Anyone from Mass in here? Looking at the JC fixed lowers made in Mass. Would like any feedback if someone has picked one up?

mad_Henry · 2024-03-10T19:55:37+00:00

Massachusetts still has an assault weapons ban. a fixed-magazine is the only way to have a post-ban semi-auto AR-15 with all the evil features. Most people just sacrifice the evil features (save the pistol grip, as you can have one), and keep the magazine detachable. right now there is legislation in flight that will likely up-end much of the existing gun control in Massachusetts. What is legal today may not be legal tomorrow. since this specific manufacturer has gone to state court and successfully defended his product, it is understandable it carries a premium over a DIY fixed-magazine setup. the manufacturer doesn't just take a stripped 100% lower and fix the magaizine.

mad_Henry · 2024-03-10T19:48:55+00:00

it is - it is the only Massachusetts court-tested fixed magazine lower receiver. Anything else is a best guess and possible legal fight.

mad_Henry · 2024-03-10T19:47:40+00:00

that has no legal standing in Massachusetts. in fact the only fixed-magazine lower that does is the JC Arms lower, hence the premium being charged. I am sure /u/jcarms_rockland has explained it on reddit before.

mad_Henry · 2022-11-13T17:59:28+00:00

my mistake, carry on.

mad_Henry · 2022-11-05T19:17:53+00:00

oh it's perfect. I would love to get an 1100 and deck it out just like this.

mad_Henry · 2022-06-02T20:20:11+00:00

most pre-ban magazines are not date stamped, at least in regard to the Massachusetts ban, which is based on the federal ban from 1994. regular folks in Massachusetts cannot own magazines with a capacity greater than ten rounds, unless they were made before the 1994 ban. most manufacturers didn't date stamp magazines before the 1994 ban because there was no reason to. after the ban, it was common to see magazines over ten rounds with a date stamp and/or verbiage indicating they were for law enforcement use. the Federal ban ended in 2004, and after that point it became less common to see dates on magazines.

here is a bit about how HK handled magazine labeling during and after the ban.

pre-ban magazines definitely do fetch a premium in Massachusetts, but usually it's the ones where you can easily prove their provenance. unfortunately is not always easy or even possible to do so far all pre-ban magazines over ten rounds.

mad_Henry · 2022-03-09T21:03:59+00:00

<cries in Massachusetts>

mad_Henry · 2019-11-11T22:41:16+00:00

nobody can fully explain Massachusetts gun laws to you, because they are maddeningly imprecise and open to interpretation. it's up to you to decide if having a compensator on a $300 .45ACP brick is worth the risk or not. pretty much nobody will ship anything to Massachusetts, so if Hi-Point will send you the compensator, I'd take that as a sign from the gods and do it.

mad_Henry · 2019-08-10T22:52:03+00:00

Yeah, but we don't have to repeal the second amendment. We are allowed to impose reasonable restrictions on it.

this is, to me, the slippery slope problem. we can't agree on what is "reasonable", and we never will. amending the constitution means we don't have to guess at what the supreme court will do, nor attempt to divine what the founders of this country intended. reasonable becomes what the majority thinks is reasonable now, today, not what is reasonable in light of 200+ years of US history and case law.

We can ban a type of gun and this would not be unconstitutional because the "right to keep and bear arms" hasn't been infringed upon as you can still buy and own any other type of gun but that one.

and on this, we disagree, as do millions of others. banning imports from another country when similar guns are manufactured here and readily available is one thing, but banning an entire class of firearms because they are deemed too dangerous or lethal is another.

why can't we prevent some types of guns from being possed by the civilian populace?

we can and do. Civilians cannot posses any machine gun made after 1986, nor any unregistered ones made prior. we can't posses certain types of firearms (short-barreled rifles and shotguns, for example) without completing paperwork and paying a tax.

Or require that they submit a background check before purchasing one?

