Detachability of magazines is a key component in most "assault weapon" definitions. With them, the "evil features" are verboten. But with fixed magazines, those features are permitted. As a result, this writer as far back as Heller promoted the idea of stripper-clip-fed fixed magazine rifle in military caliber as a "Militia Rifle" to split the difference and secure some baseline militia firepower, though in most recent years my writing has focused on detachables.
Below is an option for AR systems: A device that side-loads a magazine through the ejection port. It is larger than a stripper clip, and nearly as expensive as a full-blown magazine, and so obviously not (as) disposable. Yet, it does work. And given American ingenuity, clever thinkers and designers will no doubt improve on the concept if the current (August 2022) bill passes into law.
It may eventually be necessary for some, especially those seeking to acquire AR-pattern arms, to make a choice between detachable magazines and the "evil features." It should be noted that the current bill includes "Thordsen-type" grips and stocks in its evil features. Given the AR's design, the supreme utility of the pistol grip makes going fixed-mag worthy of special consideration. It's a judgment call.
The one below is currently offered only in 10-round versions. Most likely 15-round versions will develop if current gun bill passes into law. (Along with more minimum-length metal 15-round magazines for permanent attachment. 15/30 mags--30-round mag bodies altered to accept only 15--are almost as pathetic as gelding pistol mags, and of course Thermold 15-round mags are Zytel.)
Its Come to This... Side Feed Stripper Clip AR-15 Loaders -The Firearm Blog
In inexorable march of unneeded innovation continues to push on due to various “gun control” laws. While I disagree with them fully, there is a sizeable population of our dear TFB readers that live within their jurisdictions, so we still cover these technologies to help those get the most out of their laws.
LINK TO PRODUCT HERE (the one provided in the article was messing up at time of writing).
And a clever spin for a fudd flipside to the situation from the item description (it is revised and clarified from version in the article above):
An unintended consequence of the new intrusive California laws is safety. Now with absolutely no ability to load an unloaded AR-15 for home defense within a reasonable amount of time, gun owners will inevitably choose to keep them loaded at all times. This could potentially put the people we are committed to defend at risk. The use of a MA Loader prevents this problem and is the safest solution for all AR-15 owners anywhere. Once the MA Loader is mounted in the firearm's ejector port, it serves in a similar function as a Chamber Safety Plug. While properly attached, it visually provides an immediate, reliable confirmation of an unloaded chamber for safe handling. Or simply keep your AR-15 unloaded with an MA Loader close by. One push and you are loaded & ready!
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