Handgun roster

[Mrbt100]

Has anyone noticed that all of the handguns on the roster have an exp date of 1/1/2016? What's up with that?

[ke6guj]

32015. (a) On and after January 1, 2001, the Department of Justice
shall compile, publish, and thereafter maintain a roster listing all
of the handguns that have been tested by a certified testing
laboratory, have been determined not to be unsafe handguns, and may
be sold in this state pursuant to this part. The roster shall list,
for each firearm, the manufacturer, model number, and model name.
(b) (1) The department may charge every person in this state who
is licensed as a manufacturer of firearms pursuant to Chapter 44
(commencing with Section 921) of Title 18 of the United States Code,
and any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be
manufactured, imports into the state for sale, keeps for sale, or
offers or exposes for sale any handgun in this state, an annual fee
not exceeding the costs of preparing, publishing, and maintaining the
roster pursuant to subdivision (a) and the costs of research and
development, report analysis, firearms storage, and other program
infrastructure costs necessary to implement Sections 31900 to 32110,
inclusive. Commencing January 1, 2015, the annual fee shall be paid
on January 1, or the next business day, of every year.


they amended the law to have all the renewals happen at the first of the year. too many times, manufacturers would forget that a specific renewal was due on 7/5 or some other random date. they'd miss the renewal, the gun would fall of the roster, and they'd have to try to get it relisted. now, with all renewals happening on 1/1 every year, it should make it easier for the manufacturers.

[Mrbt100]

Thanks, good to know.

[halifax]

Many of the in-depth descriptions such as exact SKU numbers have disappeared too. Not all of them though.