In regards to our earlier comment on no work for California.
As of January 1, 2017, adding a bullet button to a rifle is no longer legal. The last day to assemble a rifle with a “bullet button” must have been December 31, 2016. Building a rifle now requires it to be “featureless” or to be with a fixed 10 round magazine which requires disassembly of the action in order to remove the magazine.
Direct link to the new legislation on the california.gov website:
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/bullet-button
This is a copy and paste of the applicable information found at the above link:
Effective January 1, 2017, “Bullet Button” firearms will be considered assault weapons.
The newest version of the law will revise the definition of “assault weapon” to mean the following:
Rifles: A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
A thumbhole stock.
A folding or telescoping stock.
A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
A flash suppressor.
A forward pistol grip.
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
“Bullet Button” Firearms will be Considered Assault Weapons Effective January 1, 2017 Assembly Bill 1135 (Stats. 2016, ch. 40) / Senate Bill 880 (Stats. 2016, ch. 48) Effective January 1, 2017, “Bullet Button” firearms will be considered assault weapons. The newest version of the law will revise the…
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