12-07-2015, 05:21 PM
You're right, Six. That was my mistake.
Here's a little more about the rifles.
The rifles were variants of the popular AR-15, the semiautomatic civilian version of a military M-16. They are surprisingly easy to acquire in California, though they come with limitations aimed at curbing their ability to inflict mass damage. Semiautomatic rifles, for instance, cannot have magazines that hold more than 10 bullets or can be quickly removed.
However, such limitations can be easily, if illegally, bypassed. For instance, a 10-bullet magazine can be quickly removed by pressing the tip of a loose bullet into a recessed button, allowing for a high-capacity magazine to be inserted in its place.
This release feature — called a “bullet button” — is installed, legally, by gun manufacturers on rifles sold in California; the high-capacity magazine is illegal in the state.
Other restricted features, like pistol grips and folding stocks — which allow greater control of the weapon while firing for a long period of time — can also be added to some guns after their sale.
The police in San Bernardino said Thursday that the husband-and-wife suspects, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, had at least four high-capacity magazines and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition.
Law enforcement specialists who briefed congressional officials on Thursday said that Mr. Farook bought two pistols legally and that another person bought the two .223-caliber rifles — a DPMS A-15 and Smith & Wesson M&P15 — legally.
Ref: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/wea....html?_r=0
Here's a little more about the rifles.
The rifles were variants of the popular AR-15, the semiautomatic civilian version of a military M-16. They are surprisingly easy to acquire in California, though they come with limitations aimed at curbing their ability to inflict mass damage. Semiautomatic rifles, for instance, cannot have magazines that hold more than 10 bullets or can be quickly removed.
However, such limitations can be easily, if illegally, bypassed. For instance, a 10-bullet magazine can be quickly removed by pressing the tip of a loose bullet into a recessed button, allowing for a high-capacity magazine to be inserted in its place.
This release feature — called a “bullet button” — is installed, legally, by gun manufacturers on rifles sold in California; the high-capacity magazine is illegal in the state.
Other restricted features, like pistol grips and folding stocks — which allow greater control of the weapon while firing for a long period of time — can also be added to some guns after their sale.
The police in San Bernardino said Thursday that the husband-and-wife suspects, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, had at least four high-capacity magazines and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition.
Law enforcement specialists who briefed congressional officials on Thursday said that Mr. Farook bought two pistols legally and that another person bought the two .223-caliber rifles — a DPMS A-15 and Smith & Wesson M&P15 — legally.
Ref: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/us/wea....html?_r=0