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DraftCalifornia legislation history
Senate Bill 880 became Chapter 48 of California’s 2016 statutes when approved on July 1, 2016. [1] It amended assault-weapon definitions for specified semiautomatic rifles and pistols, incorporating a fixed-magazine definition tied to disassembly of the firearm action. [1] The act also amended registration provisions and added a transitional provision. [1] Its original text is a historical enactment, while DOJ’s later guidance documents the June 30, 2018 registration deadline and the limited 2022 reopening; those later dates should not be replaced with the original bill’s deadline. [2]
- 1. California Senate Bill 880, Chapter 48 of 2016retrieved 2026-10-04
- 2. California DOJ: Bullet Button Assault Weapon registrationretrieved 2026-10-04
See also
- assault weapon (California definition)Draft
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.
- 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.
Terms that use Senate Bill 880
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