Has anyone ever obtained a Military Assault Weapons Permit in California?

2015-11-12T11:59:59-05:00

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"?

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 12 at 2015 12:15 PM

2015-11-12T12:15:06-05:00

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/

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

Response by LTC Yinon Weiss made Nov 12 at 2015 12:19 PM

2015-11-12T12:19:39-05:00

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/

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Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2015 12:53 PM

2015-11-12T12:53:01-05:00

Have your orders changed

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2015 4:58 PM

2015-11-12T16:58:55-05:00

I have had several friends look into this and told me it is impossible in California now. They all ended up either getting rid of their weapons or leaving them with family in other states.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Nov 12 at 2015 6:55 PM

2015-11-12T18:55:45-05:00

I understand that you may not have a choice but personally hell will freeze over at least six months before I move to the Land of Fruits and Nuts.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Nov 13 at 2015 1:46 AM

2015-11-13T01:46:12-05:00

I don't know if you have any hand guns, but if you do, 2 things to be aware of:
Get rid of any magazines you may have that have a capacity of over 10 rounds.
Make sure your guns aren't on the "banned" list. I suggest Googling the list as it changes constantly. Search for California DOJ approved gun list or banned gun list.

Response by SGT Jimmy Carpenter made Nov 13 at 2015 6:53 AM

2015-11-13T06:53:23-05:00

If you need to sell your firearms fast and cheap, I may be able to accommodate that lol

Seriously though, I would do everything possible to change your orders to almost anywhere else

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2015 9:05 PM

2015-11-19T21:05:12-05:00

Wow ,thats a sticky situation, But I think if you have your commander of your attached unit ship your weapons threw the proper channels to the base into the unit vault you could store them their. The base commander gereral today may be able to over ride state power if the governor will sign off. Keep digging and don.t give up this is not all about you anymore its about the safety of all our soldiers on and off duty.

Response by SGT Justin Chiang made Jun 19 at 2017 4:03 PM

2017-06-19T16:03:48-04:00

The solution that I had considered (at the time I was pending orders to DLI, which have been rescinded) was to state that I was training for the Camp Perry National Match for my brigade's team, and that a standard-issue M4/M16 rifle did not meet competition specifications, which would necessitate the use of a privately-owned weapon. I never did get the chance to test this out, though.