AR Lower

[Aloha]

Does an AR lower being brought into CA need to have a bullet button installed or can I move to CA with a stripped lower?

Do I have to specify the caliber when registering or can I decide later?

If they have to be caliber specific - can the caliber be changed later?

I want to register several lowers in a mix of calibers and pistol/rifle configurations. That should cover my wants for the foreseeable future

Mahalo!

[bohoki]

if there is no upper it is not a semi-automatic anything

it would not be wise to bring any ones that have the name of a banned rifle

[jkody]

No need to register it at all.

[Aloha]

If I want to configure one as a pistol, I think I read it needs to be registered?

Does the caliber / configuration come into play then?

Mahalo

[T1R]

If I want to configure one as a pistol, I think I read it needs to be registered?

Does the caliber / configuration come into play then?

Mahalo

I believe it has to be initially registered as an AR pistol lower.

Someone should chime in here with more knowledge

[LowThudd]

First, you need to make sure the lowers are not banned by name in CA. Check the flowchart for that info. http://www.calguns.net/caawid/flowchart.pdf Not sure on the pistol lower. If you were already a resident, you would have to do a single shot conversion. But, having the magazine outside of the pistol grip makes it an assault weapon. I think you'll need a bullet button and an upper, but not certain.

http://www.calguns.net/caawid/hgflowchart.pdf

[Junkie]

I would highly suggest registering all of them as pistols unless they've been rifles before. For that, a BB is a good idea. They're pretty cheap.

[drifts1]

I second that, register them all as pistols.

[stix213]

No need to register it at all.

This is no longer true. Now virtually all firearms have to be registered when moving them to CA unless you're just visiting.