Re: Retired CA LEOs want to keep rifles
A registered assault weapon will always remain an assault weapon even if you convert it to "Kalifornia spec rifle"
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">AK and AR-15 Series Weapons (Kasler v. Lockyer)
This California Supreme Court decision took effect on August 16, 2000. Under this decision, any firearm of
minor variation of the AK or AR-15 type (i.e., series weapon), regardless of the manufacturer, is a Category 2
(Kasler v. Lockyer) assault weapon under the original Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989.
All AK and AR-15 series weapons had to be possessed before August 16, 2000 and must have been
registered on or before January 23, 2001. The Department of Justice is required to identify these series
weapons and includes in this publication a listing of identified AK and AR-15 series weapons.
It is important to note that removal of a firearm’s characteristics does not affect its status as a Category
2 assault weapon. A Category 2 assault weapon is still an assault weapon even if it has no Category 3
(SB 23 - generic characteristics) features.
Category 2 assault weapons may be of any caliber, including .22 caliber rimfire. </div></div>
CalDOJ website
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">EXCERPTS FROM THE 2000 FEDERAL FIREARMS REGULATIONS REFERENCE GUIDE
(Questions and Answers Section)
(O8) May law enforcement officers purchase and possess semiautomatic assault weapons and high capacity
ammunition feeding devices?
Yes. The law provides exceptions for law enforcement officers purchasing assault weapons and magazines for
official use. However, assault weapons may not be lawfully distributed to, or received or possessed by, an officer having
been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. A licensee may lawfully transfer these items to a law
enforcement officer and the officer may lawfully receive and possess them if: (1) the officer is a "peace officer" having the
authority to arrest persons for violations of the law and to obtain and execute search warrants; (2) the officer is employed by
a government agency; and (3) in the case of a semiautomatic assault weapon, the officer has not been convicted of a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
(O9) May law enforcement officers keep their semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding
devices when they retire or leave their employment with a law enforcement agency?
No. They may not lawfully keep semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices
that they purchased or acquired as their own property. However, the law provides an exception for items that belong to a
law enforcement agency and are transferred by the agency to an officer upon the officer’s retirement from, or termination of
his or her employment with, the agency. Neither this exception nor the exception for official use permits officers to retain
their own weapons or feeding devices after retiring or leaving the agency or to acquire additional items. Officers who retire
or leave their employment with a law enforcement agency should transfer assault weapons and large capacity ammunition
feeding devices that are their own property to a Federal firearms licensee or another qualified officer. [18 U.S.C. 922(v)(4), </div></div>
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">PEACE OFFICER EXEMPTION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002
Effective January 1, 2002, a peace officer member of a police department, sheriffs’ office, or other law enforcement
agency specified in Penal Code section 12280(f) who possesses or receives an assault weapon prior to
January 1, 2002, may, with the authorization of his or her agency head, retain and personally possess that
firearm provided he or she registers it as an assault weapon with the Department of Justice on or before April 1,
2002. Any such-identified peace officer may also, with the authorization of his or her agency head, purchase or
receive an assault weapon on or after January 1, 2002, provided he or she registers it as an assault weapon with
the Department of Justice within 90 days of receipt. Agency authorization must be in the form of verifiable
written certification from the head of the agency identifying the recipient or possesor of the assault weapon as a
peace officer and authorizing him or her to receive or possess the specific assault weapon. The peace officer
must include a copy of this authorization with the assault weapon registration. Assault weapon registration
forms may be obtained from the Department of Justice by calling (916) 227-3694 </div></div>
Kalifornia AW "Book"
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/firearms/forms/awguide.pdf?
