Please read Penal Code 30515.
You have two option and pick one. One option is fixed magazine with you will then be allowed to have all the features you want. The other option, non-fix magazine, is also known as “featureless” rifles which means you cannot have any of the cool looking attachments.
For any rifles that are not semi-auto, you can add as many features as you want.
YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS
- OPTION 1: FIX MAGAZINE
- OPTION 2: NOT FIX MAGAZINE
For purposes of this section, “fixed magazine” means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm action.
OPTION ONE – FIXED MAGAZINE
Any magazine over 10 rounds is considered an assault weapon.
You semi-auto rifle must be 30 inches or longer. Measured from the end of the buffer tube to the other end of the barrel.
It is considered an assault weapon if less than 30 inches.
OPTION TWO – NON-FIX MAGAZINE
Your CANNOT have a pistol grip when you have a non-fixed magazine version rifle.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle. If the stock above is made to not move (or non-adjustable) then it is legal.
A flash suppressor, also known as a flash guard, flash eliminator, flash hider, or flash cone, is a muzzle device attached to the muzzle of a rifle that reduces its visible signature while firing by cooling or dispersing the burning gases that exit the muzzle, a phenomenon typical of carbine-length weapons.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
Please note that this type of attachment usually has perpendicular slotted holes while a flash suppressor has parallel slotted holes.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
Illegal when paired with a non-fixed mag semi-auto rifle.
OVERALL LENGTH MUST BE OVER 30 INCHES
You semi-auto rifle must be 30 inches or longer. Measured from the end of the buffer tube to the other end of the barrel.
It is considered an assault weapon is less than 30 inches.
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