CA import question, pre-ban M14/M1A

[Kaylee]

Hi!

As noted in general, I'm going to be showing off an M1A gizmo down CA way, and it suddenly occured to me... my showpiece is a pre-ban with real live evil flash supressor and even evil-er bayo lug.

So um..... should I just pull off the whole FS assembly before I leave Idaho in order to stay legal, or do the laws care if --

1 -- the rifle is Fed legal
and
2 -- the rifle is only in the state for about 4 days?


thanks!

-K

 

[Duke of Lawnchair]

Kaylee, my advice would be to call the California Dept. of Justice Firearms Division and ask one of their agents.

 

[Handy]

The only way you can take a rifle like that into Cali is if you are going to a sanctioned match-maybe if you are just passing through, also.

Showing off? Nope, unless you want to grind off the lug, as well.

 

[Kaylee]

Well, I just talked to a Ms. Kathy Quinn at the CA DOJ.. so you guys are my witnesses.

She said as long as I removed the flash suppressor/bayo lug/font sight assembly to get rid of the Evil Features (and didn't sell my Evil 20 round mag to anyone while I was there) -- all was kosher.

Oh..um... though it just occured to me. Is a threaded muzzle a CA evil feature? I know she said the bayo lug wasn't.


** edit.. just answered my own question.
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/sb23.htm
looks like I'm cool.

-K

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

what gizmo and where?

I'd like to take a look, and depending when, you might be able to shoot in a match while you're here.

 

[No4Mk1*]

Good luck shooting a rifle in California with the front sight in Idaho.

 

[El Rojo]

Yeah I just warned you about that in the other forum. When the law first came out there was this thing about having a threaded barrel, but somehow the M1A got around it or they dropped that part. All you have to do is put on a PRK legal muzzle break. Since the bayonet lug is on the flash supressor, it is as easy as can be. Don't have a PRK legal flash supressor? You can probably pick one up at a gun shop here in the PRK. Otherwise you gotta wait a few months to get one from SA.