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California Attorney General
2000
Assault Weapons
Identification Guide
as listed or described in Penal Code Sections 12276, 12276.1, and 12276.5
(Also includes selected new legislation)
2nd EDITION - December 2000
For the purposes of this guide, assault weapons are divided into three categories. These are: Category 1 - Penal
Code section 12276 subdivisions (a), (b), (c) (Roberti Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989); Category 2
- Penal Code section 12276 subdivisions (e) and (f) (Kasler v. Lockyer, AK and AR-15 series assault weapons);
and Category 3 - Penal Code section 12276.1 (SB 23 - generic characteristic assault weapons). A combined
listing of Category 1 and Category 2 assault weapons can be found on page 82.
Category 1. The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989
This was California’s first assault weapons act. Under this act, any firearm on a list specified in Penal Code
section 12276 is considered an assault weapon. Such assault weapons are controlled (i.e., may not be legally
purchased, kept for sale, offered for sale, exposed for sale, given, lent, manufactured, distributed, or imported)
after December 31, 1991, and were required to be registered as assault weapons with the Department of Justice
no later than March 31, 1992. In addition, the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act controlled AK and
AR-15 series assault weapons (Penal Code section 12276, subd (e) and (f) - see Category 2). These assault
weapons are controlled regardless of whether they have Category 3 (Penal Code section 12276.1 - SB 23)
characteristics.
Category 2. AK and AR-15 Series Weapons
The California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of
1989 in Kasler v. Lockyer. This decision took effect August 16, 2000. Effective August 16, 2000, firearm
models that are variations of the AK or AR-15, with only minor differences from those two models, are assault
weapons under the original Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989. AK and AR-15 series weap-ons
are controlled as of August 16, 2000, and must be registered as assault weapons with the Department of
Justice on or before January 23, 2001. The only alternatives to registration are permanently removing from the
state, rendering permanently inoperable, destroying, or relinquishing the weapon to a law enforcement agency.
These assault weapons are controlled regardless of whether they have Category 3 (Penal Code section 12276.1 -SB
23) characteristics.
Category 3. Generic Characteristics
As of January 1, 2000, Senate Bill 23 (Chapter 129, Statutes of 1999) provides that firearms that have character-istics
falling under any of the categories listed in Penal Code section 12276.1 are also considered to be assault
weapons. These assault weapons are controlled as of January 1, 2000, and must be registered as assault weap-ons
with the Department of Justice on or before December 31, 2000. As an alternative to registration, these
weapons may be permanently removed from the state, rendered permanently inoperable, destroyed, relinquished
to law enforcement agencies, or have the assault weapon characteristics permanently removed before December
31, 2000.
CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION (Law Enforcement Agencies Only)
A Law enforcement agency may verify an assault weapon registration by consulting the Automated Firearms
System (AFS), which is accessible through the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
(CLETS). Each AFS assault weapon record includes the date of registration, information identifying the regis-trant,
and information identifying the weapon.
Punishment
• Possession -- Felony or misdemeanor -- (Penal Code § 12280(b))
Infraction under limited time and conditions -- (Penal Code § 12280(c))
• Manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation, sale, and transfer of assault weapons -- Felony.
(Penal Code § 12280(a))
Law Enforcement Exemption – Police departments, sheriffs’ offices, and other law enforcement agencies
specified in Penal Code section 12280(f) may purchase/possess assault weapons. Peace officers can
not purchase assault weapons and must have registered their personally owned Category 1
(Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989) on or before March 31, 1992, and must
register their Category 2 (AK and AR-15 series) assault weapons on or before January 23, 2001,
and their Category 3 (generic characteristics) assault weapons on or before December 31, 2000.
Contents
CATEGORY 1. Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 ..................... 1
LISTING ......................... 3
RIFLES .......................... 5
AK Series (See Category 2, p. 57-61 for additional makes and models) ................................................. 6
Norinco 86S.............. 7
Colt AR-15 Series (See Category 2, p. 62-67 for additional makes and models) .................................... 8
Armalite AR-180 ....... 9
Beretta AR-70......... 10
Bushmaster Assault Rifle ....................................................................................................................... 11
Calico M-900 .......... 12
CETME Sporter ...... 13
Daewoo K-1, Max 1, AR 110C ............................................................................................................... 14
Daewoo K-2, Max 2, AR 100 ................................................................................................................. 15
Fabrique Nationale FAL, LAR, and 308 Match ......................................................................................16
Fabrique Nationale FNC and Sporter ..................................................................................................... 17
Galil ........................ 18
HK-91 and HK-93 ... 19
HK-94 ..................... 20
HK-PSG-1 .............. 21
J&R ENG M-68 ...... 22
MAC Types............. 23
MAS 223................. 24
SAR 48 ................... 25
SIG AMT ................ 26
SIG PE-57 .............. 27
SG 550 and SG 551 ............................................................................................................................... 28
SKS with detachable magazine.............................................................................................................. 29
Springfield Armory BM 59 ...................................................................................................................... 30
Sterling MK-6.......... 31
Steyr* AUG............. 32
Uzi .......................... 33
Valmet M62S .......... 34
Valmet M71S .......... 35
Valmet M78S .......... 36
Weaver Arms Nighthawk ........................................................................................................................ 37
PISTOLS ...................... 39
Bushmaster Pistol .. 40
Calico M-950 .......... 41
Encom MP-9 and MP-45 ........................................................................................................................ 42
Intratec TEC-9 ........ 43
MAC Types............. 44
Sites Spectre .......... 45
Sterling MK-7.......... 46
Uzi .......................... 47
SHOTGUNS ................. 49
Franchi Law 12 ....... 50
Franchi SPAS 12 .... 51
The Streetsweeper Type S/S Inc. .......................................................................................................... 52
Striker 12 ................ 53
CATEGORY 2. AK and AR-15 Series Weapons (Kasler v. Lockyer) ..................... 55
AK and AR-15 Series Weapons ................................................................................................................ 56
AK Series Weapons ............................................................................................................................... 57
AR-15 Series Weapons .......................................................................................................................... 62
CATEGORY 3. Assault Weapons Defined and Identified based on Generic
Characteristics (Penal Code section 12276.1)......................................................... 70
LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES..................................................................................................................... 73
Restrictions and Exemptions (Penal Code section 12020) .................................................................... 74
Selected New Firearms-Related Legislation ................................................................................................. 77
Handgun Safety Testing (Penal Code section 12125, et seq.) .............................................................. 78
Firearm Safety Device Requirement (Penal Code section 12087, et seq.) ........................................... 78
Glossary ............................ 79
Combined Listing of Category 1 and Category 2 Assault Weapons .... 82
