Escort BTS12 legal?

[eric1911]

Is the new Escort BTS12 legal in CA?

https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/shotguns/escort-bts-black-12-gauge-3in-semi-automatic-shotgun-18in/p/1646206?avad=211021_b1b28c2bd&utm_source=avantlink&utm_medium=gun.deals&utm_campaign=datafeed

It's semi-auto with detachable mags, 18-inch barrel, overall length 28.7 inches

[Quiet]

Is the new Escort BTS12 legal in CA?

https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/shotguns/escort-bts-black-12-gauge-3in-semi-automatic-shotgun-18in/p/1646206?avad=211021_b1b28c2bd&utm_source=avantlink&utm_medium=gun.deals&utm_campaign=datafeed

It's semi-auto with detachable mags, 18-inch barrel, overall length 28.7 inches

Part in bold makes it illegal in CA.

Under CA assault weapons laws for shotguns, a semi-auto shotgun that does not have a fixed magazine is an assault weapon. [PC 30515(a)(7)]

In order to be CA legal, semi-auto shotguns need to operate using a fixed magazine that can not be removed without disassembling the firearm's action or that is permanently attached in the firearm's magazine well.