musick
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Hello, I am looking for serious/legal advice here. Any links and/or Title, Chapter, Section and Statue numbers would be appreciated, specifically for San Diego California.
Due to cost of "real" ammo, I want to start getting back into using my air rifle (Beeman R1) to keep my skills up, but have found the navigation of the laws a bit difficult. Does anyone know FOR SURE what the laws are regarding air rifles? I would like to carry the air rifle UNLOADED in a LOCKED case when in public, but plan to use it at a local archery range. Use of bow weapons are permitted at this range. Just for shooting at paper; no hunting, no reckless shooting.
I looked into the law, but it seems vague. In the begining, it classifys BB/air guns as "imitation firearms", yet later it says:
"For these purposes, “imitation firearm” does not include: -Historically significant nonfiring collector’s replicas offered with a wall plaque or presentation case; -BB devices; or -Devices where the entire exterior surface of the device is white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern, as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms, or transparent or translucent as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms (PC § 12555). "
I cant use this in my backyard as I dont have one. Inside my house is also not possible. Does anyone here shoot air rifles? Where, How, etc.? I want to shoot, but in a very LEGAL manner.
Cheers!
Due to cost of "real" ammo, I want to start getting back into using my air rifle (Beeman R1) to keep my skills up, but have found the navigation of the laws a bit difficult. Does anyone know FOR SURE what the laws are regarding air rifles? I would like to carry the air rifle UNLOADED in a LOCKED case when in public, but plan to use it at a local archery range. Use of bow weapons are permitted at this range. Just for shooting at paper; no hunting, no reckless shooting.
I looked into the law, but it seems vague. In the begining, it classifys BB/air guns as "imitation firearms", yet later it says:
"For these purposes, “imitation firearm” does not include: -Historically significant nonfiring collector’s replicas offered with a wall plaque or presentation case; -BB devices; or -Devices where the entire exterior surface of the device is white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern, as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms, or transparent or translucent as provided by federal regulations governing imitation firearms (PC § 12555). "
I cant use this in my backyard as I dont have one. Inside my house is also not possible. Does anyone here shoot air rifles? Where, How, etc.? I want to shoot, but in a very LEGAL manner.
Cheers!