Legality Q for displaying AR platform rifles on a wall

[tradecraft]

Regarding AR platform rifles, am I correct in understanding the easiest way to have them legally kosher yet fully-featured (visually) is to drop in 22lr conversion BCGs? These are for rifles for rifles I have no interest in shooting.

[Full Clip]

For display? Just remove the gas tube.
Presto, no longer semi-auto.

[M1NM]

Does the receiver say - multi for caliber?
PS - I couldn't find anything in CA law banning display.

[SkyHawk]

Regarding AR platform rifles, am I correct in understanding the easiest way to have them legally kosher yet fully-featured (visually) is to drop in 22lr conversion BCGs? These are for rifles for rifles I have no interest in shooting.

A maglatch or home made mag latch is completely invisible and the gun will be visually indistinguishable from a free state AR. It can also be reverted to free state function in less than 10 seconds if SHTF

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1659391&highlight=maglatch

You would need a 10rd mag or blocked 10/20 or 10/30 mag

[ldsnet]

For display purpose? Sounds like a perfect job for a uncut 80% lower. Can have what ever grip and stock you want, will pin to your upper, and it isn't a gun!

[Lucky Scott]

I believe that is they are in a locked room, it is considered secure and not illegal to display on the wall.
Of course, I would recommend adding a couple deadbolts and making sure there is no other access like a window. The room basically becomes a walk in gun safe.

[The War Wagon]

OK... I'LL bite.

WHY AR-15 'wallhangers?'

[BillSmith]

WHY AR-15 'wallhangers?'

The OP's first name is Harvey. If he hung AR-15s on the wall, then the room could be referred to as,

Harvey's Wallbangers

[OCEquestrian]

The OP's first name is Harvey. If he hung AR-15s on the wall, then the room could be referred to as,

Harvey's Wallbangers

[beanz2]

That thought has occurred to me at times, a gun hung on the wall does add to the man cave look. At the end, though, I decided not to do it as sometimes the gardener or pool guy might see it and you never know who they'd tell.

LDSNet has the right idea, if you must, use an 80%. As long as they're not made illegal in the coming years.

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[tabascoz28]

The only laws regarding firearm storage inside your own home are when kids are involved. The laws state a 3rd-degree misdemeanor for ACCESS to the firearm, not if it can fire or if ammo can be inserted. So even if you pulled a Mark Walberg in Shooter (remove or file down firing pin) it would only work if the gun is locked down. That unstarted %80 percent is probably your best bet.

https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/penal-code/25100/

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=25100

[qdx450]

hang a replica airsoft.

[IVC]

You have two separate issues: (1) AW laws, and (2) storage/access laws.

If you convert it to rimfire you're good to go. If you go featureless, you are good to go, but they are visually different because of the pistol grip. If you go with the fixed magazine, it must be below 10 rounds but otherwise the rifle is the same as the naughty version. (Featureless can have full capacity magazines if you posses them legally.)

As for storage, you have issue with kids accessing it and you have issue with felons accessing it. Probably more, those are the two from the top of my head. With felons, any access is a problem. With kids it's only if they take it out and cause issues, I believe - check on the most current laws as they keep changing.

[champu]

For display purpose? Sounds like a perfect job for a uncut 80% lower. Can have what ever grip and stock you want, will pin to your upper, and it isn't a gun!

80% lowers I’m familiar with aren’t milled to where the rear take-down lug of the upper receiver will fit.

/edited to add: after some googling it looks like some do and some don’t. I guess I got sold 75% lowers *shakes tiny fist*

[OCEquestrian]

OP, if you are intent on hanging an AR type weapon on your wall.. make sure it is never in plain view of an uncovered window and be careful who comes into your home to see it...just saying.