I posted this on calguns, (I don't usually cross post but I thought that there may be some people here who may have insight) It's been edited a bit from my original posting to clear it up a little.
If you were to take an off list AMD 65 Receiver (or AR15 Receiver), and file all necessary federal forms to create an AOW. then built it with no stock and a barrel length of 16 inches, a forward handgrip and, an overall length not quite 26 inches.
would it be exempted from California state 'assault' legislation?
since it has a barrel length of 16 inches and a forward pistol grip it wouldn't be considered a pistol by state or federal law.
since it has an overall length of less than 26 inches it would fall under the definition of concealable.
So if California says its not a pistol, and the feds say its not a rifle could I get a tax stamp and build it?
Assault legislation addresses rifles and pistols, but not alternative semi auto center fire weapons.
I understand that you cannot cut a rifle down to make an aow, I also understand that if you add a forward grip to a rifle that it falls under the ban.
what if it never was a rifle, what if it never was
what if I transfered a bare receiver as an AOW from out of state and built it.
The california law seems to be aimed at regulating SBS and SBR, but it does not seem to address a limited window of AOW's
The law seems rather specific about defining what a rifle is, if the AOW (which in order to meet federal guidelines cannot be made from a weapon with a stock) was created to fall within this happpy medium, then it would not fall under the california state definition of rifle as it was not
if its not a rifle, and its not a pistol, then wouldn't it fall outside of any assult weapon legislation?
It just seems like by being so specific in their definitions they missed a big chunk of nasty black federally regulated guns.
I hope I'm making sense with this.
Any insight would be appreciated
If you were to take an off list AMD 65 Receiver (or AR15 Receiver), and file all necessary federal forms to create an AOW. then built it with no stock and a barrel length of 16 inches, a forward handgrip and, an overall length not quite 26 inches.
would it be exempted from California state 'assault' legislation?
since it has a barrel length of 16 inches and a forward pistol grip it wouldn't be considered a pistol by state or federal law.
since it has an overall length of less than 26 inches it would fall under the definition of concealable.
So if California says its not a pistol, and the feds say its not a rifle could I get a tax stamp and build it?
Assault legislation addresses rifles and pistols, but not alternative semi auto center fire weapons.
I understand that you cannot cut a rifle down to make an aow, I also understand that if you add a forward grip to a rifle that it falls under the ban.
what if it never was a rifle, what if it never was
what if I transfered a bare receiver as an AOW from out of state and built it.
The california law seems to be aimed at regulating SBS and SBR, but it does not seem to address a limited window of AOW's
The law seems rather specific about defining what a rifle is, if the AOW (which in order to meet federal guidelines cannot be made from a weapon with a stock) was created to fall within this happpy medium, then it would not fall under the california state definition of rifle as it was not
if its not a rifle, and its not a pistol, then wouldn't it fall outside of any assult weapon legislation?
It just seems like by being so specific in their definitions they missed a big chunk of nasty black federally regulated guns.
I hope I'm making sense with this.
Any insight would be appreciated
