In CA, you can only buy a gun that is on the “not unsafe” list. My understanding is that single-shot pistols are exempted. So some people would get around this by converting a gun not on this list to fire only single-shot, but by doing a little gunsmithing, you could later convert it back to semi and thus bypass the law.
“So some people would get around this by converting a gun not on this list to fire only single-shot, but by doing a little gunsmithing, you could later convert it back to semi and thus bypass the law.”
Gunsmithing is not required. Read #12 above