Legality to buy, own & sell 10.5" complete upper

[tiki]

What I'm curious about is the barrel on an AR pistol. AR barrels are threaded, so how does one legally posses an AR pistol with a threaded barrel?

[morrcarr67]

What I'm curious about is the barrel on an AR pistol. AR barrels are threaded, so how does one legally posses an AR pistol with a threaded barrel?

To have an AR pistol you MUST have a mag lock of some kind to comply with CA AW laws. The mag lock make all those evil features harm lees in the eyes of the law.

[morrcarr67]

Handgun assault weapon laws are different than rifle assault weapon laws.

A rimfire AR pistol must have a maglock on it.
If it doesn't it would be an unregsitered assault weapon due to being able to accept a detachable magazine outside of the pistol grip. [PC 30515(a)(4)(D)]


Penal Code 30515
(a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, "assault weapon" also means any of the following:
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
(A) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning the bearer's hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

All true and thanks for pointing it out but I believe he was talking about a rifle in the last couple of post leading up to this one.

[rromeo]

I live outside of California. I buy a stripped lower receiver. It is legal for me to build it as a pistol. I move to California with this stripped lower receiver that has never been assembled. It is good to go on a federal level, does it pass the sniff test for California's constructive possession laws?

Also, morrcarr67, I reread my earlier posts and I apologize for lack of clarity and if I put off any attitude. That wasn't my intention.

[morrcarr67]

I live outside of California. I buy a stripped lower receiver. It is legal for me to build it as a pistol.

For the most part YES. I don't know all the different states laws but under federal you are GTG.

I move to California with this stripped lower receiver that has never been assembled. It is good to go on a federal level, does it pass the sniff test for California's constructive possession laws?

YES.

Why? because it hasn't gone through CA's DROS system which is what screws us up on building a pistol from a stripped lower we buy in CA. To help cover your butt I would ask the dealer for a copy of the 4473 showing that it has been log out as an "Other".

Also, morrcarr67, I reread my earlier posts and I apologize for lack of clarity and if I put off any attitude. That wasn't my intention.

I just looked over your post and see nothing wrong with them. I hope I didn't saying anything to make you feel like you did.

But, thank you Sir for your concern.

[Maestro Pistolero]

It's not a gun, so have it shipped directly to a friend out of state. Have your friend ship it to the buyer. You'll never be in possession of it.

[45acpfan]

How about, if it is just a barrel with FSB (no receiver attached), is it OK to own it just like that?

[Quiet]

How about, if it is just a barrel with FSB (no receiver attached), is it OK to own it just like that?

See my first post in this thread.

Bottom Line:
As long as you do not own any AR type rifles, you can legally possess the less than 16" barrel.