Moving to California

[Smithers]

For Rifles

Use this flowchart to help you figure out if each and every one of your rifles are an assault weapon:

http://www.calguns.net/caawid/flowchart.pdf

This diagram will help you understand if it's possible to bring it in, OR even convert them to legal non-assault weapons status. Note, some rifles cannot be brought in no matter what, so leave those in Nevada.

 

[Nate C.]

If you insist on moving out there, join CRPA. They need all the help they can get.

 

[Zoogster]

So HK Mk. 23 would be an assault weapon since it has a threaded barrel.

If it has a threaded barrel yes. If you used a barrel would no threads it would not be. You could bring it to CA with 10 round or less magazines. You could not purchase it as a CA resident because it is not an the approved pistol list. You could move to CA with it if you already own it.

An AR-15, AK-47 pistol would be an assault weapon since the magazine is forward of the grip and they have a threaded barrel.

That would be stretching it, but could be legal in some cases. Some pistols are also considered assault weapons by name regardless of features. The Bushmaster AR pistol for example is on the assault weapon list.
You still might get arrested and go through a lengthy process since there is not much case law for those yet even if likely to prevail eventualy.

12280. (a)(1) Any person who, within this state, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any assault weapon or any .50 BMG rifle, except as provided by this chapter, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for four, six, or eight years.

Even if correct you might not be able to pay for your defense for too long from behind bars without an income. Simply accidentaly unlocking or jarring your magazine loose if that is what makes it compliant could result in a 4-8 year felony conviction. It might "require a tool" and be compliant, but if removed from the firearm, even by accident while the firearm is assembled you commited a serious felony. Those people with the little button that requires a bullet nose to press think it is so clever. I wonder how clever they would feel if something else pressed up against that in a bag, case etc and was inspected.

 

[Librarian]

Even if correct you might not be able to pay for your defense for too long from behind bars without an income. Simply accidentaly unlocking or jarring your magazine loose if that is what makes it compliant could result in a 4-8 year felony conviction. It might "require a tool" and be compliant, but if removed from the firearm, even by accident while the firearm is assembled you commited a serious felony. Those people with the little button that requires a bullet nose to press think it is so clever. I wonder how clever they would feel if something else pressed up against that in a bag, case etc and was inspected.

Not saying it wouldn't, but shouldn't matter in the case you propose. DOJ has said that a magazine is not 'removable', for aw definition purposes, if it requires a tool to remove it. It does NOT say that the magazine must always be in place.

'Clever' isn't the issue. Following the letter of the law is.

ETA citation and text of California Code of Regulations

California Code of Regulations

Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 39, Department of Justice Regulations for
Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL

5459. Title and Scope.

This chapter shall be known as the "Department of Justice Regulations for Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines," may be cited as such and are referred to herein as "these regulations." The provisions of these regulations shall apply to assault weapons as defined in Penal Code section 12276.1 and as specified pursuant to Penal Code section 12276.5, and large capacity magazines as defined in Penal Code section 12020 (c)(25). These regulations do not apply to assault weapons as defined in Penal Code section 12276.

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED TO IDENTIFY ASSAULT WEAPONS

5469. Definitions

The following definitions apply to terms used in the identification of assault weapons pursuant to Penal Code section 12276.1:

(a) "detachable magazine" means any ammunition feeding device that can be removed readily from the firearm with neither disassembly of the firearm action nor use of a tool being required. A bullet or ammunition cartridge is considered a tool. Ammunition feeding device includes any belted or linked ammunition, but does not include clips, en bloc clips, or stripper clips that load cartridges into the magazine.

So long as the 'bullet button' device (to name just one type) itself remains attached to the lower, that lower does not accept 'detachable magazines', because a magazine, if inserted, cannot be removed without the tool.

It is a subtle technicality, I agree, but on such tiny points our laws are built here.

 

[Ivy Mike]

IIRC, there are a number of gun stores in NV that will securely store guns for you for pretty reasonable prices.
After you figure out what you can and cannot bring, make a few calls and see what its going to cost you.

Also there is the option of selling them and not worrying about it, but that doesn't sound very appealing to me.