assult rife question

[VytamenC Tactical]

i had a question asked to me by a freind a few months ago. he lives in arizona and will be moving to ca in the coming year and he has a poly technologies mak 90. i have inspected the list and under poly tech it dosent list mak 90 as a baned weapon. how ever norinco does have the mak 90 as band. no my question is here in cali is this a baned weapon if she changes the thumbhole stock to a non pistol grip ak stock

[Rob454]

I think the Mak 90 is banned by name doesn't matter who makes it. I maybe wrong about that. Worse thing that happens is he has it rebuilt on a different receiver using all the old parts.
personally I think he would get more if he sold the 90 and then just bought a cali legal AK. If he lived in california before 2000 and had 30 round mags he can reuse them so tell him not to sell them

[CSACANNONEER]

If he lived in california before 2000 and had 30 round mags he can reuse them so tell him not to sell them

He did not have to live here. He would have just had to bring the mags to California prior to 1-1-2000. He could have just been visiting or passing through but, as long as they were in California for a second prior to the ban, he can bring them back to California.

[VytamenC Tactical]

i need a definite answer for her anybody else with knowledge on this matter that can give me incite

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

Allow me to quote the relevant Penal Code (non-relevant subsections deleted for brevity and clarity):

12020. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:

(23) The importation of a large-capacity magazine by a person who
lawfully possessed the large-capacity magazine in the state prior to
January 1, 2000, lawfully took it out of the state, and is returning
to the state with the large-capacity magazine previously lawfully
possessed in the state.

For further insight, I recommend that you read the entirety of 12020. California Penal Codes are located online here.

[five.five-six]

what's this "assault rifle" you speak of?

[CHS]

It's just like the Saiga's. One importers Saigas are banned, another are not.

If it's not a Norinco MAK 90, it's going to be legal assuming it has a maglock or is rendered featureless.