Another question I should have known

[sharkman]

But, because I was inactive and uninformed for some time, I am not sure. Besides, I have never owned any of the rifles on the "Banned List".
If a person who is otherwise not restricted from owning a firearm, wanted to buy an "Assault Weapon" as defined in the ban, is it possible to buy one from a friend, who legitimately has one, that he posesses lawfully?
I have a few friends who have some AR-15, AR-180, AUG, etc type weapons, which they have legitimately, and legally. Could I buy from them, and just have some hoops to jump through, so to speak? Or are they banned from ever transferring them in CA?
Reason I ask is, in these economic times, money's tough for many, and it may be an opportunity to acquire something I have never owned, but desire, and help a friend make ends meet, at the same time. But, if I cannot do so legally, I will not do it. As a retired cop, I have no desire to lose my privileges to own and carry a firearm. Certainly not, just to satisfy the urge to own something, I'll be able to buy in a couple of years, when the wife retires, and we move out of The People's Republik of Kalifornia.
I have a feeling that it will not be possible to do so, but I may be wrong, and am sure someone here can give me the straight skinny on the question.

[Stormfeather]

But, because I was inactive and uninformed for some time, I am not sure. Besides, I have never owned any of the rifles on the "Banned List".
If a person who is otherwise not restricted from owning a firearm, wanted to buy an "Assault Weapon" as defined in the ban, is it possible to buy one from a friend, who legitimately has one, that he posesses lawfully?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. You cannot buy a "banned" RAW (Registered Assualt Weapon) here in the PRK. Until we can band together and get these laws changed, its going to stay that way.


I have a few friends who have some AR-15, AR-180, AUG, etc type weapons, which they have legitimately, and legally. Could I buy from them, and just have some hoops to jump through, so to speak? Or are they banned from ever transferring them in CA?

To give you an idea of how bad the situation is, if one of your friends passed away, the recipients of those weapons by direction of their will, cannot even keep those firearms in the state. If they wish to possess them, they would have to ship them out of state and store them out of state.


Reason I ask is, in these economic times, money's tough for many, and it may be an opportunity to acquire something I have never owned, but desire, and help a friend make ends meet, at the same time. But, if I cannot do so legally, I will not do it. As a retired cop, I have no desire to lose my privileges to own and carry a firearm. Certainly not, just to satisfy the urge to own something, I'll be able to buy in a couple of years, when the wife retires, and we move out of The People's Republik of Kalifornia.
I have a feeling that it will not be possible to do so, but I may be wrong, and am sure someone here can give me the straight skinny on the question.

Its sad days we are living in.

[sharkman]

Thanks!

I was sure I'd get the scoop, and almost as sure that this was going to be the answer.
Yeah, what wonderful times we live in. Lord, I can't wait until the wife retires, and we move to Montana.