Search Terms: September 2007

Ultimately, it's the goal of TGW to know everything. But until then, the best way for it to grow in usefulness is for articles to get written in response to searches you folks make.

Unfortunately, September's list is much longer than I can answer at a single sitting. So I'm leaving the partially-answered un-answered list up, and answering/condensing questions as I encounter them. It may not look like it, but I have weeded out over 50% of the search terms already as typos or duplicates.

Articles Written or Updated in response to these questions

I do tend to give quick responses to a lot of the questions in here. However, some questions come up often enough (or the area is murky enough) that they warrant new articles or updates to existing ones.

• About "California-Approved" things...
• California Legal Considerations for the FN PS90 and FS2000 Rifles
• California Magazine Law Summary
• California Shotgun Law Summary
• Measuring shotgun barrel length
• Legal Disposal of California Assault Weapons
• Local laws in Los Angeles (and Reseda), CA

California Related

• california approved rifles: California does not maintain any form of 'approved' list for rifles.
• california legal (mp5/ps90/ak-47/ar-15): There are no especially "california legal" versions of these rifles. As long as a weapon is not on the assault weapon list, and is not in violation of the SB23 assault weapon feature list, it is California legal by definition. The challenge is that most of these rifles, in their normal configuration, violate SB23. California compliance kits bring the rifles into SB23 compliance.
• ar-15 fixed magazine: As codified in law, a fixed magazine rifle is any rifle in which a magazine cannot be detached from the rifle without the use of a tool. There are a number of commercially available kits which convert an AR-15 into a fixed magazine rifle.
• ca off list rifles: Xenophobe, on Calguns.net, maintains a file he calls "the official off-list list". That document is the best answer to this question; unfortunately, it is not on TGW as of this writing.
• legal california assault rifles: As noted here, assault rifles per se are restricted to a very small set of individuals. An average citizen may not buy or possess an assault rifle, but may possess rifles which do not qualify as assault rifles under California law.
• monsterman grip legal in california: The MMG has been neither approved not disapproved by the DOJ. However, various DOJ phone clerks have recommended it to callers.
• ca legal pistol grip for ar-15: There is no "California-legal AR-15 pistol grip". There are, however, grips which attach to the pistol grip mounting stud and do not provide a pistol grip. One important note is that pistol grips are only illegal on semi-automatic, centerfire rifles with detachable magazines. 22LR, bolt-action, or fixed-magazine AR's may legally have pistol grips.
• california approved handguns for sale - year 2007: See LegalCaliforniaApprovalInformation.
• california ar15 22 conversion: There's nothing special about whether a 22 conversion happens in or out of California.
• legal assault rifle california: See LegalCaliforniaApprovalInformation. Short answer is "no, you can't acquire a new one; you may continue to possess ones you have already registered with the Bureau of Firearms".
• pump action pistol grip in california: This is entirely legal, whether the pump action weapon is a rifle or shotgun. See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• rifle stock retaining bracket ar-15: You are probably asking about the SRB, which is actually a Spring Retaining Bracket. This device is almost never used in new builds, as it has been superseded by the Monsterman Grip. Mud of Calguns, the SRB's designer, has moved on to work on the http://blackstararms.com/ Blackstar Arms AR-15 variant lower receiver.
• rimfire ca law: Rimfire rifles are exempt from the California assault weapon ban. However, rimfire pistols are not. Thus, 22LR pistols are not exempt from the prohibition against threaded barrels, etc.
• .50 beowulf legal in california: Yes, the Beowulf is legal in California. There's a big difference between the 50 BMG, which is banned by dimensions, and the 50 Beowulf, which has only one point of similarity (the diameter of its projectile).
• .22 california legal ak47s: Any federally legal AK-47 which is not on California's specific ban list, is California-legal. That having been said, the Armscor AK-22 is frequently thought of as an AK, and it is not even remotely related to the AK-47. However, the Romanian military trainer, presently marketed by Century Arms, is indeed a modified AK-47, and I can personally state that it functions quite reliably with the right brands of ammunition.
• legality of gun ak parts kits california: Completely legal, on a state level. However, bear in mind that constructive possession can apply to kits with barrels under 16". This is a federal issue, not California.
• ar15 california legal grip: See 'Monsterman Grip'.
• pistol grip shotguns legal in california: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• ps90 barrel replacement california: At present, the only commercially available replacement barrels for the PS90 are the 10" SBR barrels available from CMMG. A 10" barrel would only be useful with a permanently affixed non-flash-hider extension. I believe a 22" barrel would actually be ideal for California purposes - no "evil features", and it would also bring the rifle's overall length up to 30" without the use of additional stock or barrel extensions.
• ps90 stock california: See LegalCaliforniaPS90andFS2000, newly written in response to this and similar questions.
• ptr-91 magazine lock: There are two PTR-91 magazine lock designs currently being used in California. One is a "bullet button" style, designed by Radd of Calguns.net and sold by Cold War Shooters, and the other was designed and manufactured by Rorschach of Calguns.
