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rm9792 wrote:Carry your mag in your pocket if you want. You can buy another mag 20ft away and ammo at the same table usually.

When the officer zip-ties your gun, he normally asks you if you have any ammunition on you. Others might have a different idea, but I wouldn't lie to him and I would have left the magazine and any other cartridges in the vehicle.