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Colt sporter in California?

CWatsonCWatson Member Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
In January of 1998 I bought a Colt post-ban LW Match Target Sporter(AR15)in my local gun shop.Recently while in the same shop picking up a frame screw for my Blackhawk I noticed the displays that had Min14s and ARs those years ago,now only had pistols and such.Asking about this the clerk informed me in our conversation that I was suppose to re-register this gun under a newer assault weapons regulation passed since I had bought it.Do I have too(still can?)register it or store it out of state till,or if I ever decide to move out of state.Sorry if it sounds like I have been living under a rock,I have.

Thanks,CW
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Unless a gun store goes out of business and hence turns in its bound book to the ATF, how would California come to know someone bought a black rifle back when they were still legal? Are dealers informing the state or turning in old records? When I had an FFL here in Indiana for a few years, I don't recall ever having to send in records on a single gun purchase, just keeping the form and the notation in my own files.

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  • CWatsonCWatson Member Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Offeror and Saxonpig.Guess it goes into storage till I move to Nevada,crapp that won't be for years.Thanks CW
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  • EOD GuyEOD Guy Member Posts: 931 ✭
    edited November -1
    The DROS report that goes to the Cal DOJ for rifle sales does not contain any information on the rifle. It has information on the purchaser for the background check and the fact that it is a rifle sale.
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  • CWatsonCWatson Member Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't remember the rock I was under being that big,when did this "LAW"take effect?What is the exact penal code on it?Thanks for the info,wish I had found this place before. CW
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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    CW go to http://www.nrawinningteam.com/states/ca.html
    If you participated in your local Member's Council this wouldn't have snuck up, maybe you could have even helped us as we tried to fight it!!

    A brief discussion of the ugly gun ban follows:quote:
    Effective January 1, 2000, the definition of "assault weapon" also includes any of the following: (1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following: (A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon. (B) A thumbhole stock. (C) A folding or telescoping stock. (D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher. (E) A flash suppressor. (F) A forward pistol grip. (2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. (3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches. (4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following: (A) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer. (B) A second handgrip. (C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning his or her hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel. (D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip. (5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. (6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following: (A) A folding or telescoping stock. (B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip. (7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine. (8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. (b) "Assault weapon" does not include any antique firearm. (c) The following definitions shall apply under this section: (1) "Magazine" shall mean any ammunition feeding device. (2) "Capacity to accept more than 10 rounds" shall mean capable of accommodating more than 10 rounds, but shall not be construed to include a feeding device that has been permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate more than 10 rounds. (3) "Antique firearm" means any firearm manufactured prior to January 1, 1899. Firearms that fit the above descriptions which were possessed on December 31, 1999 can be kept if they are registered between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000. Firearms that are on the Roberti-Roos list, but not currently validly registered, cannot now be registered.



    Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis

    Edited by - shootist3006 on 08/20/2002 14:12:29

    Edited by - shootist3006 on 08/20/2002 14:16:06
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  • hondohondo Member Posts: 181 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    CWatson go to http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms for the information you need. After perusing the site you may want look for a job in some other state. Hondo
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Above information is good. Although it has been years since the purchase, you may wish to discuss this with the dealer that illegally
    sold you the arm. You stated that you were recently in the same shop.
    Same ownership? There is no good news for either you or the dealer.
    Better find a boulder for both of you.
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  • CWatsonCWatson Member Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wasn't under the rock for ten years,about three and a half.Death of my father,and the long and prolonged trial of the person who caused his death,followed by my mother taking ill and passing away also, birth of first child.During that time keeping my own company running,yep years can fly by.Do vote,but always for the lesser of two evils.Have converted many into shooters,a few to NRA(most seem to cheap),a fewer into voters.CW

    A near miss is a miss!

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  • CWatsonCWatson Member Posts: 964 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    101airborne,the gun was bought legal.In fact it was not in stock and I had the dealer order it from Colt for me.I am concerned about reregistration(assault) that has taken place since then.Yes it is the same dealer/smith but I don't believe he is responsable to inform me of a law that was passed a couple years after the purchase.My ignorance is my falt and no other's.CW

    A near miss is a miss!

    Wasn't me!
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  • thesupermonkeythesupermonkey Member Posts: 3,905 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you're looking to sell, monkey has money!
    thesupermonkey@Hotmail.com

    Don't worry about the bullet with your name on it, worry about the fragmentation grenade addressed 'To Occupant'.
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