Question by : Can you own an AK 47 in California and what specifications?
I want to buy an AK 47 and have it shipped with no clip. Then get a small one when it gets here. There is also a 2nd grip in the front of the gun I think needs to be removed to be legal. Please let me know if you know about the california laws for getting / having an AK47
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Answer by Hannan K
get m16, ak is for losers
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WRG says
The short answer is no.
The longer answer is…
It is unlawful to offer for manufacture, sale, give or
lend any “assault weapon” or .50 caliber BMG rifle. It is
unlawful to possess an “assault weapon” or a .50 caliber
BMG rifle unless it is properly registered with the state.
The registration period for “assault weapons” and .50 caliber
BMG rifles has ended. If an individual has an unregistered”
assault weapon” or .50 caliber BMG rifle after the registration
period has ended, law enforcement would prefer
that they turn the “assault weapon” in to law enforcement.
Anyone with a registered “assault weapon” or .50 caliber
BMG rifle wishing to legally dispose of the firearm: can
sell it to a dealer with an “assault weapons” permit (for
such firearms) and .50 caliber BMG rifle permit (for such
rifles); or with both type of permits; relinquish it to local
law enforcement (after making an appointment); remove
the “assault weapon” or .50 BMG caliber rifle from the state
or destroy it. Any person inheriting a registered “assault
weapon” or .50 caliber BMG rifle has 90 days to render
the weapon permanently inoperable, sell to an approved
firearms dealer, obtain a permit from the Department of
Justice to possess firearms, or move the gun out of state.
Pawning “assault weapons” and .50 caliber BMG rifles is
not permitted.
California law defines “assault weapons” in two
ways:
• firearms listed on the original Roberti Roos assault
weapons law or in the California Code of Regulations.
• by the specific generic characteristics.
A further explanation of firearms considered “assault
weapons” can be found on the Department
of Justice website.