CA laws: blackpowder? antiques? and many other questions?

[cpileri]

Regarding California law; I need some learned answers!

1. Are blackpowder arms treated diffeerently than smokeless/cartridge arms in CA?

1a. How about blackpowder cartridge arms? or those revolvers that have conversion cylinders? ( example: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/st...&title=REVOLVER+CARTRIDGE+CONVERSION+CYLINDER )

1b. Are blackpowder long guns regulated at all? or any differently than BP handguns?

1c. can a CA resident receive a BP arm (hand, long, etc) thru the mail from Cabela's or somewhere legally without paperwork?

2. Antiques (pre-1899)? same questions?
2b. can antiques be owned and traded and bought/sold freely and privately to CA residents or between CA residents?
2c. Can a CA resident order one of those antique Turk mausers to his or her front door legally without paperwork?

3. what year did private sale/trade of firearms become illegal in CA?
3a. did they all become illegal at once, or different dates/laws for handguns vs. longguns?

4. Possessory Interest: is it considered an 'illegal transfer' in Ca to leave a rifle at another CA resident's home? i.e. you retain ownership of it, but you left it at your buddy's house for whatever reason?

Thanks 1,000,000 in advance for your time and expertise!
C-

 

[LAR-15]

I believe antique firearms are regulated the same as Federal law.

 

[BenW]

I could guess at some of your questions, but I'll just answer the ones I know for a fact (unless some varmint Democrat legislator snuck somethin' in without me knowing about it):

1) Yes
1c) Yes (for non-cartridge BP firearms -- don't know about cartridge)
3a) Different dates, with scary, evil handguns being the first regulated.

 

[TimRB]

"1c. can a CA resident receive a BP arm (hand, long, etc) thru the mail from Cabela's or somewhere legally without paperwork?"

Yes. I purchased a blackpowder revolver from Cabela's and it was delivered to my door with no FFL or waiting period required. The things are simply not "firearms" as far as California is concerned.

Tim

 

[cpileri]

Thanks

Thanks for the info on the BP stuff, folks.
Still curious to the antique laws and any laws dealing with leaving your rilfe at a friends house, esp since , as was pointed out, CA can be a minefield of little technical violations that those of us whoo live in the United States don't worry about.
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[cpileri]

flare launchers? lots of boats in the CA coast!

What about flare launchers?
are those surplus German WWII 26.5mm flare pistols, or a plastic orange Orion 12ga launcher, considered firearms in CA (probably considered handguns, i bet).
What about the rifle length flare launchers? I know CA banned the CMP launcher with the foward and rear handgrip since it looked too 'assault-like'. But how about the launchers that have no foward pistol grip?

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