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Okay guys, this sucks, and I'm sorry in advance for being the bearer of bad news. IANAL and the analysis I provide is strictly amateur and personal. Consult with professionals before making life changing decisions and for s***'s sake don't post about plans to break the laws online for everyone to read!
Today the following bills passed the Kali Senate:
SB47: Bullet Button ban; a matching bill, AB48 has already passed the Kali Assembly. Those of you with "featured" rifles that avoid the AWB by not having a detachable box magazine are hit, hard.
Strike the AB48 reference above and see the correction as post script. The rest of this follows SB47, which is the bullet button ban and is correct. Sorry for the mistake but I based the AB48 reference to a news report - should have read the full text first. So far everything else looks okay.
Not sure about the exact ramifications, since if I am reading this right, the minute it takes effect the weapons all magically become AW and as such are unlawfully possessed. Tricky interplay between this and SB374, since that one takes things that aren't AW's and makes them legally possessed if registered. My guess would be that they'll make it so that everyone with a featured but BB'd rifle will be screwed and everyone with a featureless rifle will have to register (RAW - registered assault weapon) under 374 but just to be dicks they won't let you add features to it even though its an AW. Check at calguns.net for real legal analysis - they have actual honest to gosh lawyers. Just reading these damn' things gives me a headache and I'm an academic who's used to reading dry c*** like this.
SB567: Bans the Judge and other shotgun pistols, reclassifying them as AW - current owners register them, become non-transferable to heirs. Whatever you decide to do, DO NOT POST IT ONLINE!
SB53: Establishes a permit to buy ammo, along with a fee system. Mandates a background check on every purchase of ammo. What is the cost for the background check? Get it while you can, guys. Ignore everyone who says "hoarding is bad", 'cuz if this thing is fully enacted ammo for Californians is going to be pricey and hard to obtain in the future.
SB396: Removes grandfather clause from existing standard cap (greater than 10 shot) magazines. Turn 'em in, run 'em through the wood chipper, get 'em out of state, or be an outlaw. Take your choice. Whatever you choose, don't post it online for everyone to read!
SB755: Expands the list of prohibited persons to a variety of non-felony offenses. Here's the text:Bill Text: CA SB755 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan. If you're one of 'em, either give up your guns and shooting for the next 10 years (its a 10 year prohibition is my understanding), or leave the state is my advice. No point in being where you can be charged with felony possession when a simple move will keep you on the right side of the law. Remember that a Kali felony will become part of the federal system and keep you from buying/owning/possessing guns ever again, anywhere. DO NOT wait for an APP SWAT team to show up at your door. If this is enacted and you're one of the affected people who is legal to own guns anywhere but Kali, you have been warned. IANAL so check with a real lawyer if you think you may be covered by this thing. There's a lot to it and reading it over made my head swim. Talk to a professional if there's even a chance you're covered.
SB683: Establishes a safety certificate/mandated training to purchase a rifle. Yet another speed bump to entering "the gun culture".
SB374: This is the big one, all you mini 14 and mini 30 owners - your guns are about to become AW's because they are a. semi auto and b. have a detachable box magazine. You have to register them to keep them legally, and won't be able to transfer them to your heirs. Unless of course Kali gets around to passing another law requiring you to turn 'em in while you're still above ground. Whatever you choose to do, DO NOT POST ABOUT IT ONLINE!
SB299: Mandates reporting to the law of any gun that is lost or stolen, within 48 hours. Nominal penalty now, look for it to ramp up over time.
SB293: Requires "smart guns" personalized to the owner. See my posts on smart guns over in the law forum for more. This will freeze the handgun roster even more thoroughly than the newly enforced requirement to add microstamping.
Read here for more: Senate passes series of gun, ammunition bills - Times Union
A sad day for Californians, and by extension the rest of us. The gun policies and laws appear to start in Kali and expand out.
Wish I could give you guys some good news for a change.
Best,
Grumpy
EDIT: Having now read the full text of more of the bills I have discovered that the reporting on AB48 that I based my first entry on was erroneous. It is a ban on magazines greater than 10 shots (repeal of grandfather clause) as well as a ban on magazines as parts kits, and a series of mental health restrictions on gun ownership that will need a lot more study to fully grasp. No bullet button language that I can see. So SB47 now looks like it needs a matching AB to become law. Still reading to find out which one that is. Kali statutes are a mess, even worse than the Illinois Revised Statutes and case law. Didn't think that was possible. Full text here: Bill Text: CA AB48 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended | LegiScan AB500 also passed and there is the following that appears to set up some restrictions on 80% receivers:"As used in Sections 29010 to 29150, inclusive, "firearm" includes the unfinished frame or receiver of a weapon that can be readily converted to the functional condition of a finished frame or receiver." Since I'm not sure yet what the other clauses are (need more legal searches to find 'em) not sure, but it looks ominous.
