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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Detachable magazine means any ammunition feeding device that can be removed readily from the firearm without disassembly of the firearm action or use of a tool.

Does this sentence mean that the "use of a tool" constitutes a detachable magazine, or not?
  

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No. It means that you do not need a tool to remove the magazine if it is described as 'detachable'. It's not just this that defines a detachable magazine.

  • No.
  • It means that you do not need a tool to remove the magazine if it is described as 'detachable'.
  • It's not just this that defines a detachable magazine.
  • Such a magazine also has to be removable easily.
  • and without disassembly of the firearm.
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No. It means that you do not need a tool to remove the magazine if it is described as 'detachable'. It's not just this that defines a detachable magazine. Such a magazine also has to be removable easily. and without disassembly of the firearm.

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