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For everyone that's still confused read this, it's was posted by the owner of Blue Grass Armory.
The following email was sent to me by the California DOJ, Firearms Division. In short, they have no problem with the receivers since the receiver is considered a gun.
I sincerely hope this supresses the rumor mill that seems to be out of control concerning this topic.
Thanks for your time.
Jeff Caudill
Bluegrass Armory
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:03:25 -0800
From: Karen Kerr, California Department of Justice, Firearms Division.
Subject: Inquiry to the Firearms Division
To: [email protected]
Dear Mr. Caudill,
Thank you for your recent inquiry to the Firearms Division. The
Department of Justice is working with a January 3rd (Monday), 2005
implementation target date.
The statute adds paragraph (2) to subdivision (a) of Penal Code section
12285, promulgating a December 31, 2004 acquisition deadline date for
..50 BMG Rifles and providing a registration period that begins in
January 2005 and runs through April 30, 2006. The registration fee is
promulgated in statute as $25.
It should be noted that the .50 BMG Rifle is defined in Penal Code
section 12278 (a) as, "...a center fire rifle that can fire a .50 BMG
cartridge and is not already an assault weapon pursuant to Section
12276, 12276.1, or 12276.5, or a machine gun, as defined in Section
12200."
And, 12278 (c) states that a ''.50 BMG rifle'' does
not include
any ''antique firearm,'' nor any curio or relic as
defined in
Section 178.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations."
12278 (b) states that, "As used in this chapter, a ''.50
BMG
cartridge'' means a cartridge that is designed and intended to
be
fired from a center fire rifle and that meets all of the following
criteria:
(1) It has an overall length of 5.54 inches from the base to the tip of
the bullet.
(2) The bullet diameter for the cartridge is from .510 to, and
including, .511 inch.
(3) The case base diameter for the cartridge is from .800 inch to, and
including, .804 inch.
(4) The cartridge case length is 3.91 inches.
It is lawful for a California resident to receive a 50 BMG receiver.
The receiver is considered to be a firearm. California residents may
purchase these receivers up until December 31, 2004 as long as the
transfer is completed through a California dealer.
Please check our website in the future for more information.
Thank you,
K. J. Kerr, Analyst
Firearms Division
Department of Justice
The following email was sent to me by the California DOJ, Firearms Division. In short, they have no problem with the receivers since the receiver is considered a gun.
I sincerely hope this supresses the rumor mill that seems to be out of control concerning this topic.
Thanks for your time.
Jeff Caudill
Bluegrass Armory
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:03:25 -0800
From: Karen Kerr, California Department of Justice, Firearms Division.
Subject: Inquiry to the Firearms Division
To: [email protected]
Dear Mr. Caudill,
Thank you for your recent inquiry to the Firearms Division. The
Department of Justice is working with a January 3rd (Monday), 2005
implementation target date.
The statute adds paragraph (2) to subdivision (a) of Penal Code section
12285, promulgating a December 31, 2004 acquisition deadline date for
..50 BMG Rifles and providing a registration period that begins in
January 2005 and runs through April 30, 2006. The registration fee is
promulgated in statute as $25.
It should be noted that the .50 BMG Rifle is defined in Penal Code
section 12278 (a) as, "...a center fire rifle that can fire a .50 BMG
cartridge and is not already an assault weapon pursuant to Section
12276, 12276.1, or 12276.5, or a machine gun, as defined in Section
12200."
And, 12278 (c) states that a ''.50 BMG rifle'' does
not include
any ''antique firearm,'' nor any curio or relic as
defined in
Section 178.11 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations."
12278 (b) states that, "As used in this chapter, a ''.50
BMG
cartridge'' means a cartridge that is designed and intended to
be
fired from a center fire rifle and that meets all of the following
criteria:
(1) It has an overall length of 5.54 inches from the base to the tip of
the bullet.
(2) The bullet diameter for the cartridge is from .510 to, and
including, .511 inch.
(3) The case base diameter for the cartridge is from .800 inch to, and
including, .804 inch.
(4) The cartridge case length is 3.91 inches.
It is lawful for a California resident to receive a 50 BMG receiver.
The receiver is considered to be a firearm. California residents may
purchase these receivers up until December 31, 2004 as long as the
transfer is completed through a California dealer.
Please check our website in the future for more information.
Thank you,
K. J. Kerr, Analyst
Firearms Division
Department of Justice