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I'd like to put a 16.25" barrel on my .22lr handgun and wanted to make sure with the legal eagles here on CGN that I wasn't breaking any federal or CA laws.
From what I understand, federal law doesn't specify a max length barrel for pistols, and CA law has this to say:
To address this, the pistol I'm considering is definitely designed to be interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches, so am I right in thinking that it would not be against any law to put the 16.25" barrel on my pistol receiver?
Extra note: The firearm would have an overall length of 21 inches with the >16" barrel attached, so it wouldn't federally be a "long gun."
From what I understand, federal law doesn't specify a max length barrel for pistols, and CA law has this to say:
12001. (a) (1) As used in this title, the terms "pistol,"
"revolver," and "firearm capable of being concealed upon the person"
shall apply to and include any device designed to be used as a
weapon, from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any
explosion, or other form of combustion, and that has a barrel less
than 16 inches in length. These terms also include any device that
has a barrel 16 inches or more in length which is designed to be
interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.
"revolver," and "firearm capable of being concealed upon the person"
shall apply to and include any device designed to be used as a
weapon, from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any
explosion, or other form of combustion, and that has a barrel less
than 16 inches in length. These terms also include any device that
has a barrel 16 inches or more in length which is designed to be
interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.
Extra note: The firearm would have an overall length of 21 inches with the >16" barrel attached, so it wouldn't federally be a "long gun."
