Bushmaster Assault Rifle legal in Cali

[johncmng]

Just looking at the Roberti Roos list and it has Bushmaster Assault Rifle and the XM15(all) on it. Does that mean ALL busher master rifle are illegal?

[Nathan]

BM has several models that are CA-legal.

http://www.bushmaster.com/firearms/state_compliant.asp

[Merc1138]

Just looking at the Roberti Roos list and it has Bushmaster Assault Rifle and the XM15(all) on it. Does that mean ALL busher master rifle are illegal?

No.

The XM15 is a specific set of models, as is the "Assault Rifle". Here's one with wood furniture, there are also versions with plastic furniture



Here's an arfcom thread with some more info and pics http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=2&t=222400

[wweigle]

Interesting. My RAW Bushmaster AR-15 purchased in 1994 is stamped Mod. XM15-E2S. Its is a basic AR receiver. The AR series Bushmaster branded XM15 model are listed in appendix B, AR series in the CalGuns flow chart, and are a listed by name AW under California Law. I had to register mine in the second phase of registration in 2001.

[sigstroker]

The list came out in multiple phases. The first list allowed me to have a number of cool guns here. When the second list came out (or maybe it was the third) I had to move those guns out of state. BTW, they did leave off some interesting models, some of which I had, but took them out of state when the all-encompassing "evil gun" ban took effect.

I remember seeing one of those Bushmaster Assault Rifles, which was made by a different company than the current Bushmaster, and it was a real POS.

[dachan]

No.

The XM15 is a specific set of models, as is the "Assault Rifle". Here's one with wood furniture, there are also versions with plastic furniture
Here's an arfcom thread with some more info and pics http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=2&t=222400

To clarify, the Bushmaster Assault Rifle pictured has nothing to do with the XM15. The Bushmaster Assault Rifle, also known as the Bushmaster First Generation, uses an AK-47 type gas system and was banned by name in the first phase of CA's AW ban (Roberti-Roos AW Control Act of 1989). It is pictured and described on page 21 of the AW Guide:

http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/forms/awguide.pdf?

Bushmaster later abandoned the First Generation design and switched to the standard Colt/Armalite design. Most of these Bushmaster products were banned in the second phase of CA's AW ban (Kasler (v. Lockyer) List). Referencing p62 of the AW Guide, any Bushmaster with XM15 as the model on the receiver is banned.

Last year, Bushmaster started producing receivers no longer marked XM15, these are considered OLL and okay in CA if configured properly.

[johncmng]

So is someone was to slap on a different lower on the rifle then you're go to go?

[luckystrike]

dear lord that thing is not easy on the eyes^^^

[BLK]

I don't know about bushmaster but Bustmaster "assault rifle" is not!

[Norcal_tom]

yup no such thing as an assault rifle. you should change the title, please.

[russ69]

yup no such thing as an assault rifle. you should change the title, please.

Yes there is. They are full auto or select fire.

[sigstroker]

Bushmaster later abandoned the First Generation design and switched to the standard Colt/Armalite design. Most of these Bushmaster products were banned in the second phase of CA's AW ban (Kasler (v. Lockyer) List). Referencing p62 of the AW Guide, any Bushmaster with XM15 as the model on the receiver is banned.

Not really. Read the history on the arfcom link. The Bushmaster that manufactured the Bushmaster Assault Rifle was taken over by Quality Parts. Quality Parts was already selling AR-15 clones. They kept the Bushmaster company name but dropped the POS rifle that the company had produced.

I don't know about bushmaster but Bustmaster "assault rifle" is not!

Doesn't matter what your opinion is, it's the name of that rifle.

[Dinosaur Jr]

yup no such thing as an assault rifle. you should change the title, please.

"Assault Rifle" is defined by the military as an intermediate caliber rifle that uses a detachable magazine and is capable of selective fire, burst/semi-auto/full-auto.

"Assault Weapon" is a political and legal term that refers to different types of firearms and weapons, usually poorly defined by cosmetic appearances, and has differing meanings, usages and purposes.

[Merc1138]

yup no such thing as an assault rifle. you should change the title, please.

Yes, there is specifically a Gwinn/Bushmaster Assault Rifle. That is what it was named when it was manufactured, "Assault Rifle". How did you miss the fairly large image?

[DBLee]

When I saw that, I literally said out loud "god, DAMN that is ugly."

It looks like someone threw a bunch of AR, AK, and SKS parts in a bin and tried building a rifle with a plasma torch.