thats what the poster of the original message on AR15 list said
here is the Article:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/dwcl/12275.htm
ARTICLE 3. REGISTRATION AND PERMITS
12285. (a) Any person who lawfully possesses an assault weapon, as defined in Section 12276, prior to June 1, 1989, shall register the firearm by January
1, 1991, and any person who lawfully possessed an assault weapon prior to the date it was specified as an assault weapon pursuant to Section 12276.5 shall
register the firearm within 90 days, with the Department of Justice pursuant to those procedures that the department may establish. Except as provided in
subdivision (a) of Section 12280, any person who lawfully possessed an assault weapon prior to the date it was defined as an assault weapon pursuant to Section
12276.1, and which was not specified as an assault weapon under Section 12276 or 12276.5, shall register the firearm within one year of the effective date of
Section 12276.1, with the department pursuant to those procedures that the department may establish. The registration shall contain a description of the firearm that
identifies it uniquely, including all identification marks, the full name, address, date of birth, and thumbprint of the owner, and any other information that the
department may deem appropriate. The department may charge a fee for registration of up to twenty dollars ($20) per person but not to exceed the actual
processing costs of the department. After the department establishes fees sufficient to reimburse the department for processing costs, fees charged shall increase at
a rate not to exceed the legislatively approved annual cost-of-living adjustment for the department's budget or as otherwise increased through the Budget Act.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no assault weapon possessed pursuant to this section may be sold or transferred on or after January 1, 1990, to
anyone within this state other than to a licensed gun dealer, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12290, or as provided in Section 12288. Any person who (A)
obtains title to an assault weapon registered under this section or that was possessed pursuant to subdivision (g) or (i) of Section 12280 by bequest or intestate
succession, or (B) lawfully possessed a firearm subsequently declared to be an assault weapon pursuant to Section 12276.5, or subsequently defined as an assault
weapon pursuant to Section 12276.1,
shall, within 90 days, render the weapon permanently inoperable, sell the weapon to a licensed gun dealer, obtain a permit
from the Department of Justice in the same manner as specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 12230) of Chapter 2, or remove the weapon from this state.
A person who lawfully possessed a firearm that was subsequently declared to be an assault weapon pursuant to Section 12276.5 may alternatively register the
firearm within 90 days of the declaration issued pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 12276.5.
Chapter 2 is for MACHINE GUNS!
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/dwcl/12200.htm
here is the relevent part:
ARTICLE 3. PERMITS
12230. The Department of Justice may issue permits for the possession, manufacture, and transportation or possession, manufacture, or transportation of
machineguns, upon a satisfactory showing that good cause exists for the issuance thereof to the applicant for the permit, but no permit shall be issued to a person
who is under 18 years of age.
12231. Applications for permits shall be filed in writing, signed by the applicant if an individual, or by a member or officer qualified to sign if the applicant
is a firm or corporation, and shall state the name, business in which engaged, business address and a full description of the use to which the firearms are to be put.
Applications and permits shall be uniform throughout the state on forms prescribed by the Department of Justice.
Each applicant for a permit shall pay at the time of filing his or her application a fee determined by the Department of Justice not to exceed the application
processing costs of the Department of Justice. A permit granted pursuant to this article may be renewed one year from the date of issuance, and annually thereafter,
upon the filing of a renewal application and the payment of a permit renewal fee not to exceed the application processing costs of the Department of Justice. After
the department establishes fees sufficient to reimburse the department for processing costs, fees charged shall increase at a rate not to exceed the legislatively
approved annual cost-of-living adjustments for the department's budget.
12232. Every person, firm or corporation to whom a permit is issued shall keep it on his person or at the place where the firearms are kept. The permit
shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or any other person designated by the authority issuing the permit.
12233. Permits issued in accordance with this chapter may be revoked by the issuing authority at any time when it appears that the need for the firearms
has ceased or that the holder of the permit has used the firearms for purposes other than those allowed by the permit or that the holder of the permit has not
exercised great care in retaining custody of any weapons possessed under the permit.
IMHO
THIS SUCKS!
dZ