Featureless with Long Gun Purchased After 2014

[anonymous308]

Sorry to add another discussion on the new regulations.

I searched and came up empty, but I keep seeing people in various threads say rifles bought after 2014 might as well be registered.

My question is why? I understand they are already registered, but not registered as an assault weapon.

What is the concern with going featureless?

Receiving a letter after 2018 asking what one did with these rifles? I can understand the concern if that were the case and you tried to prove you went featureless and they assert the configuration is not featureless.

Am I missing anything else?

[Quiet]

Not sure where you got the 2004 time frame.

DROS of a long gun did not register it with CA DOJ until 01-01-2014.



Summary:
Before 01-01-2014 = DROS of long gun did not register it
After 12-31-2013 = DROS of long gun registered it

[anonymous308]

Not sure where you got the 2004 time frame.

DROS of a long gun did not register it with CA DOJ until 01-01-2014.



Summary:
Before 01-01-2014 = DROS of long gun did not register it
After 12-31-2013 = DROS of long gun registered it

Whoops. Brain Fart. Fixed.

Thanks.

[NapalmCheese]

My question is why? I understand they are already registered, but not registered as an assault weapon.

What is the concern with going featureless?

Some people think that registering at all is anathema to owning an AR-15 derivative. To them any level of registration is bending over and taking it from 'the man', so if you're already bent over by owning a post 2014 AR-15 you might as well just take the whole thing.

Most people concerned with featureless are concerned with their rifles no longer looking 'tactical'. A small subset of people are concerned that cops won't know what a 'featureless' rifle is and will arrest anyone with a featureless rifle for possession of an unregistered assault weapon.