Single Shot Pistol Bulletin

[ugimports]

Just posted a little while ago:

Purchasers should be aware that aftermarket changes or modifications made to certain single shot pistols (i.e. changing upper receivers, connecting gas tubes) may be considered manufacturing these pistols into assault weapons. See California Penal Code section 30515, subdivision (a)(1), for a list of assault weapon characteristics. The purchaser could be in violation of Penal Code section 30600, prohibiting the manufacture of assault weapons, and Penal Code section 30605(a), prohibiting the possession of unregistered assault weapons.

In addition to the above considerations, alterations of a single shot pistol (i.e. changing upper receivers, connecting gas tubes) may also be considered manufacturing an unsafe handgun. See California Penal Code sections 31900-31910 for the definition of unsafe handguns and 32000(a) for more information on illegal acts involving unsafe handguns.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Bureau of Firearms, Customer Support Center at (855) 365-3767 or via e-mail at bofdes@doj.ca.gov.

Apparently they may be willing to answer questions...more likely not, but maybe...

[acespawnshop]

Im pretty sure its what we've been thinking all along and Skyhawk said it before too. You're making an unsafe pistol when they do this so the roster testing would have needed to be done. I told a couple customers this in the past and they looked at me like I was stupid. But we've been sayin this for years. Just that nobody wanted to hear it.

[ugimports]

Im pretty sure its what we've been thinking all along and Skyhawk said it before too. You're making an unsafe pistol when they do this so the roster testing would have needed to be done. I told a couple customers this in the past and they looked at me like I was stupid. But we've been sayin this for years. Just that nobody wanted to hear it.

I think that it has more recently changed with some updated PC regarding what constitutes mfg which has changed as well.

[RoundEye]

I find it interesting that we get bulletins about **** like this, but they won't do one about FLA CDLs.

[BONECUTTER]

This is 100% times with the addition of the Franklin Armory Bolt action AR Pistol being added to the roster today.

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1487186

https://www.oag.ca.gov/sites/oag.ca.gov/files/pdfs/firearms/recentlyadded.pdf

[caliguy93]

Here is something to think about

A safe handgun manufactured/modified to be single shot is not considered manufacturing an exempt handgun and does not avoid the roster..

Single shot pistols that are modified to semi auto are considered manufacturing a new unsafe handgun that must be subject to the roster.

It’s one way or another, either a new handgun is manufactured in both instances, or neither are.

[kemasa]

There is also the issue of taking a registered single shot handgun out of state and doing the modification there, which means no manufacturing a firearm in CA and it is considered the same firearm in terms of bringing back.

[ugimports]

Oh what a tangled web they weave....

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[Aeneas]

Oh what a tangled web they weave....

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Exactly this.

[mr goodguy]

people only wants to hear what they want to hear. One part of single shot do they not understand

[franklinarmory]

This is 100% times with the addition of the Franklin Armory Bolt action AR Pistol being added to the roster today.

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1487186

https://www.oag.ca.gov/sites/oag.ca....entlyadded.pdf

Yes it is coincidental, but I will note that it does not even apply to our pistol. Ours is not a single shot. It is a repeater!

There is also the issue of taking a registered single shot handgun out of state and doing the modification there, which means no manufacturing a firearm in CA and it is considered the same firearm in terms of bringing back.

Wouldn't that be importing a state defined unsafe handgun then?

[acespawnshop]

Curious here Franklin, how did you get something added to the roster? Doesn't the microstamping issue come into play? Or was this pistol in the works with the DOJ prior to the microstamping issue taking effect?

[RoundEye]

Curious here Franklin, how did you get something added to the roster? Doesn't the microstamping issue come into play? Or was this pistol in the works with the DOJ prior to the microstamping issue taking effect?

I believe that microstamping only applies to SemiAutomatic firearms. They add revolvers to the roster all the time. So the CA7 being bolt action is probably an exemption.

[taperxz]

Curious here Franklin, how did you get something added to the roster? Doesn't the microstamping issue come into play? Or was this pistol in the works with the DOJ prior to the microstamping issue taking effect?

Its not a semi-automatic pistol.

[kemasa]

Wouldn't that be importing a state defined unsafe handgun then?

No, it is just returning it. If you have an old handgun and you take it out of state, do you think that it would be illegal to bring it back?