilians), but that has nothing to do with assault weapon status (there is a small exception for fixed mag rifles, handguns, but lets not get into that mud pool )