10-25rounds are rare outside of specific target events such as mini-rifle and Practical shooting matches. The topic is somewhat academic as semi-automatic rifles (other than in .22-caliber rimfire) and the majority of handguns are prohibited in Great Britain. Most legally-available firearms are unsuited to high capacities (e.g. repeating bolt-action rifles). Pistols may be legally held in Northern Ireland, and there is no restriction on magazine capacity. Shotguns Since January 1989 any shotgun with a detachable magazine, or a non-detachable magazine capable of holding more than two cartridges is classed as a Section 1 firearm and must be held on a Firearm Certificate, which is subject to more stringent requirements than "normal" Section 2 shotguns held on a Shotgun Certificate. Section 2 shotguns include break-barrel guns with no magazine, as well as repeating and semi-automatic guns with fixed two-round magazines. When the 1988 Act was introduced, many guns with larger (often tubular magazines) were brought into compliance by crimping the magazine. United States Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 William B. Ruger, a founder of Sturm, Ruger & Co., is often ascribed with providing the impetus for high capacity magazine restrictions. Ruger proposed that instead of banning firearms, Congress should outlaw magazines holding more than 15 rounds. Ruger told Tom Brokaw of NBC News in 1992 that "No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun". On March 30, 1989, Ruger sent a letter to every member of the US Congress stating: The Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 included a ban on magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition. The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, commonly called the assault weapons ban (AWB), was enacted in September 1994. The ban, including its ban on magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition, became defunct (expired) in September 2004 per a sunset provision. Attempts to renew the ban have failed on the federal level. State high-capacity magazine bans A number of U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C. have high-capacity magazine restrictions or bans. California (on in-state sales of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds) Colorado (on in-state sales of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds) Connecticut Delaware Hawaii (on handguns only) Illinois (10 rounds for rifles or shotguns, 15 rounds for handguns) Maryland (on in-state sales of magazines with a capacity of more than 10