State Legality Matrix / Magazine Capacity Limits / California
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
Yes. Bans manufacture, sale, import, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for all firearms. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2000-01-01.
Controlling law: Cal. Penal Code § 32310
Ban in effect. The Ninth Circuit en banc upheld it 7-4 in Duncan v. Bonta (March 2025); a cert petition is pending at the Supreme Court. Possession over 10 rounds became unlawful via Prop 63 (2016); a narrow stay preserves magazines lawfully acquired during 'Freedom Week' (March 29 to April 5, 2019).
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.
Yes. Bans manufacture, sale, import, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for all firearms. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2000-01-01. Controlling law: Cal. Penal Code § 32310.
The controlling law is Cal. Penal Code § 32310. Bans manufacture, sale, import, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for all firearms.
California's rule took effect 2000-01-01. Ban in effect. The Ninth Circuit en banc upheld it 7-4 in Duncan v. Bonta (March 2025); a cert petition is pending at the Supreme Court. Possession over 10 rounds became unlawful via Prop 63 (2016); a narrow stay preserves magazines lawfully acquired during 'Freedom Week' (March 29 to April 5, 2019).
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Living under a 10-round cap does not mean running junk magazines. These are factory and OEM-quality 10-round options that feed reliably and fit flush.
10-round MDT polymer AICS short-action magazine for .308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle chassis systems.
Factory OEM 10-round steel magazine for the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 (and 22/45 Lite) chambered in .22 LR.
Factory FN OEM 10-round magazine for the most restrictive state capacity limits.
10-round single-stack magazine for .350 Legend AR-15 rifles
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