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A large capacity magazine is defined under US law as any ammunition feeding device for use in a firearm that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Their sale in the USA was restricted to government and law enforcement officials by the Federal Assault Weapons Ban provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act which came into force on September 13, 1994. This law expired in September 2004.

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-The legal definition of a '''large capacity magazine''' is any [[ammunition]] feeding device for use in a [[firearm]] that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.  Their sale in the USA was restricted to government and law enforcement officials by the [[Assault weapons ban (USA)]]. This law expired in September [[2004]].
+A '''large capacity magazine''' is defined under [[United States of America|US]] law as any [[ammunition]] feeding device for use in a [[firearm]] that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Their sale in the USA was restricted to government and law enforcement officials by the [[Assault weapons ban (USA)|Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] provision of the [[Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act]] which came into force on September 13, 1994. This law expired in September [[2004]].
 ==See also==
 *[[Gun politics]]
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 [[Category:Firearm components]]
 [[Category:Firearm laws]]
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