• are ps90 california legal: See LegalCaliforniaPS90andFS2000, newly written in response to this and similar questions.
• are semi automatic shotguns legal in california: Yes, provided that they don't qualify as assault weapons.
• buy ar15 from another state and move to ca: That's legal, as long as the AR-15 is not on the banned list and complies with the SB-23 feature list.
• what are the laws regarding shotguns in ca: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• laws in california for the length for rifles: 30" minimum for semi-automatic centerfire rifles; 26" for all others (rimfire, bolt action, etc)
• legal barrel length for rifles in california: 16" for rifles, same as federal law. Unfortunately, you can't register short barrelled rifles in CA.
• legality prince50: Neither approved nor disapproved; legal according to the letter of the law.
• california legal ar-15 magazines: See LegalCaliforniaMagazines, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• california legal short barrel rifle: California does not sign off on SBR permits, generally speaking, unless you've got lots of political connections or are making movies.
• california pinned ar-15: Neither approved nor disapproved; legal according to the letter of the law.
• saiga california: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• ak-47 fixed magazine california: Neither approved nor disapproved; legal according to the letter of the law.
• pistol grips for sks assault rifles: An SKS assault rifle is any SKS rifle with a detachable magazine. This means the Russian and Chinese SKSes; however, the Romanian, Yugoslavian, Albanian, etc "SKSes" are not actually SKS rifles and may legally have detachable magazines. You may not have a pistol grip on a detachable-magazine SKS. However, a pistol gripped stock is completely legal on a fixed-magazine SKS.
• remove ar15 pistol grip: There's a screw up inside of the grip. Usually it takes a flathead screwdriver.
• saiga .223 california legal: Depends on the importer. Saigas imported by Kalashnikov USA are banned. RAA, on the other hand, is not.
• ar15 conversion kit legal california: Neither approved nor disapproved; legal according to the letter of the law.
• high capacity magazines if preban in california: See LegalCaliforniaMagazines, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• how to sell california assault rifles: You may sell a registered assault rifle, however it may only be to an out-of-state party (no Californian may buy it), and the transfer must be done through a California dealer with an assault weapon dealer's permit.
• is a semiautomatic shotgun legal in california: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• is collapsible stock for an sks legal in california: Yes, provided that you don't have a detachable magazine on the SKS.
• is it legal to do a private party transfer not face to face: Apparently not. I thought you could, but was informed otherwise.
• ammobros: They're an ammunition store in Cerritos, and sell a few guns too.
• is it legal to have a threaded 22lr barrel in ca: On a rifle, yes. Threaded barrels are not regulated under California law on rifles. They are, however, strictly prohibited on pistols.
• is it legal to remove a thumbhole stock: Sure. Whether it's legal to install can be questionable, but removal is never regulated.
• is pistol grip shotgun legal in california: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• is the fn fs2000 california compliant: See LegalCaliforniaPS90andFS2000, newly written in response to this and similar questions.
• ca approved ar15: California (specifically, Ignatius Chinn) has approved the Evans Gunsmithing welded-magwell AR-15. Letters of approval exist for most of the various brands of off-list AR-15 receiver as well.
• ca approved garand: Unaltered M1 Garands (i.e. those which still use en bloc clips) are all California-legal. If they've been modified to accept detachable magazines, make sure you don't have a flash hider on the front.
• ca legal .223 rifle: There's a lot of them out there. My personal favorite is the AR-15.
• ca legal non fixed magazine rifles: AR-15's using monsterman grips are legal, as are the Robinson Arms M96CA?, the Ruger Mini-14, Kel-Tec SU-16CA, and a plethora of others.
• ca. law short barrel shotgun: See LegalCaliforniaShotgunGuide, newly written in response to this and related questions.
• ps90 barrel replacement california: See LegalCaliforniaPS90andFS2000, newly written in response to this and similar questions.
• fal monster man grip: He keeps talking about doing one - there is none yet.
• off list mp5 receivers: Special Weapons still has a few off-list MP5-compatible receivers.
• is it legal to have a threaded 22lr barrel in ca: On a rifle, yes. On a handgun, no.
• how to sell california assault rifles: See LegalCaliforniaDisposalOfAssaultWeapons, newly written in response to this question.
• reseda ca gun law: See LegalCaliforniaCityLosAngeles, newly written in response to this question.

General AK Questions

• .22 california legal ak47s: What you want is the WASR-22, from Century Arms.
• nhm 90 illegal: As far as I can tell, there never was an NHM-90. There's the MAK-90 by Norinco, and the NHM-91. The NHM-91 is, like the modern AES-10B, a sporterized RPK with a 20" or so barrel. The MAK-90 is an AK-47 variant with a thickened receiver and a thumbhole stock. In California, the MAK-90 is listed and definitely illegal to bring into the state, however continued possession of a properly registered MAK-90 is legal. Federally, there's no law against owning a MAK-90 or NHM-91.

General AR Questions

• 50 beowulf conversion kit: All you need is a 50 Beowulf upper and magazine. The magazine isn't 100% mandatory, but it does feed more reliably than an unmodified one.
• bohica arms ultramag: Two distinctly separate uppers. Bohica Arms makes the FAR-50, while Safety Harbor Firearms makes the Ultramag-50.

-- SeanNewton - 04 Oct 2007

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