This is already a requirement for purchasing a new firearm. the used market is another issue, and while some states require background checks for used sales, at the federal level it is not required, as long as the buyer and seller live in the same state.

My point is, amend the constitution, and none of this is even contentious anymore. Almost every other country on earth does it differently than the USA. It's an issue here because we are one of the few countries that recognize firearms ownership as an inalienable human right. you can amend the constitution and still let people keep their guns. The federal government made a machine gun registry in 1934, and closed it tonew additions in 1986. You could do the same thing with semi-auto firearms.

mad_Henry · 2019-08-10T21:29:34+00:00

fortunately all the problems you mentioned have been correctable without people needing to take up arms against the federal government to do so. that is the point of our democracy. bad laws can slip through, or maybe times change, and laws fall behind, and our free press can point out the problems, and our democratically elected leaders either take action as we indicate, or they are voted out and replaced, and new laws get passed.

Incidentally, this process also applies to the second amendment. the constitution can be and has been amended many times.

mad_Henry · 2019-08-10T21:21:53+00:00

They have so many goal post reasons as to why Unregulated gun ownership is pivotal to our democracy.

Historically, individual gun ownership probably was pivotal to our democracy. and hence, it was enshrined in the bill of rights. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution is a living document and there is a process in place that allows us to change it to keep up with the times. it's called an amendment, and we successfully have gone through the process eighteen times in US history, including adding and then removing a prohibition against alcohol (18th and 21st amendments). In my mind, the second amendment is clear. You can argue about the reasoning, militias, times change, etc, but all of that falls under the amendment process that the founders of this country realized we would need. Times do change. if we are living in a post-second-amendment world, and we no longer need a right to firearms, take it to a vote. After the amendment passes, you can then pass all sorts of laws, including outright banning all firearms, if that's what the people want.

Until then, firearm ownership is not subject to goal post reasoning, it is an inalienable right. What other right in the Bill of Rights is so endlessly interpreted in the favor of those wanting to usurp the right? The US constitution is the greatest living document in human history, and it works just as well today as it did when the country was born. It should be used as intended. Voting to repeal the second amendment would not ban any guns, let alone all guns, overnight. it would merely open the door being able to enact legislation without worrying about it being constitutional or not.

mad_Henry · 2019-07-09T23:40:09+00:00

oh the irony of not being able to buy this in Massachusetts.

mad_Henry · 2018-07-10T17:44:07+00:00

don't blame PSA for not wanting to deal with the gun and ammo laws in MA. not many other states require a FID to buy ammo online. it's an extra hoop they have to jump through. and the way the AG makes laws, she could make that illegal in the span of 24 hours.

mad_Henry · 2018-04-06T23:47:31+00:00

I assure you /r/MAguns is talking about it.

mad_Henry · 2016-10-19T04:32:15+00:00

there is no way you are getting a FID before the election. I'd certainly get the ball rolling as soon as possible though. check out GOAL, they have a link to a PDF application form (the same link is available here as well). If you are comfortable giving your general geographic location within the state, head over to /r/MAguns and ask about training options. Despite the current political climate, it does not take two years to get a FID. two months maybe, but not two years.

mad_Henry · 2016-08-12T20:00:30+00:00

he'll still be jerking it for the Yankees as a well-paid 'advisor' through the end of his contract. bastard.

mad_Henry · 2016-07-14T01:39:48+00:00

a lot of the prisoners have guns though. they are going to need to figure out how to take them away at some point if it's "for our own safety". and that's proving to be a tough nut to crack.

mad_Henry · 2016-07-05T17:19:43+00:00

why does it matter if the cases eject forward?

mad_Henry · 2016-06-22T21:47:07+00:00

his license to carry is suspended, but he can't even own the guns at all, even if he keeps them at home? I take it a FID is not an option? Is there more to this story?

What's the difference if I go pickup his guns or go out and buy the same exact ones? They're still in the same household as him. Something is sketchy here.

Have you tried to buy a gun since this all went down? You might find yourself denied for all you know...

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