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Posted: 4/20/2014 5:15:07 PM EDT
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Barrel lengths are NFA federal law so that's 16" ... overall length is 26" (IIRC) and that's federal too.
The CA assault weapon law mandates 30" CA Penal Code 30515 (a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, "assault weapon" also means any of the following: ... (3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches. Federal law: 27 CFR 478.11
Short-barreled rifle. A rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length, and any weapon made from a rifle, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches. |
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Posted: 4/20/2014 8:52:45 PM EDT
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Thank you, Paul.
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Posted: 5/31/2014 7:19:40 AM EDT
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So an AR pistol is a negative here?
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Posted: 5/31/2014 8:16:51 AM EDT
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The firearm has to have been registered as a pistol, not as a rifle. Rifle laws do not apply to pistols.
Once registered as a rifle, it cannot be legally converted to a pistol. |
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Posted: 6/1/2014 12:03:53 PM EDT
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The firearm has to have been registered as a pistol, not as a rifle. Rifle laws do not apply to pistols. Once registered as a rifle, it cannot be legally converted to a pistol. So I can have an AR pistol while stationed here? |
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Posted: 6/2/2014 7:36:13 AM EDT
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They are considered assault weapons due to the forward magazine well (magazine not in the pistol grip), but not due to barrel length.
There are legally owned AR pistols here in California. |
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