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Draftclassification
DOJ’s reproduced section 5471(m) describes an ammunition-feeding device readily removable without disassembling the action or using a tool, and distinguishes magazines from clips used to load them. [1] Its separate fixed-magazine and bullet-button definitions show that tool-dependent removal does not automatically establish fixed-magazine status. [1] Penal Code section 30515(b) supplies the fixed-magazine test, while the pistol paragraph also specifically addresses capacity to accept a detachable magazine outside the pistol grip. [2]
- 1. DOJ reproduction of section 5471 definitionsretrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California Penal Code assault weapon and .50 BMG definitionsretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- ammunitionDraft
Penal Code section 16150 generally defines ammunition as one or more loaded cartridges containing a primed case, propellant and one or more projectiles, excluding blanks.
- fixed magazineDraft
Penal Code section 30515(b) defines an ammunition-feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm so that removal requires disassembly of the firearm action.
- bullet buttonDraft
Bullet button is a historical label associated with magazine-release arrangements discussed in California DOJ’s assault-weapon guidance.
- magazine outside the pistol gripDraft
A shortened reference to the statutory characteristic of capacity to accept a detachable magazine at a location outside the pistol grip.
Terms that use detachable magazine
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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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