Felid`Maximus
Activist Member
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Sorry for all my crazy posts in the CA section I'm just always trying to think of exceptions to the crazy CA laws as a mental exercise.
In any case, it appears to me that the definition of "pistol", "revolver", and "firearm capable of being concealed," would not apply to a pistol with a barrel over 16" long. Of course I'm no lawyer and my interpretation could be wrong.
So if someone had a pistol with a really long barrel that could not be interchanged with a smaller barrel, perhaps a custom semi-auto with a fixed 17" barrel, perhaps they could UOC without worrying about school zones? (And technically even UCC?) A 17" barreled pistol would be more convenient than a rifle.
(Probably a real pistol that might qualify could not be a luger though since the barrel might be considered interchangeable... but I just wanted to post a picture of a handgun with a long barrel!)
Is there something else in CA law that would make such a huge handgun illegal?
Sorry for all my crazy posts in the CA section I'm just always trying to think of exceptions to the crazy CA laws as a mental exercise.
In any case, it appears to me that the definition of "pistol", "revolver", and "firearm capable of being concealed," would not apply to a pistol with a barrel over 16" long. Of course I'm no lawyer and my interpretation could be wrong.
12001. (a) (1) As used in this title, the terms "pistol,"
"revolver," and "firearm capable of being concealed upon the person"
shall apply to and include any device designed to be used as a
weapon, from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any
explosion, or other form of combustion, and that has a barrel less
than 16 inches in length. These terms also include any device that
has a barrel 16 inches or more in length which is designed to be
interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.
(2) As used in this title, the term "handgun" means any "pistol,"
"revolver," or "firearm capable of being concealed upon the person."
So if someone had a pistol with a really long barrel that could not be interchanged with a smaller barrel, perhaps a custom semi-auto with a fixed 17" barrel, perhaps they could UOC without worrying about school zones? (And technically even UCC?) A 17" barreled pistol would be more convenient than a rifle.
(Probably a real pistol that might qualify could not be a luger though since the barrel might be considered interchangeable... but I just wanted to post a picture of a handgun with a long barrel!)
Is there something else in CA law that would make such a huge handgun illegal?