{"id":93386,"date":"2018-06-27T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=93386"},"modified":"2018-06-27T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:20:25","slug":"californians-bullet-button-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/californians-bullet-button-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Californians Must Comply with ‘Bullet Button’ Registration by June 30th, 2018! Or else…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (Photo: Facebook)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Californians in possession of rifles outfitted with \u201cbullet buttons\u201d must register their firearms with the state\u2019s Department of Justice by 11:59:59 on June 30th to avoid breaking the law or being forced to disassemble or modify their rifles.<\/p>\n

Pro-gun organizations in California have been getting the word out in an attempt to encourage compliance with the law and to help their members navigate the online registration website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly urge compliance with the law,\u201d Gun Owners of California said in a recent newsletter<\/a>. \u201cRemember, we are the law abiding. If we don\u2019t like the laws, rather than break them, we will work diligently to change them \u2013 in the courts, legislatively \u2013 and through the elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Easier said than done. California has for years been a breeding ground for anti-gun legislation, and their recent prosecution<\/a> of a man attempting to register his AR-15 may discourage other gun owners from complying with the new mandate.<\/p>\n

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The law, passed last year by the California legislature, requires that \u201cany person who, from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that does not have a fixed magazine, including those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be readily removed from the firearm with the use of a tool (commonly referred to as a bullet-button) must register the firearm before July 1, 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n

Registrations will not be accepted after June 30, which means that gun owners who miss the deadline must either disassemble, destroy, or modify so that it doesn\u2019t fall within California\u2019s definition of an \u201cassault weapon.\u201d<\/a> If they choose to retain their \u201cassault weapon\u201d without registering it, they risk felony charges and prison time.<\/p>\n

Californians wishing to comply with the law must register their firearm in the California Firearms Application Reporting System<\/a> and be ready to upload the following:<\/p>\n