PPS Guess that's the good thing about Kali statutes - they're a passable cure for insomnia.
Today the following bills passed the Kali Senate:
SB47: Bullet Button ban; a matching bill, AB48 has already passed the Kali Assembly. Those of you with "featured" rifles that avoid the AWB by not having a detachable box magazine are hit, hard.
Strike the AB48 reference above and see the correction as post script. The rest of this follows SB47, which is the bullet button ban and is correct. Sorry for the mistake but I based the AB48 reference to a news report - should have read the full text first. So far everything else looks okay.
Not sure about the exact ramifications, since if I am reading this right, the minute it takes effect the weapons all magically become AW and as such are unlawfully possessed. Tricky interplay between this and SB374, since that one takes things that aren't AW's and makes them legally possessed if registered. My guess would be that they'll make it so that everyone with a featured but BB'd rifle will be screwed and everyone with a featureless rifle will have to register (RAW - registered assault weapon) under 374 but just to be dicks they won't let you add features to it even though its an AW. Check at calguns.net for real legal analysis - they have actual honest to gosh lawyers. Just reading these damn' things gives me a headache and I'm an academic who's used to reading dry c*** like this.
SB567: Bans the Judge and other shotgun pistols, reclassifying them as AW - current owners register them, become non-transferable to heirs. Whatever you decide to do, DO NOT POST IT ONLINE!
SB53: Establishes a permit to buy ammo, along with a fee system. Mandates a background check on every purchase of ammo. What is the cost for the background check? Get it while you can, guys. Ignore everyone who says "hoarding is bad", 'cuz if this thing is fully enacted ammo for Californians is going to be pricey and hard to obtain in the future.
SB396: Removes grandfather clause from existing standard cap (greater than 10 shot) magazines. Turn 'em in, run 'em through the wood chipper, get 'em out of state, or be an outlaw. Take your choice. Whatever you choose, don't post it online for everyone to read!
SB755: Expands the list of prohibited persons to a variety of non-felony offenses. Here's the text:Bill Text: CA SB755 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced | LegiScan. If you're one of 'em, either give up your guns and shooting for the next 10 years (its a 10 year prohibition is my understanding), or leave the state is my advice. No point in being where you can be charged with felony possession when a simple move will keep you on the right side of the law. Remember that a Kali felony will become part of the federal system and keep you from buying/owning/possessing guns ever again, anywhere. DO NOT wait for an APP SWAT team to show up at your door. If this is enacted and you're one of the affected people who is legal to own guns anywhere but Kali, you have been warned. IANAL so check with a real lawyer if you think you may be covered by this thing. There's a lot to it and reading it over made my head swim. Talk to a professional if there's even a chance you're covered.
SB683: Establishes a safety certificate/mandated training to purchase a rifle. Yet another speed bump to entering "the gun culture".
SB374: This is the big one, all you mini 14 and mini 30 owners - your guns are about to become AW's because they are a. semi auto and b. have a detachable box magazine. You have to register them to keep them legally, and won't be able to transfer them to your heirs. Unless of course Kali gets around to passing another law requiring you to turn 'em in while you're still above ground. Whatever you choose to do, DO NOT POST ABOUT IT ONLINE!
SB299: Mandates reporting to the law of any gun that is lost or stolen, within 48 hours. Nominal penalty now, look for it to ramp up over time.
SB293: Requires "smart guns" personalized to the owner. See my posts on smart guns over in the law forum for more. This will freeze the handgun roster even more thoroughly than the newly enforced requirement to add microstamping.
Read here for more: Senate passes series of gun, ammunition bills - Times Union
A sad day for Californians, and by extension the rest of us. The gun policies and laws appear to start in Kali and expand out.
Wish I could give you guys some good news for a change.
Best,
Grumpy
EDIT: Having now read the full text of more of the bills I have discovered that the reporting on AB48 that I based my first entry on was erroneous. It is a ban on magazines greater than 10 shots (repeal of grandfather clause) as well as a ban on magazines as parts kits, and a series of mental health restrictions on gun ownership that will need a lot more study to fully grasp. No bullet button language that I can see. So SB47 now looks like it needs a matching AB to become law. Still reading to find out which one that is. Kali statutes are a mess, even worse than the Illinois Revised Statutes and case law. Didn't think that was possible. Full text here: Bill Text: CA AB48 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended | LegiScan AB500 also passed and there is the following that appears to set up some restrictions on 80% receivers:"As used in Sections 29010 to 29150, inclusive, "firearm" includes the unfinished frame or receiver of a weapon that can be readily converted to the functional condition of a finished frame or receiver." Since I'm not sure yet what the other clauses are (need more legal searches to find 'em) not sure, but it looks ominous.
PPS Guess that's the good thing about Kali statutes - they're a passable cure for insomnia.