Posted: 3/26/2009 1:15:21 PM EDT
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I'm nearing completion of an AR pistol build and would like to take it with me when I go camping in Sequoia this summer. I'll actually be on private property surrounded by National Forest. If I install a bullet button with a 10 round mag, can I legally bring it to California? I've read some of the Weapons Primer. The only AR type pistol I noticed specifically named the Bushmaster pistol. I also read the post dated 10/16/2005 8:13:52 PM MST in which Section 12276.1.4 describes what is considered to be an assualt pistol. It seems a bullet button with fixed mag will get around the description. I'm still not 100% clear if I can bring it to California legally. What say the home town boys?
My bringing the AR pistol will depend on whether or not I ever get my upper. I ordered it from RRA 1st week in January. |
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Who made the lower? It sounds like you will be ok as long as it is not a "on-list" receiver and you use a 10-round magazine with a bullet button.
Bear in mind there three categories of "assault weapons" in California: Category 1 - "Roberti-Roos assault weapons list"; CA PC 12276 (a), (b), and (c). That is where the "Bushmaster Pistol" is listed. Category 2 - "AR and AK 'series' firearms"; PC 12276 (e). It doesn't matter what features (pistol grip, flash suppressor, etc) Category 1 & 2 firearms have. Even the bare receivers are considered "assault weapons". I doubt this applies to you, but if your lower model is exactly identified on either of these lists, it's "on-list". It doesn't matter if it's a stripped receiver, pistol, or rifle. Category 3 - "Features-based"; CA PC 12276.1 (a). It looks like you have this one covered with the non-detachable 10-round magazine. See the links below for more info. http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/dwcl/12275.php http://calnra.com/cgi-bin/flowchart.cgi http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=157216 For what it's worth, I built the configuration you described on a stripped DoubleStar pistol-marked lower. |
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I built/assembled my pistol on a stripped & pistol marked lower from Spikes Tactical. I was lucky enough to buy it back in Oct 08 before the paranoia began. Unfortunately I waited a few weeks too long to purchase the other items needed for my build. The LPK and 7.5" upper was ordered from RRA in the first week Jan. I received the LPK about 6 weeks later. I'll be lucky if I get the upper by summer. The buffer tube assembly is from ACE. The bullet button would only be for the trip to CA.
According to the links you provided, mating the RRA upper to the Spikes lower shouldn't be a problem. One more question: Having a flash hider on the barrel shouldn't be a problem right? If it is, I could always put a thread protector on the end. The larger fireball would actually be a plus. |
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I seem to be kind of rusty lately on my laws but I believe threaded barrels are a no-no on pistols in CA. That's true for pistols with "detachable" magazines. The use of the bullet button and a 10-round magazine excludes the OP's pistol from: 12276.1 (a) ... (4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following: (A) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer. (B) A second handgrip. (C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel. (D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip. (5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. Also see the link for the newly-developed CA Handgun Identification Flow Chart: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=157216 |
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One more question: Having a flash hider on the barrel shouldn't be a problem right? If it is, I could always put a thread protector on the end. The larger fireball would actually be a plus. You should be fine (AFAICT) as long as you use the bullet button and 10-round magazine. |
