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Permanently limited magazine is descriptive language for the exclusion in Penal Code section 16740(a), which concerns a feeding device permanently altered so it cannot accommodate more than ten rounds. [1] The provision focuses on capacity and permanence, rather than the number of cartridges presently inside the device. [1] The term should therefore remain a description of the statutory condition, without treating a product label or a temporary loading choice as proof that a particular device satisfies that condition. [1]
- 1. California Penal Code definitionsretrieved 2026-10-04
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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