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Draftclassification
A statutory classification with more than one route to definition: Penal Code section 30510 identifies designated semiautomatic firearms, while section 30515 adds classifications based on firearm category, magazine arrangement, listed characteristics, capacity and length. [1] The rifle, pistol, shotgun and other-firearm paragraphs use different combinations of elements. [1] The term is therefore not a finding based solely on appearance or a general model-family label; the cited provisions supply the elements that require examination. [1]
- 1. California Penal Code assault weapon and .50 BMG definitionsretrieved 2026-10-04
Terms that use assault weapon (California definition)
- .50 BMG rifle
- assault-weapon registration
- bullet button
- destructive device
- Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act
- Senate Bill 880
- threaded barrel
- unique serial number application
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This entry is one of 153 defined terms in the CalGunHub glossary of California and federal firearm-law vocabulary. The 11 core terms are short plain-English definitions; the extended terms are cited research drafts, labelled as drafts, with their statutory sources listed under each entry. Every definition here is informational only and is not legal advice.
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