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Old 08-15-2015 | 04:11 PM
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No, there is no conflict with the regs and the law, you must always remember, the regulations are an adjunct to the law bit can never over ride the law, there is no conflict, you must read the regs the way I explained, any projectile configuration that is mentioned in the regulations, so long as they are made to expand on contact, the only entity that has the authority or over ride the law id the legislature in the form of an amendment to the law, the board of commissioners has no authority to do so. It isn't that complicated really as long as you keep in mind what the law says. You may not use any projectile for big game, except for turkey that is not made to expand on contact, if a projectile is not made to expand on contact, it is not legal for deer, bear or elk in any firearm in any season The problem is, most people don't know the difference between law and regulation and how they work together. Regulations (title 58) are authorized by the law and carry the force of law however they do not over ride the law,( title 34). Most people read the regulations because that is mostly what is in the digest but forget about the law that authorizes and restricts what regulations may do.. Maybe this will make it easier to understand, the regulations do not have to say that the projectiles must be made to expand on contact because the law already has established that requirement. You cannot shoot a patched steel ball bearing or a FMJ conical or any other non expanding projectile I don't know any other way to explain it. The law and the regulations work in concert, not independently.

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