Is there a limit to the number of rds one can possess?

[SILENTSOUL308]

California resident here....I'm a reloader and a bit of a pack rat too....my question is:

Is there a law that limits the amount of ammo a person can possess? I imagine that there are 1000's of reloaders out there just like me and they reload, and reload, and reload, and the next thing you know you're sitting on quite a heep of ammunition. I just wanna make sure I stay within the law in case there is a limit.


Thanks in advance everyone


....an no, you cannot have any of my ammo....not falling for it ya'll

 

[bullseye308]

There might be in California, but I don't think there is in most other states. Doesn't california have an "arsenal license" for stuff like that? I do know some folks in some states that have literally trailer loads of ammo stored, and I don't think they would if it weren't legal.

 

[freonr22]

i think its more of a fire code, this from another place

Most cities/counties use the Nat'l Fire Code. NFPA 495 Ch. 14, lists no limit for small arms ammo. But there are limits for components.

You'll have to check with your locality to be sure they follow NFPA.

There is essentially no regulation for individuals and assembled ammunition.

Health and Safety 12000 says
Quote:
(f) For the purposes of this part, "explosives" does not include
any destructive device, as defined in Section 12301 of the Penal
Code, nor does it include ammunition or small arms primers
manufactured for use in shotguns, rifles, and pistols.
Civil Code 3485 allows "abatement" of a "nuisance" of
Quote:
(c) For purposes of this section, "unlawful weapons or ammunition
purpose" means the illegal use, manufacture, causing to be
manufactured, importation, possession, possession for sale, sale,
furnishing, or giving away of any of the following:
(1) A firearm, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 12001 of
the Penal Code.
(2) Any ammunition, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b)
of Section 12316 or subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 12323 of the
Penal Code.
There are sometimes limits on powder/propellant, for reloaders.
Health and Safety Code 12001
Quote:
(f) (1) Black powder in quantities of 25 pounds or less in the
hands of a retailer having a permit issued under Article 2
(commencing with Section 6066) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2
of the Revenue and Taxation Code and in quantities of five pounds or
less in the hands of all others and smokeless powder in quantities of
20 pounds or less used, possessed, stored, sold, or transported that
is exempted under, or authorized by, the Federal Organized Crime
Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-452) and applicable federal
regulations thereunder.
There are storage requirements for commercial operations.

But if you have the space and reasonable storage conditions for a million rounds, have at it.

 

[JJE]

I will say no limit on ammo. I believe I've seen all the CA state statutes regarding firearms, as well as the muni codes in San Francisco and Oakland - the cities I spend most of my time - and I have never seen such a law or heard anyone say there was such a law.

Feel free to research the CA penal code at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

 

[rondog]

Man, I hope not! I'm building quite a collection of brass and components, and once I get them all assembled into live rounds, I'm not looking forward to schlepping all that stuff to wherever I'm going to stash it. I've got 13 gallons of .45 brass alone, all in buckets.

 

[tlen]

Does it really matter ? Sooner or later California will pass the serialized ammo law and reloading/reloaded ammo will be outlawed. Remember, it's only to keep ammo away from criminals.....

 

[WNTFW]

My wallet will be the 1st limit.

 

[ReadyontheRight]

The Law of Gravity.

How much weight can the floor of your ammo room hold?

Of course there's also the "Law of Public Opinion" -

"He was found with thousands of rounds of ammo" (which I carry in my car - a few 525 round packs of Remington .22lr).

 

[Japle]

Not in Florida.

Last week I piled all my ammo on the garage floor and took a picture.

Then I remembered the case of 7.62X54R in the attic and the 2,000+ rounds of .22 on the shelf.

Anyway, this is over 7,000 rounds.

 

[ReloaderFred]

There certainly is a limit! My shop and garage won't hold all I want, so that limits me. I'd tell you how much loaded ammunition I have on hand, but you might tell someone, who would tell someone, etc.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[wyocarp]

Yes there is a limit. It would depend on the amount of space available. Of course what is legal in other states would be considered a death penalty punishable amount in the republic of California.

