Will the spas 12 ever be legal again ?

[5thgen4runner]

just wondering do to many other semi auto's are legal. Why are the named spec. any info would help.

[tonelar]

Unless RRoos is overturned the SPAS will remain illegal here in Cali.

I own one and trust me, its cool and all, but it has a hard time keeping up with my M1S90.

[cali_armz]

just wondering do to many other semi auto's are legal. Why are the named spec. any info would help.

i would imagine the reason they are banned by name is because they were available during a time when clinton had the authority to ban exotic firearms. early to mid 90s were not a good time for assault weapons in this country.

although it is true that the spas 12 with a collapsible stock and pistol grip has enough evil features on it to be banned by configuration as well as name.

the reason for that?

some people are stupid and want to scapegoat guns for the violent actions that some people do with them. but it never occurred to these people to ban cars because of the felonies that were committed with them.

[5thgen4runner]

amazing just amazing...worthless people

i would imagine the reason they are banned by name is because they were available during a time when clinton had the authority to ban exotic firearms. early to mid 90s were not a good time for assault weapons in this country.

although it is true that the spas 12 with a collapsible stock and pistol grip has enough evil features on it to be banned by configuration as well as name.

the reason for that?

some people are stupid and want to scapegoat guns for the violent actions that some people do with them. but it never occurred to these people to ban cars because of the felonies that were committed with them.

[5thgen4runner]

your lucky...ever since i was a kid(i mean a younger kid) ive always found the semi or pump a interesting feature of the spas. are they legal to buy a grandfathered in ones or is it like the ar...etc situation.

Unless RRoos is overturned the SPAS will remain illegal here in Cali.

I own one and trust me, its cool and all, but it has a hard time keeping up with my M1S90.

[AJAX22]

One of the letters currently sitting on the desk of the BATFE tech branch right now may give us a path to CA legal SPAS 12's...

[ke6guj]

your lucky...ever since i was a kid(i mean a younger kid) ive always found the semi or pump a interesting feature of the spas. are they legal to grandfathered in ones or is it like the ar...etc situation.

then just get a Benelli M3 and you can have the convertable auto / pump shotgun.

[5thgen4runner]

any links to this info?

One of the letters currently sitting on the desk of the BATFE tech branch right now may give us a path to CA legal SPAS 12's...

[ke6guj]

One of the letters currently sitting on the desk of the BATFE tech branch right now may give us a path to CA legal SPAS 12's...

sweet.

[The King]

I own one and trust me, its cool and all, but it has a hard time keeping up with my M1S90.

You own one. I only shot one. It was the biggest, most unwieldy, gun i ever fired. Or maybe I was the unwieldy one...

[5thgen4runner]

then just get a Benelli M3 and you can have the convertable auto / pump shotgun.

i never knew the m3 are auto/pump...its just a dream i've had to say i have a spas 12.

[Saigon1965]

Perhaps then I can bring one of them back to this side of the curtain -

sweet.

I don't believe it's you -

You own one. I only shot one. It was the biggest, most unwieldy, gun i ever fired. Or maybe I was the unwieldy one...

[Quiet]

i would imagine the reason they are banned by name is because they were available during a time when clinton had the authority to ban exotic firearms. early to mid 90s were not a good time for assault weapons in this country.

although it is true that the spas 12 with a collapsible stock and pistol grip has enough evil features on it to be banned by configuration as well as name.

the reason for that?

some people are stupid and want to scapegoat guns for the violent actions that some people do with them. but it never occurred to these people to ban cars because of the felonies that were committed with them.

The Franchi SPAS-12 being banned had nothing to do with the Clinton Administration.
The Franchi SPAS-12 was make/model banned in CA in 1989. [PC 12276(c)(1)]

Interesting side note:
Almost every firearm used in the movie "Terminator" was make/model banned in the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Ban of 1989.

During the mid-1990s, Franchi discontinued the SPAS-12. This had nothing to do with USA gun laws.
Beretta owns Franchi and Benelli.
When Benelli developed the M-3 Super 90, Beretta made the decision to discontinue the Franchi SPAS-12.
The reason was because they were both semi-auto/pump combo shotguns designed for the Mil/LE market and the Benelli was the superior version. Also at the time, only Beretta (Franchi/Benelli) was marketing semi-auto/pump combo shotguns, so Beretta also wanted to stop competing aganist its self.
Under Beretta's vision, Franchi no longer makes shotguns for the Mil/LE market.

[bohoki]

they aren't that great they look fantastic but the saiga 12 platform has so much more to offer

[5thgen4runner]

interesting info thanks guys thanks.!!!