Posted on Nov 12, 2015
Has anyone ever obtained a Military Assault Weapons Permit in California?
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Team,
So i have recieved PCS orders to Camp Pendelton, CA. Like any good officer the first thing i did was research laws on safely tranporting my Privately Owned Weapons to my new duty station. To my surprise, there is no longer a achievable solution to military members legally posessing their assault weapons when stationed in CA. Previously you could apply for a Military Assault Weapons Permit that just required the Application, 19$ fee, Military ID and PCS Orders. However, now they have added a new requirement in order to obtain a Military Assault Weapons Permit that cannot be fullfilled, that requirement being; "Official letter signed by the applicant's Base Commander, establishing that a bona fide necessity exists for use of personal assault weapons in sanctioned military activities. The letter must include a current telephone number for the Base Commander's office."
As everyone knows you cant use POW's in the performance of offical military activites.
my questions is who else has been in this situation recently and are any of you stationed at Camp Pendleton at the moment and obtained this "official letter"?
So i have recieved PCS orders to Camp Pendelton, CA. Like any good officer the first thing i did was research laws on safely tranporting my Privately Owned Weapons to my new duty station. To my surprise, there is no longer a achievable solution to military members legally posessing their assault weapons when stationed in CA. Previously you could apply for a Military Assault Weapons Permit that just required the Application, 19$ fee, Military ID and PCS Orders. However, now they have added a new requirement in order to obtain a Military Assault Weapons Permit that cannot be fullfilled, that requirement being; "Official letter signed by the applicant's Base Commander, establishing that a bona fide necessity exists for use of personal assault weapons in sanctioned military activities. The letter must include a current telephone number for the Base Commander's office."
As everyone knows you cant use POW's in the performance of offical military activites.
my questions is who else has been in this situation recently and are any of you stationed at Camp Pendleton at the moment and obtained this "official letter"?
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Camp Pendleton
State of California
Firearms and Guns
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If you replace your AR-15 magazine release with a "bullet button" then it's no longer an "assault weapon" in California... at least for now. Just don't insert a magazine into it of over 10 rounds capacity, as that becomes illegal.
I suggest you learn more about the "bullet button" for yourself. There are many places that sell it. It basically converts your magazine release to require a tool or a bullet to press, which makes your rifle no longer a detachable magazine rifle, which makes it no longer subject to assault weapon laws (just don't have a magazine over 10 rounds either way!).
http://bulletbutton.com/
I suggest you learn more about the "bullet button" for yourself. There are many places that sell it. It basically converts your magazine release to require a tool or a bullet to press, which makes your rifle no longer a detachable magazine rifle, which makes it no longer subject to assault weapon laws (just don't have a magazine over 10 rounds either way!).
http://bulletbutton.com/
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LTC Yinon Weiss
1LT (Join to see) - I'm not a lawyer on these things, but I would assume the overall rifle length is measure in collapsed mode (better to be on the safe side). You should therefore either modify the stock to remain extended (lots of places on the internet will do this as a "CA Compliance" modification), or replace it with a fixed length stock.
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roger and spoke to the PMO, they stated bullet button would suffice, however, i will need to obtain the kit to fix the stock on the SCAR and im good to go
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PO1 John Miller
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LT, LTC Yinon Weiss is correct. I actually bought my AR-15 style rifle (CMMG M4 to be precise) in California. It still has the "bullet button" affixed to it in place of the quick-release magazine button. It does have an adjustable (though not "folding") stock and is (or was at the time) 100% legal in California. I did buy it about 5 years ago so it may no longer be exactly legal, but it is a good example of what is/is not legal.
LT, LTC Yinon Weiss is correct. I actually bought my AR-15 style rifle (CMMG M4 to be precise) in California. It still has the "bullet button" affixed to it in place of the quick-release magazine button. It does have an adjustable (though not "folding") stock and is (or was at the time) 100% legal in California. I did buy it about 5 years ago so it may no longer be exactly legal, but it is a good example of what is/is not legal.
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CMSgt James Nolan
1LT (Join to see) Welcome to CA! They know better than you how to keep you safe LOL. Put it this way, there is not enough money to keep me living in CA past retirement. Beautiful state, beautiful weather. Stops right there. Liberal on Crime, Stupid Cost of Living, Ridiculous Taxes, Ignorant Traffic, WAAAAAAY Liberal politics.
And, just so you know, bad guys-they do not use Bullet Bolts....
And, just so you know, bad guys-they do not use Bullet Bolts....
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I would look for a safe place to store them out of state for the duration if I were you. The liberal/progressives on the left coast are not known for reasonableness.
http://smartgunlaws.org/assault-weapons-in-california/
http://smartgunlaws.org/assault-weapons-in-california/
See our Assault Weapons policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue. With limited exceptions, California prohibits anyone from possessing an
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