 

[wep45]

Is there a limit to the number of rds one can possess?

until the doors on my bedroom closet won't close

 

[evan price]

As long as I have my forklift and pallets, nope, no limit I can think of.

 

[KINGMAX]

WHAT ???????????????? A limit !!!!!!!!!!

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[MIgunguy]

I've recently come to realize that 1,000 rounds... or even 10,000 rounds... isn't NEARLY as much as I thought it was.

 

[bullseye308]

I'm having so much fun reloading it up that I haven't shot any in a while. It just gets loaded and stored and I don't wanna dig it out. When I want to go shooting, I'll have to load some more to shoot.

 

[tuck2]

Living in prairie dog country , my cases are allways close to empty..

 

[qajaq59]

My ammo supply goes up fast, but on Fridays it heads the other way real quickly as well.

 

[bikerdoc]

What ammo, I dont have any ammo

 

[rfwobbly]

Is your home on wheels ?

Not sure about homes, but the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) test for bus drivers has a question on it: How many rounds of ammunition can one person bring onto a bus? The answer: 500 !!


So if you can carry 500 rounds onto a public bus, then in the privacy of your own home... the sky must be the limit!

 

[Geneseo1911]

500 sounds like a lot, but I walked out of Dick's the day after Thanksgiving with 600 rds in a bag. I guess it's a good thing I don't ride the bus!

I was pretty proud of my self-you could get 1/2 off of your second box, so I bought the boxes of 150.

 

[rcmodel]

News Headline & story:

Schendle Pest Control worker finds Huge Ammo Cache in local mans basement!

"Neighbors say, "He was always kind of quiet."

"Hardly ever heard anything going one over there, or even saw him much. Except when he went to work every day, and did yard work every weekend."

"Lights were always on in the basement late at night, like he was up to no good!"

"Probably down there making bullets or something, now that we know about the Huge Ammo Cache he had!"

"Thank god he didn't blow half the city off the map!"

Man claims innocense. Says he "was only reloading ammo for the up-coming Combat Pistol Match season!"

"Police say man also owned a Huge Cache of Combat Type Weapons, which were found by the Bomb Disposal Unit & SWAT Team called to clear out the Huge Ammo Cache, and Huge Weapons Cache in the home!"

"Police report finding three large caliber Automatic Handguns, and other small-arms including an Automatic Shotgun, as well as many high-capacity clips holding 10 rounds or more."




Couldn't happen you say!
I saw a TV news report last fall about a pick-up truck fire "containing an Automatic Rifle and a Huge Cache of ammo.

Film at 5:00 showed a very scortched Ruger 10/22, and the remains of a brick of .22 LR ammo!

rcmodel

 

[fourdollarbill]

I would hate that pest control worker to see my reloading room...
He would hyperventilate and pass out. I have like 2 or 3 hundred rounds already made up.

 

[WardenWolf]

While there is no specific law, it is very likely that they could find something to charge you with if they really wanted, even if they had to stretch the truth a bit. Like calling it an explosion / fire hazard and public endangerment, etc. Or calling it "bomb-making materials" simply because you possessed significant quantities of powder and primers, and some leftover pipe from the last time you fixed your kitchen sink. I wouldn't want to reload in California.

 

[yooper_sjd]

there maybe no law as to the number of rds you can store. But to the sum of the net explosive weight of your powder, bulk and loaded as a 1.4 explosive hazard class. I know anything over 50 lbs net explosive weight must be stored in explosive hazmat lockers.

p.s. next 4th of july when you see the police going around and confiscating the elegal fireworks, and their trunk and backseat of squad is just packed, ask them where their explosive (hazmat) driver's license and hazmat plaquard (1.4 explosive) are? that would be in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations for safe transportation of Hazardous materials by air, land and sea. It get's them every time :banghead: