Apparatus and method requiring disassembly of rifle to remove magazine

A magazine locking assembly configured to prevent removal of a magazine from a firearm having a receiver, a magazine secured within a magazine well of the firearm, and a bolt carrier assembly, the locking assembly comprising:

• a magazine block assembly comprising a magazine block secured adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, wherein the magazine block prevents the magazine from being removed from the firearm without removal of the magazine block assembly;
• a magazine safety pin for securing the magazine block assembly adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, the magazine safety pin including a safety pin head;
• a safety pin cover slidably attached to the firearm within a safety pin cover groove formed in the receiver adjacent the bolt carrier assembly for concealing the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin, the safety pin cover including a safety pin cover passageway formed therethrough;
• a cover detent pin housed within a detent pin channel formed in the receiver, the cover detent pin configured to engage the safety pin cover passageway to prevent the safety pin cover from moving relative to the safety pin;
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• a detent pin actuator located in the detent pin channel for urging the detent pin out from the detent pin channel and into contact with the safety pin cover;
• wherein when the magazine locking assembly and firearm are in an assembled configuration the safety pin cover conceals the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin and the bolt carrier assembly conceals the cover detent pin.