Poster 37 and its illustrated text comprise the second of several articles opposing the latest version of California's Assault Weapon Control Act (AWCA). It deals with one of several "assault weapon" modifications required to avoid registering such firearms. This posting addresses the implications of insuring that the magazines of AR-15 style rifles can't be removed without "disassembly of the firearm action." Devices that do this are called "magazine locks" in the discussion. According to the AWCA, installing a magazine lock allows rifle owners to avoid registration because magazines are no longer "detachable. However, this posting demonstrates that such devices severely limit the effectiveness of rifles purchased by law abiding citizens for legal purposes such as self-defense.

         This posting went live on 6 November. Formerly, new Arizona Gun Talk website articles began with one "home-grown" graphic followed by analysis in text form. However, all AWCA related postings now include text augmented by professionally prepared graphics. The illustrations are crafted to be informative in Arizona Gun Talk postings but are also offered as prospective trial exhibits in anti-AWCA litigation such as Rupp v Becerra. Arizona Gun Talk teamed with ALLEGRA graphics to produce the illustrations.