So I just was looking around and saw some nice HK rifles.  They have date codes on them and there are many that have codes dating to the 1980s.  

Would these be preban?

Those would have been made prior to 13 September 1994.

If the model was named under the old law, whether or not the preban exemption applies is something that many people here debated, that CSP has a position on, and that various sellers have a position on. Some, like myself, tend to be cautious and choose not to get involved. (I don't encourage anybody to buy or possess one)  Others enjoy them. I'm sure that you can find some of the past threads on that topic.

HK date codes.  I assume you are talking HK91, 93, 94, PSG 1  All of these are preban.

A   B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I     K
0    1    2     3    4    5     6     7    8    9

"J" isn't used on guns, just magazines.  Example:  A 1986 HK91 date code is IG

Remember all of the above rifles have proprietary magazines.  There are 5 rd mags for the 91 and PSG-1 but they are very expensive.  I think 93s only had 25 and 40 rd mags.  There is a 10rd 9mm HK94 mag.

Ah yes some of em are banned by name...

So what about the wording of the law is ambiguous about that damned banned by name list?

Very good info.  Thanks.  Yes I was thinking about hk 91 etc.  I wonder if the standard mags can be pinned....

Any mag can be pinned
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=147553

The ambiguity comes from interpretation. Thus far, CSP has interpreted the preban language very broadly, even though in plain reading it appears as to only exempt non-named models banned by features under the ban in place on 1 JAN 2013.

The language of the preban statute (Sec. 53-202m) is what it is. Some time post 6/18/13 DESPP reinterpreted that statute to mean that all banned by name guns (like AK-47's)  manufactured prior to 9/13/94 can now be purchased and possessed. DESPP basically said; "oops, our bad, banned by name prebans shouldn't have been banned for the last 15+ years" even though a technical reading of the preban statute continues to indicate otherwise. Prior to 4/4/13 such preban banned by name guns (like AK-47's) were illegal to buy, and to possess (unless one registered shortly after the first AWB was enacted in this state).

Here is DESPP's post 4/4/13 reinterpretation of the preban statute:
http://www.ct.gov/despp/lib/despp/slfu/firearms/pre-ban_assault_weapons.pdf

Office of Legislative Research's opinion differs from DESPP's and is inline with the pre 4/4/13 interpretation of the preban statute:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/pdf/2013-R-0453.pdf

From CT Carry, attorney Rachel Baird's opinion on prebans:
http://ctcarry.com/Document/Download/a79af6bb-e571-4f58-9217-56b16882f46e

We have had many discussions on this reinterpretation of the preban statutes post 4/4/13 in many prior threads here in the CTHTF and on other CT gun forums. As JAD alluded to above, proceed with caution when buying a banned by name preban because the wording of the law is what it is and DESPP could decide at any time to change their interpretation of the preban statute and the officer who pulls you over and finds the banned by name preban may not know the minutia of the law or DESPP's reinterpretation of the preban statute.

Which also doesn't discount the fact that there were criminal court prosecutions and convictions involving firearms that were banned by name during that time.

If it's a real HK then it's pre-94 import for sure and legal here in CT.  No more name banned list.  


Did HK stop importing in 89?