Frequently Asked Questions - California Assault Weapon Registration

Firearms Division of the California Attorney Generals Office ^ | FR Post 7-27-02 | Attorney General Office - State of California

[vannrox]

Um... Excuse me, but what about the Second Amendment?

[goldstategop]

Any one who was stupid enough to register their so called assault weapon will probably have their handguns subject to confiscation one day.

[Blue Screen of Death]

If Barney Frank finds out California has a Penal Code, he will probably move there.

[Free the USA]

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[mvpel]

The Ninth Circus Court of Appeals ruled years ago that the Second Amendment protects a "collective" right pertaining only to on-duty National Guard, so California has felt free to pass any ridiculous gun laws they like. The Thermopylae Group is planning to correct that.

[Glenn]

The Thermopylae Group is planning to correct that.

They haven't updated the status on their web site yet this year. Where's the support?

[bruoz]

"I want to keep my assault weapon defined by characteristics (PC section 12276.1, SB 23). What am I required to do?"If you are still in possession of an unregistered assault weapon, you may not keep it. Your only option is to relinquish it to a law enforcement agency.

What about this?

Article IV of the U.S. Constitution: Section 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.

[goldstategop]

Which begs the question. If a so called assault weapon was never registered how would law enforcement know it existed? Try as they might the Kalifornistan gun banners can't confiscate all of them.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Incidentally, I called these bozos and asked if there was a problem if I transported my "assault weapons" through California during a change in residence. The squirt told me that it was "technically illegal" and may be a felony.

The FAQ on the website, on the other hand, says that it's OK, as long as they are in a locked case or locked trunk, meeting the same travel regulations as handguns possessed by non-CCW holders.
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/travel.htm

[goldstategop]

You're the bozo. If you want to get arrested for asserting your RKBA arms, don't come cryin' to the FR when you let the gun banners know you have something in your possession that allows them to make an example of you.

[Mulder]

The only revelant question concerning this illegal and treasonous legislation is:

"By what authority do you claim to be able to infrige upon the Rights of Americans?"

[backhoe]

To read about people with better common sense, look here:

Swiss Gun Laws- and some rebuttal to HCI "spin"-- Thread II

[jrp]

Can I inherit and keep a registered assault weapon? No. Pursuant to California Penal Code section 12285(b), any person who obtains title to a registered assault weapon by bequest or intestate succession shall, within 90 days, render the weapon permanently inoperable, sell the weapon to a licensed gun dealer who has a permit from the Department of Justice to purchase assault weapons, obtain a permit from the Department of Justice to possess assault weapons, or remove the weapon from this state.

Anything I can't pass on to my heirs does not belong to me. In other words, if you registered your gun, it is now the property of the state of California. They are graciously allowing you hold it for them until you die or they change the law and come knocking sooner.

Molon Labe.

[mvpel]

Is your name on the list yet?

[mvpel]

You can ask that question as long and as loud as you like, and they'll still throw you in jail. They're prosecuting 75-year-old WW-II veterans, what makes you think they'd treat you any differently?

[mvpel]

The current legal status in the Ninth Circuit is that there is no "privelege or immunity" to own certain kinds of semiautomatic rifles, and that the police power can be exercised as the legislature sees fit to control or prohibit such firearms.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"If you want to get arrested for asserting your RKBA arms, don't come cryin' to the FR when you let the gun banners know you have something in your possession that allows them to make an example of you."

I think you seriously misunderstand the situation. I am not baiting them into arresting me. I am not acceding to their dumb laws. I am not informing them about my plans.

I simply called the bozos, and they gave me dishonest legal advice that wrongly suggested that my rights were narrower under the law than they are.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

If I have a friend who lives in California and didn't register his AK, can he legally sell it to me? Can it be a private sale and then I carry/ship it back home? Must it go through a FFL to an FFL?

[Pearls Before Swine]

If Barney Frank finds out California has a Penal Code, he will probably move there.

Any chance you made a typo? Did you mean "Penile Code?"

[Redcloak]

Um... Excuse me, but what about the Second Amendment?

Shouldn't this be posted under humor?

A little CA joke for y'all!