High Capacity Magazine Ban Lifted

Effective the morning of September 14th, 2004, the United States Federal Government ban on the sale of high capacity magazines was lifted.

Residents of those States that do not have a State or Municipal law prohibiting the purchase or possession of high capacity magazines will now be able to purchase current production high capacity magazines.

With the sunset of the previous high capacity magazine ban, it is now also legal for civilians to purchase and possess high capacity magazines previously marked with restrictive wording such as "For Law Enforcement Use Only".

Beretta U.S.A. anticipates having high capacity magazines available for sale to the civilian commercial market by the end of the week of September 20.

Beretta Distributors and Dealers may still have inventories of handguns shipped prior to September 14th with reduced capacity magazines. Consumers purchasing a new Beretta Model 92, 96 or CX4 Storm between June 1 and October 31, 2004 that were shipped with lower capacity magazines are eligible to participate in the previously announced two free high capacity magazines redemption program. Please see your Beretta Dealer or visit the Beretta Web Site for details of the high capacity magazine offer. This consumer offer is not retroactive to any purchase made prior to June 1, 2004.

Some states and municipalities retain limits on civilian magazine capacity. (For example, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts and New York restrict civilian magazines to no more than 10 rounds, while New Jersey and Maryland have 15 and 20 round restrictions respectively.) For this reason, Beretta U.S.A. will continue to offer models with lower capacity magazines for sale by Beretta Distributors and Dealers in those states.