Posted on 05/13/2012 11:24:28 AM PDT by MistrX
Is my gun legal?
M1 carbines are legal in calif., for now at least. The mags are another matter, no mags over 10 rounds.
Practice.
A lot.
State Requirements
Rifles and Shotguns
Permit to purchase rifles and shotguns? No
Registration of rifles and shotguns? No
Licensing of owners of rifles and shotguns? No
Permit to carry rifles and shotguns? No
Yes, M1 Carbines are still legal in CA. You can look up on line all the CA gun laws and which weapons are restricted, there is a sh** load of them listed as “assault weapons”, mainly based on their looks.
I hate to bring gloom to the party but its just a matter of time before the nannies make it illegal in CA.
I think the mag restriction only applies to weapons made after a certain date, other wise they would have had to grandfather the law and I believe that is illegal. It wouldn’t hurt for MistrX to check on line to see if this is the case or not.
My advice: Get the Hell out of Kalifornia.
... but the “full auto” switch is still kind of iffy, right?
What record-keeping procedures should be followed when two private individuals want to engage in a firearms transaction?
When a transaction takes place between private (unlicensed) persons who reside in the same State, the Gun Control Act (GCA) does not require any record keeping. A private person may sell a firearm to another private individual in his or her State of residence and, similarly, a private individual may buy a firearm from another private person who resides in the same State. It is not necessary under Federal law for a Federal firearms licensee (FFL) to assist in the sale or transfer when the buyer and seller are “same-State” residents. Of course, the transferor/seller may not knowingly transfer a firearm to someone who falls within any of the categories of prohibited persons contained in the GCA. See 18 U.S. C. §§ 922(g) and (n). However, as stated above, there are no GCA-required records to be completed by either party to the transfer.
There may be State or local laws or regulations that govern this type of transaction. Contact State Police units or the office of your State Attorney General for information on any such requirements.
Please note that if a private person wants to obtain a firearm from a private person who resides in another State, the firearm will have to be shipped to an FFL in the buyer’s State. The FFL will be responsible for record keeping.
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faqindex.htm
Auto-Ordnance/Kahr arms currently produces repro M1 Carbines and makes a “California” version: No bayonet lug, and IIRC, it’s limited to a 10 rd. Mag.
I find it odd that those inputting here don’t know that the M 1 carbine came in a semi auto style and one that had a lever to go from semi to full auto. Yes, the Semi auto is legal but the semi/full is not. I never new about the full until a friend of mine told me that he had one.
You are fine with a M1 in California however, if you want to be extra safe, you can apply for a C&R license from the ATF. It is very cheap and easy. This gives you a little more ‘blessing’ in purchasing and owning collectable and relic firearms.
I’ve been considering getting one of these myself.
I think most, like myself didn’t really even consider the full auto version as someone transferring ownership of a full-auto should know, but I guess there is a chance if he owned the gun long enough.
CA currently requires handgun registration (unless possessed prior to this requirement). I believe long guns purchased after Jan 2014 will have to be registered. I don’t know if this will affest curio long guns.
It was called the M2 carbine and I think it was used mostly in Korea.
I love the M1 carbine....
HAHAHAHA!
you are soooo funny.
yes, as long as you use duct tape to hold the full auto switch in the semi auto position, you are good to go.
ooooh boy, I don’t wanna go shooting with you unless we are WAAAAY out in the middle of nowhere and I have a good cover story for how I never seen you in my life I just happened to run into you out here in the middle of nowhere.
“Is my gun legal?”
I would check with a sex therapist .
You wrote:
“I find it odd that those inputting here don’t know that the M 1 carbine came in a semi auto style and one that had a lever to go from semi to full auto.”
NO! What’s odd is that you’re confusing the M1 Carbine with the M2 Carbine. Note: We did not make that mistake. You also apparently don’t know that there’s an M3, but we’ll just let that go.
The fact that you even have to ask that question should be more than enough reason to find a home in some other state where they still demonstrate some level of concern for the Constitution.
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