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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 29 November 1999 16:00 |
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The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 This was California's first assault weapons act. Under this act, any firearm on a list specified in Penal Code section 12276 is considered an assault weapon. Such assault weapons are controlled (i.e., may not be legally purchased, kept for sale, offered for sale, exposed for sale, given, lent, manufactured, distributed, or imported) after December 31, 1991, and were required to be registered as assault weapons with the Department of Justice on or before March 31, 1992. In addition, the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act controlled AK and AR-15 series assault weapons (Penal Code section 12276, subd (e) and (f) - see Category 2). These assault weapons are controlled regardless of whether they have Category 3 (Penal Code section 12276.1 - SB 23) characteristics. The only legal option for Category 1 assault weapons that were not registered on or before March 31, 1992, is to surrender them to law enforcement pursuant to Penal Code section 12288. |
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