CA laws: blackpowder? antiques? and many other questions?

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cpileri

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Regarding California law; I need some learned answers!

1. Are blackpowder arms treated diffeerently than smokeless/cartridge arms in CA?

1a. How about blackpowder cartridge arms? or those revolvers that have conversion cylinders? ( example: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/st...ERSION+CYLINDER )

1b. Are blackpowder long guns regulated at all? or any differently than BP handguns?

1c. can a CA resident receive a BP arm (hand, long, etc) thru the mail from Cabela's or somewhere legally without paperwork?

2. Antiques (pre-1899)? same questions?
2b. can antiques be owned and traded and bought/sold freely and privately to CA residents or between CA residents?
2c. Can a CA resident order one of those antique Turk mausers to his or her front door legally without paperwork?

3. what year did private sale/trade of firearms become illegal in CA?
3a. did they all become illegal at once, or different dates/laws for handguns vs. longguns?

4. Possessory Interest: is it considered an 'illegal transfer' in Ca to leave a rifle at another CA resident's home? i.e. you retain ownership of it, but you left it at your buddy's house for whatever reason?

Thanks 1,000,000 in advance for your time and expertise!
C-
 
California gun law can be a minefield of technical violations. If you want to be as close absolutely sure as you can be, get your legal advice from someone like Don Kilmer in San Jose, rather than from strangers on the Internet who have no stake in the validity and accuracy of the answers.

A good place to do some reading might be http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ - the Penal Code has a full and lengthy chapter worth of firearms laws.
 
Sheesh. Such advice...

Anyway, blackpowder guns are not "firearms" as far as California is concerned. Cabelas was happy to ship a blackpowder revolver straight to my door without FFL or waiting period.

Tim
 
I don't live in CA

Thanks for the info on the BP stuff, folks.
Still curious to the antique laws and any laws dealing with leaving your rilfe at a friends house, esp since , as was pointed out, CA can be a minefield of little technical violations that those of us whoo live in the United States don't worry about.
C-
 
another thing

What about flare launchers?
are those surplus German WWII 26.5mm flare pistols, or a plastic orange Orion 12ga launcher, considered firearms in CA (probably considered handguns, i bet).
What about the rifle length flare launchers? I know CA banned the CMP launcher with the foward and rear handgrip since it looked too 'assault-like'. But how about the launchers that have no foward pistol grip?

C-
 
"So can I carry one concealed? I like the idea!"

I doubt it. While they may not be "firearms" under the law, they are arguably still "weapons". Remember, like it or not, you can get into trouble with the concealed carry laws by packing a knife that is "too long".

In any event, legalities notwithstanding, I would bet that if you were caught with it, and it happened to push the cop's hot button, he would do whatever it takes to make you unhappy.

Tim
 
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