Gun painting laws?

[lakitustorm]

i couldn't find any threads on this but i was just curious if there are laws on what color your gun can and cannot be. i assume there are and they are restricted to the black/blue,black and steel but i couldn't find any by the book laws. any help?

[repubconserv]

i couldn't find any threads on this but i was just curious if there are laws on what color your gun can and cannot be. i assume there are and they are restricted to the black/blue,black and steel but i couldn't find any by the book laws. any help?

I don't think so. People on here paint their guns pink/ forest colors too. I haven't seen any orange/red/purple guns, but maybe I don't look hard enough?

[Chaos47]

really?
how do you explain all the colored ones in the picture threads? Greens, Tans, Pinks, Purples, Reds are all pretty common... Hell some even have blinged out gold ones

for example: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=128931
and that's just ARs... Tons of AK owners go with Russian Red or Plum furniture not to mention OD and Tan

[Apec]

I wonder if people would paint their guns in those excessively gaudy schemes if they knew that pictures of their work would resurface on gun blogs under the heading "Ugly Gun Sunday."

[cmichini]

Don't give the drooling, bedwetters that write the laws any ideas.

[762.DEFENSE]

You can paint your guns pretty much any color, as long as you don't conceal up the serial numbers I believe.

[stix213]

You are restricted to any of the colors of the rainbow, plus magenta.

[russ69]

Paint the muzzle bright orange. Evidently that makes it safe according to California.

[hellraiser]

Hate to say it guys but there's a law for everything !

12020.3. Any person who, for commercial purposes, purchases, sells,
manufacturers, ships, transports, distributes, or receives a
firearm, where the coloration of the entire exterior surface of the
firearm is bright orange or bright green, either singly, in
combination, or as the predominant color in combination with other
colors in any pattern, is liable for a civil fine in an action
brought by the city attorney of the city or the district attorney for
the county of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Paint the muzzle bright orange. Evidently that makes it safe according to California.

I would be very careful of that too... It may be considered not " immediately recognizable" as a real gun!

12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following
is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year
or in the state prison:
(1) Manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the
state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives,
lends, or possesses any cane gun or wallet gun, any undetectable
firearm, any firearm which is not immediately recognizable as a
firearm,

[Quiet]

Hate to say it guys but there's a law for everything !

12020.3. Any person who, for commercial purposes, purchases, sells,
manufacturers, ships, transports, distributes, or receives a
firearm, where the coloration of the entire exterior surface of the
firearm is bright orange or bright green, either singly, in
combination, or as the predominant color in combination with other
colors in any pattern, is liable for a civil fine in an action
brought by the city attorney of the city or the district attorney for
the county of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

PC 12020.3 is a prohibition of painted (bright orange or bright green or a combo of those colors) firearms for commercial purposes.

It does not cover painted firearms in any color for private use.

So, you can "paint" a firearm any color you want as long as you do not sell it.

[hellraiser]

PC 12020.3 is a prohibition of painted (bright orange or bright green or a combo of those colors) firearms for commercial purposes.

It does not cover painted firearms in any color for private use.

So, you can "paint" a firearm any color you want as long as you do not sell it.

Ok but if a person paints a gun bright orange wouldn't that fall under pc 12020. ? The argument being the gun would look like a toy and not immediately recognizable? I'm not sure 100% but it seems like it could?

[jdberger]

As usual, it's a risk/reward analysis.

Paint your pistol flourescent orange/green and risk a hefty fine. Of course you could fight it - at about $300/hr. But what's the benefit? How does it advance liberty?

[stix213]

Hate to say it guys but there's a law for everything !

12020.3. Any person who, for commercial purposes, purchases, sells,
manufacturers, ships, transports, distributes, or receives a
firearm, where the coloration of the entire exterior surface of the
firearm is bright orange or bright green, either singly, in
combination, or as the predominant color in combination with other
colors in any pattern, is liable for a civil fine in an action
brought by the city attorney of the city or the district attorney for
the county of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).



I would be very careful of that too... It may be considered not " immediately recognizable" as a real gun!

12020. (a) Any person in this state who does any of the following
is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year
or in the state prison:
(1) Manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the
state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives,
lends, or possesses any cane gun or wallet gun, any undetectable
firearm, any firearm which is not immediately recognizable as a
firearm,

oh dang I wasn't aware of that one, good catch

[hellraiser]

Yeah... I see what Quiet is saying about the "commercial" part but my fear is they would/could still nail you for pc 12020.

Personally I think it would be funny but the risk is pretty high.